Experts predict by 2030 older people will actually outnumber children for the first time in American history. Many of these individuals will need support but that could be a problem if the shortages in the direct care workforce are not addressed. “People should be concerned about how this is going to look 20,30,40 years into the future,” Carolyn Marengere, a certified senior advisor, certified placement and referral specialist and owner of Assisted Living Locators in Southgate, in a news release from the Alzheimer’s Association. “It’s an issue now and it’s only going to get worse. We would not be smart to ignore that data, we need to act on it now.”
