The Long-Term Care Poll – The Long-Term Care Poll https://www.longtermcarepoll.org A survey research program conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research with funding from The SCAN Foundation Mon, 12 Sep 2022 20:45:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://www.longtermcarepoll.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/NORC_Spark_DkGrey_32x32.png The Long-Term Care Poll – The Long-Term Care Poll https://www.longtermcarepoll.org 32 32 Visualizing Support for Greater Government Role in Health Care for Older Adults https://www.longtermcarepoll.org/visualizing-support-for-greater-government-role-in-health-care-for-older-adults/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=visualizing-support-for-greater-government-role-in-health-care-for-older-adults https://www.longtermcarepoll.org/visualizing-support-for-greater-government-role-in-health-care-for-older-adults/#respond Mon, 12 Sep 2022 04:00:40 +0000 https://www.longtermcarepoll.org/?p=2024
]]> https://www.longtermcarepoll.org/visualizing-support-for-greater-government-role-in-health-care-for-older-adults/feed/ 0 Visualizing Americans’ Readiness to Emerge from the Pandemic and Changes to Daily Life https://www.longtermcarepoll.org/visualizing-americans-readiness-to-emerge-from-the-pandemic-and-changes-to-daily-life/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=visualizing-americans-readiness-to-emerge-from-the-pandemic-and-changes-to-daily-life https://www.longtermcarepoll.org/visualizing-americans-readiness-to-emerge-from-the-pandemic-and-changes-to-daily-life/#respond Tue, 05 Jul 2022 14:15:39 +0000 https://www.longtermcarepoll.org/?p=1989
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]]> https://www.longtermcarepoll.org/visualizing-equity-and-aging-in-the-community/feed/ 0 Visualizing Health and Equity https://www.longtermcarepoll.org/visualizing-health-and-equity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=visualizing-health-and-equity https://www.longtermcarepoll.org/visualizing-health-and-equity/#respond Wed, 15 Dec 2021 16:38:28 +0000 https://www.longtermcarepoll.org/?p=1913
]]> https://www.longtermcarepoll.org/visualizing-health-and-equity/feed/ 0 Visualizing Coronavirus Worries and Social Isolation among Older Adults https://www.longtermcarepoll.org/visualizing-coronavirus-worries-and-social-isolation-among-older-adults/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=visualizing-coronavirus-worries-and-social-isolation-among-older-adults https://www.longtermcarepoll.org/visualizing-coronavirus-worries-and-social-isolation-among-older-adults/#respond Wed, 29 Sep 2021 12:06:12 +0000 https://www.longtermcarepoll.org/?p=1886
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]]> https://www.longtermcarepoll.org/visualizing-long-term-care-in-america-how-well-can-communities-support-aging-at-home2/feed/ 0 Visualizing Long-Term Care in America: Americans Want to Age at Home https://www.longtermcarepoll.org/visualizing-long-term-care-in-america-americans-want-to-age-at-home/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=visualizing-long-term-care-in-america-americans-want-to-age-at-home https://www.longtermcarepoll.org/visualizing-long-term-care-in-america-americans-want-to-age-at-home/#respond Wed, 28 Jul 2021 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.longtermcarepoll.org/?p=1831

]]> https://www.longtermcarepoll.org/visualizing-long-term-care-in-america-americans-want-to-age-at-home/feed/ 0 Visualizing Growing Older in America: Aging and Family Caregiving during COVID-19 https://www.longtermcarepoll.org/visualizing-growing-older-in-america-aging-and-family-caregiving-during-covid-19/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=visualizing-growing-older-in-america-aging-and-family-caregiving-during-covid-19 https://www.longtermcarepoll.org/visualizing-growing-older-in-america-aging-and-family-caregiving-during-covid-19/#respond Wed, 28 Jul 2021 14:54:00 +0000 https://www.longtermcarepoll.org/?p=1854

]]> https://www.longtermcarepoll.org/visualizing-growing-older-in-america-aging-and-family-caregiving-during-covid-19/feed/ 0 Do older Americans expect they will personally need long-term care for themselves in the future? https://www.longtermcarepoll.org/do-older-americans-expect-they-will-personally-need-long-term-care-for-themselves-in-the-future/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=do-older-americans-expect-they-will-personally-need-long-term-care-for-themselves-in-the-future Mon, 17 Dec 2018 20:39:51 +0000 https://www.longtermcarepoll.org/?p=1344 A majority of adults age 40 and older who aren’t currently receiving long-term care say it is at least somewhat likely they will need care someday. These rates have been consistent over the years. More than 70 percent of Americans age 65 and older eventually need at least three years of long-term care.1

1U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 2017. How Much Care Will You Need? https://longtermcare.acl.gov/the-basics/how-much-care-will-you-need.html

]]> Are older adults financially prepared for long-term care? https://www.longtermcarepoll.org/are-older-adults-financially-prepared-for-long-term-care/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-older-adults-financially-prepared-for-long-term-care Thu, 13 Dec 2018 19:02:07 +0000 https://www.longtermcarepoll.org/?p=1355 About 40% of those age 40 and older lack confidence that they will have the financial resource they need to pay for the care they will need as they get older. Confidence has varied since 2013: about a quarter lacked confidence in 2016 compared to about half in 2017 and 2018. There is no single government program devoted to long-term care costs, and while Medicaid does pay for long-term care, it will only do so after a person has exhausted most of their personal assets. Medicare does not cover long-term care at all, only short-term rehab after a hospital stay.

Between 2013 and 2020, only about a third of those age 40 and older say they have set aside money to pay for long-term care expenses like nursing home care, a senior community, or care from a home health aide. In 2021, the median monthly cost of a semi-private room in a nursing home was $7,908, the median assisted living facility cost $4,500, and a full-time home health aide cost $5,148.1 Many expect to rely on Social Security to pay for long-term care, but these costs far exceed the average monthly Social Security benefit.2

1 Genworth Financial. 2021. Genworth Cost of Care Survey. https://www.genworth.com/about-us/industry-expertise/cost-of-care.html

2 Social Security Administration. 2018. Fact Sheet: Social Security. https://www.ssa.gov/news/press/factsheets/basicfact-alt.pdf

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