Elder Home Care Brave Old World

“Living here is wonderful thing. It's the best that anyone could have.”

Living with home care in New York City

Produced by Patrick Egan and Sherisse Pham,
with Alex Berg

Millions of Americans rely on home care. “To put someone in a nursing home can cost anywhere from two to three times more,” says Richard Rothstein of the Visiting Nurse Services of New York. Aging at home also improves mental well-being, by keeping people in familiar surroundings.

• Living independently in rural Montana
• Living in a NORC in Atlanta
• Living with family in Walnut, Calif.
• Living in a nurshing home in Albany, N.Y.
• Living in assisted living in St. Paul, Minn.

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