US aging population straining caregiving system

America’s aging population is straining the caregiving system — In this photo taken Aug. 13, 2011, Jean Lynch, right, spends time with her mother Hazel Eng, 89, at the Ecumen nursing home in North Branch, Minn. As part of the facility’s Awakenings program, Eng was taken off the powerful antipsychotics she was taking, and now beams as she ambles the hallways, reads the newspaper, tells stories and constantly laughs. (AP Photo/Genevieve Ross)

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America’s aging population is straining the caregiving system

According to U.S. Census data, about one in six people were 65 and over in 2020.

In this photo taken Aug. 13, 2011, Jean Lynch, right, spends time with her mother Hazel Eng, 89, at the Ecumen nursing home in North Branch, Minn. As part of the facility’s Awakenings program, Eng was taken off the powerful antipsychotics she was taking, and now beams as she ambles the hallways, reads the newspaper, tells stories and constantly laughs. (AP Photo/Genevieve Ross)

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By Lynnea Domienik

The U.S. population of adults over 65 is rapidly growing. So how do we meet the challenge of caring for an aging population?

Reset learns about creating a long-term care plan and finding resources for caregivers.

GUESTS: Margaret LaRaviere, deputy commissioner of senior services at the Chicago Department of Family and Support Services; executive director of the Chicago Area Agency on Aging

Larry Nisenson, chief growth officer for Assured Allies

Amy Goyer, AARP’s National Family and Caregiving Expert