New York Times article focuses on assisted living costs
By Lisa Foss Olson | November 22, 2023 | All members
Last weekend, the New York Times ran a story regarding assisted living costs, pricing structures, and financial returns: “
Extra fees drive assisted living profits.” This is the second part of their series dubbed “
Dying Broke,” which is taking a larger look at how our country pays for long-term care.
LaShuan Bethea, executive director of the National Center for Assisted Living (our national Association), worked with the reporter for many months, and we are glad to see LaShuan was quoted numerous times to help balance the piece.
The article included mention of two of our members: a resident from New Perspective Cloquet, an assisted living facility in Cloquet, Minnesota; and Brandon Barnes, administrator at Barnes Care Assisted Living in Esko.
Should you receive any follow up inquiries, please find talking points developed by the National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL)
here.
Our key messages are as follows:
- We are dedicated to delivering high quality care for residents, and a shift to more affordable assisted living options plays a key role in how we continue serving seniors
- Affording long-term care out-of-pocket is really challenging because it is a combination of housing and health care, and assisted living communities cannot provide affordable AL options all on their own
- We need a public-private partnership to identify opportunities to increase affordable assisted living options
We anticipate the NYT “Dying Broke” series will continue, and we’ll keep you posted on future articles.
A companion piece ran beside the article which outlined what an assisted living is, what to expect to pay, and what to look for when searching for an assisted living facility: “
What to know about assisted living.”
Lisa Foss Olson | Director of Public Relations & Communications |
lolson@careproviders.org | 952-851-2483