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Long-term health care consists of personal medical, and social services rendered to elders with chronic indispositions. These types of services are carried out through several different means, such as nursing homes, home health care, and respite care. The focus on long-term care is to provide an environment assisting with treatments plans, personal up keep and rehabilitation. As the largest part of our growing population reaches retirement age, several new questions and issues have arose. Financially, long term health has is an ever growing concern of the elder population and those who have accepted the financial burden. A large portion of the economy struggles with the cost of the ever rising prices of health care. The economy has been hindered with financial difficulty and it has had several implications on the ways we spend our money. For some of the baby boomers, it has left them with no choice but to continue to work in order to provide. For others, it has left them no option but to live with family members or seek assistants elsewhere. Income has evolved into a stressor for elders planning retirement.
As the government’s role in public health continues major changes have been put into effect specifically dealing with long-term care. Before the 1930’s providing care for the elder was solely a local and state effort. However, after the great depression a growing demand was placed on providing some type of insurance for the elderly. The Social Security Act of 1935 was established to assist with “Federal old-age benefits” and was signed into effect by President Roosevelt on August 15, 1935. (Home) Another major contribution to long-term care has been the creation of Medicaid. This went into effect in 1965 and was an amendment...

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...fully embraced over the next few years. Some of the specifics of Obamacare are yet to be ironed out as they apply to long-term health, however, it seems the end result still equate to less federal assistance for the elderly. For healthcare administrators at nursing home facilities this creates a major shift from the source of income, staff and patients care plans. Challenges in the near future are centered on finances and the government balancing act of cutting money from one spot to give to another. These upcoming financial changes are a major concern for the baby boomers since they are at their retirement age as well as younger generations as they also struggle to help support them. Long-term health has experienced recent changes at a time when millions are seeking assistance; only time will tell if the new revisions will have a positive outcome for the elderly.