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With people living longer and the demand for senior care growing, America is feeling a crunch in terms of care affordability and the workers needed to provide it. According to the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, most older Americans can’t afford daily in-home care.

Research shows 70 percent of seniors require long-term care services. But both in-home help and assisted living facilities are becoming too costly. A survey of seniors 75+ in major metropolitan areas revealed only 13 percent can afford these services without touching their assets.

There’s also a growing shortage of care providers. There are 600 fewer nursing homes than there were six years ago. For those still operating, it’s a challenge to get enough workers. As many as 80 percent of them are struggling to meet staffing requirements set by the federal and state governments.

Social Security Has Shortchanged Seniors

You deserve the money you worked hard for that was promised to you. This is why Council of Seniors is working diligently to get Congress to pass The SAVE Benefits Act. Because the annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) hasn’t met senior needs over a series of years, Congress must take action now. If we succeed, the $581 that belonged to seniors’ benefits will be returned.

Signing our petition will get you started in helping us. Working together, we’ll give Washington politicians the wake-up call they need.

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