Government funding sources have called upon various intermediaries (local authorities, state agencies and private claims management companies) to help manage payment and control utilization. The result is a hodgepodge that costs too much, includes perverse incentives, and is almost impossible to navigate.

As developed economies reel from disproportionate COVID-19 related death among the elderly and in congregate care settings, isn’t it time to rip up the old models, which weren’t working anyhow, and start afresh with creative ideas and 21st-century innovation?

From an ethical point of view, the vulnerable elderly and disabled in our midst deserve better. The post-World War II Baby-Boom cohort is entering their 70s and will soon overwhelm the existing age care & support systems.

From an economics point of view, we need to do something to bend the cost curve. Don’t we all deserve long-term care that’s better than what we have now?

This program will take a brief look at how we got here and chart a new course for service delivery models in the long-term care sector. Starting over in long-term care will include preferences of consumers who are now in their 70s and younger, technologies including “ambient assisted living” as well as innovative oversight methods which minimize gaming and human error.

Please join us for We Deserve Better: Rip it up & starting over in long-term care
July 29th, 2020 at 16:00 PM BST / 11:00 AM EDT