Karen Lincoln is an associate professor at the USC School of Social Work and director of the USC Hartford Center of Excellence in Geriatric Social Work.

Over 10 million Americans now require long-term care annually and Medicaid is the primary source of coverage. Medicaid spending on long-term care services has been rising sharply.

With 10,000 baby boomers turning 65 every day, the United States is in a long-term care crisis.

Growing racial and ethnic diversity adds another level of complexity to this crisis. By 2050, the number of African-Americans age 65 and older will more than triple, and the number of older Latinos will increase 11-fold. Consequently, the number of multiple, complex chronic conditions, rates of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, and social and health care needs will also increase.

Read more in The New York Times.