{"id":7031,"date":"2017-02-16T19:01:32","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T19:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tectoni.cc\/?p=7031"},"modified":"2022-11-22T09:58:10","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T19:58:10","slug":"guest-speaker-touts-hawaii-as-leader-in-eldercare-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chaminade.edu\/guest-speaker-touts-hawaii-as-leader-in-eldercare-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Guest Speaker Touts Hawaii as Leader in Eldercare Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hawaii \u201chas a unique and critical role to play\u201d in achieving a comprehensive solution to America\u2019s \u201celder boom,\u201d according to Ai-Jen Poo, director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance<\/a> and co-director of the Caring Across Generations Campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The social activist, named one of Time Magazine’s \u201c100 Most Influential People\u201d<\/a> in 2012, spoke on campus Feb. 15 at a public policy forum presented by Chaminade University\u2019s Hogan Entrepreneurs Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every eight seconds, someone living in the United States turns 65, Poo pointed out. And this phenomenon is particularly striking in the rapidly graying Aloha State, where residents enjoy the longest lifespans in America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poo emphasized that this demographic trend is a blessing because seniors have more time to spend with their friends and loved ones. But the massive number of retiring Baby Boomers also poses a significant challenge, she cautioned, because America\u2019s eldercare infrastructure is woefully inadequate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eldercare professionals typically earn just $13,000 annually, Poo said, thus forcing many to seek other employment. And because about 75 percent of American workers make less than $50,000 per year, they often struggle with the steep cost of caring for aging relatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Representing a bold step forward, according to Poo, are the \u201cKupuna Care\u201d bills (SB534\u00a0and\u00a0HB607) under consideration by the Hawaii State Legislature. These measures would provide up to $70 a day for the respite that family caregivers need to stay fully active in the workforce while caring for their kupuna at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If passed by the legislature and signed into law by the governor, the Kupuna Care Program could help pay for homemaking services, adult day care, transportation to doctor appointments, etc. This would allow seniors to continue \u201caging in place\u201d at home, while postponing or avoiding the transition to far more expensive institutional settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Caring for one\u2019s elders is \u201cpart of the DNA of this state and this culture,\u201d Poo concluded. And that means Hawaii could serve as an outstanding model for the rest of the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional information on the Kupuna Care Program is available at\u00a0care4kupuna.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Hawaii \u201chas a unique and critical role to play\u201d in achieving a comprehensive solution to America\u2019s \u201celder boom,\u201d according to Ai-Jen Poo, director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance and co-director of the Caring Across Generations Campaign. The social activist, named one of Time Magazine’s \u201c100 Most Influential People\u201d in 2012, spoke on campus Feb. 15 at a public policy forum presented by Chaminade University\u2019s Hogan Entrepreneurs Program. Every eight seconds, someone living in the United States turns 65, Poo pointed out. And this phenomenon is particularly striking in the rapidly graying Aloha State, where residents enjoy the longest lifespans in America. Poo emphasized that this…<\/p>\n","category_list_v2":"Business & Communication<\/a>, Campus and Community<\/a>","author_info_v2":{"name":"University Communications & Marketing","url":"https:\/\/chaminade.edu\/author\/stacey\/"},"comments_num_v2":"0 comments","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/assets.chaminade.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/08073954\/1-1280x640.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chaminade.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chaminade.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chaminade.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaminade.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaminade.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7031"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chaminade.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7031\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaminade.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chaminade.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaminade.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaminade.edu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}