Senior living: Immigration crackdowns disrupt the caregiving industry. Families pay the price

Senior living: Immigration crackdowns disrupt the caregiving industry. Families pay the price

By Vanessa G. Sánchez and Daniel Chang, KFF Health News Alanys Ortiz reads Josephine Senek’s cues before she speaks. Josephine, who lives with a rare and debilitating genetic condition, fidgets her fingers when she’s tired and bites the air when something hurts. Josephine, 16, has been diagnosed with tetrasomy 8p mosaicism, severe autism, severe obsessive-compulsive disorder, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, among other conditions, …

Zuzanna Marciniak-Nuqui, Joanna Hofman - Europe’s elderly need migrant care workers - Brave New Europe

Without many more non-EU migrants, there will be a major shortage of elderly care workers in Europe very soon. Zuzanna Marciniak-Nuqui is an analyst at RAND Europe. Focusing on health care innovation research, she is particularly interested in health systems and how innovation fits into existing ways of working and caring for patients. Joanna Hofman is deputy director at RAND Europe where she leads the Employment, Skills and Equality research po…

The reality of family caregiving: When does it become too much?

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA (Apr. 21, 2025) — Caring for an aging loved one is an act of deep love and commitment. Whether it’s helping with grocery shopping, managing medications or simply being present, many family members step into the role of caregiver without hesitation. But over time, what begins as occasional help can quietly grow into a full-time responsibility (bathing, continence care, feeding etc.) that can take a serious toll on the care…