Article Publication Date:
4/1/2013
Summary:
A representative sample of 1,019 adults ages 40 or older were interviewed regarding their experiences and beliefs about their need for long-term care services, what such care would cost, and how such issues fit into their concerns about growing older. This report outlines survey findings. Findings include, 58% of participants underestimate the cost of nursing homes, 41% have discussed long-term care preferences with family and 51% support a government sponsored long-term care insurance program.
Topics:
Accessibility; Consumer/Participant Direction; Transition/Diversion from Institutions; Quality; Medicaid
Types/Tools:
Sources:
The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research
Programs/Initiatives:
N/A
States:
survey; interviews; age wave; aging population; financing; planning long-term care; attitudes; beliefs; advanced directive; political beliefs; partisan; Medicare; social security
Contact
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Phone:
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Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/53384