Report: 85% of Birmingham seniors can’t afford homecare

A study conducted by the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies revealed that up to 85% of seniors in Birmingham can’t afford in home care while 70% of seniors throughout the U.S. will require long-term care at some point in their lives. Samara Scheckler, a research associate for Harvard, elaborated on the rise in costs and noted that Medicare does not cover in home care services and Medicaid often has a large waitlist for in home services, especially in Alabama where 1.8 million seniors reside. “The cost of daily assistance at home is out of reach for most and so is assisted living, which b