A survey research program conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research with funding from The SCAN Foundation
By Alejandra Cancino – Associated Press | Mon, June 20, 2016 DUNN, N.C. (AP) — Some seasonal agricultural workers were finishing a meal after a long day of planting sweet potato seeds when Julie Pittman pulled into to their camp. Up since dawn, they had worked through an 80-degree day…
By Alejandra Cancino – Associated Press | June 1, 2016 CHICAGO (AP) — Demand for long-term care is expected to increase as the nation ages, but the majority of Americans 40 and older lack confidence in their ability to pay for it. The annual cost of long-term care expenses range…
By Alejandra Cancino – Associated Press | May 20, 2016 CHICAGO (AP) — Time off from work to care for a child or relative is codified in federal law. Now, an overwhelming majority of Americans 40 and older want that time away from the job to be paid. An Associated…
By Alejandra Cancino – Associated Press | Mon, May 2, 2016 COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — On a recent Thursday, the staff at Sunny Vista Living Center in Colorado Springs bustled in the kitchen. The phone rang with a last minute order as Chris Willard tended to a large pot…
By Alejandra Cancino – Associated Press | Mon, April 4, 2016 CHICAGO (AP) — The federal government is pushing states to keep more low-income seniors out of nursing homes and, instead, enroll them in home and community-based programs. The shift comes as demand for long-term care is rising. By 2050,…
By Alejandra Cancino – Associated Press | Wed, March 30, 2016 CHICAGO (AP) — Many relatives and friends providing financial support or care to people with dementia have dipped into their retirement savings, cut back on spending and sold assets to pay for expenses tied to the disease, according to…
By Olivia Liendo – Univision | March 15, 2016 Más de la mitad de los hispanos mayores de 40 años cree que necesitará asistencia médica y cuidado a largo plazo en el futuro, pero muy pocos han hecho algo para prepararse para ese momento. Esos son los resultados de una…
By Alejandra Cancino – Associated Press | Tue, February 16, 2016 CHICAGO (AP) — When Debra Aldridge became her grandson’s primary caregiver, she was making $7.50 per hour as a cook. The alternative for the newborn, she was told, was to put him up for adoption. “I took one look…
By Alejandra Cancino – Associated Press | Wed, December 16, 2015 CHICAGO (AP) — Nancy Powers had to adjust her travel routine when her best friend and travel partner, Phyllis Wesley, was diagnosed with a degenerative brain condition that affects her speech and comprehension. Juggling bags and leaving her 61-year-old…
By Alejandra Cancino – Associated Press | Nov 9, 2015 CHICAGO (AP) — Every time JoAnna James took her husband, Lawrence, to the doctor, she left the hospital without understanding what was wrong with him. “You ask (doctors) to break it down so you can understand what they are saying…