![]() Income of Single Persons Age 55 and Older Income of Married Couples With a MemberĪge 55 or Older Living with No Other Household Members, by Income Quintile and Age of Older Member, 2002. Living in the Community Compared to People with No ADL Limitations, 2005. Income Status of People With Two or More ADL Limitations Long-Term Recipients Age 18-64 Living in the Community,īy Level of Need. ![]() Living in the Community, by Level of Need. Long-Term Care Recipients Age 65 and Older Adults Residing in Long-Term Care Facilities,īy Age Group. Adults Receiving Long-Term Care Assistance Adults Receiving Long-Term Care Assistance,īy Type of Residence. Adults Receiving Long-Term Care Assistance,īy Age Group. Medicaid Home and Community-Based Waiver Services. National Health Interview Survey, and Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. Background on the National Long-Term Care Survey, 32 Other Home and Community-Based Services. 26 Alternative Residential Care Settings. Informal Care Providers - Family and Friends. 15įactors Affecting Future Demand for Long-Term Care Services. ![]() 11Įstimating Risk of Using Long-Term Care Services. This report will be updated occasionally. It then describes payers and selected programs that finance long-term care services. ![]() Services and supports, this report discusses selected characteristics of long-term care consumers and providers. In order to assist Congress in future policy deliberations about long-term care Each of these federal programs has differing characteristics, program goals, eligibility requirements, and covered services, which often results in an uncoordinated service delivery system for individuals and families seeking assistance. In addition, the Older Americans Act (OAA) and the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) support a wide range of home and community- based long-term care services. Medicare covers post-acute services in skilled nursing facilities and in the home for certain Medicare beneficiaries. Medicaid is by far the largest public program that covers long-term care, paying for almost half of the nation’s long-term care services, primarily institutional care. National spending on long-term care in 2005 is estimated at $206.6 billion. Accessing and arranging formal care services, delivered through multiple providers, can be complex and confusing for individuals and their families. Formal care providers range from institutional settings and other residential care facilities to a variety of organizations that provide a wide array of home and community-based services. Most care received by people with disabilities is provided by informal providers - family and friends - who give care without compensation. Adults with long-term care limitations are more likely to live in poverty than people without limitations. To live at home and in community settings rather than in institutions. Regardless of age, people receiving long-term care assistance are more likely While the lifetime risk of individuals using long-term care services varies greatly, a team of researchers has estimated that 69% of people turning age 65 in 2005 with a moderate level of need will use some care before they die 31% will not need any care. About 1.1 million children living in the community have long-term care limitations. Services in the community or in institutions. While the likelihood of needing long-term care assistance occurs more frequently with increasing age, advances in medical care are enabling people of all ages with disabilities to live longer.Ībout 9.4 million adults, or 5% of the adult population, receive long-term care The need for long-term care services is generally measured, irrespective of age and diagnosis, by a person’s inability to perform basic activities necessary to live independently. The need for long-term care affects people of all ages - children born with disabling conditions, working-age adults with inherited or acquired disabling conditions, and the elderly with chronic conditions or illnesses. People who are limited in their capacity for self-care due to a physical, cognitive, or mental disability or condition that results in functional impairment and dependence on others for an extended period of time. Long-term care refers to a broad range of health and social services needed by Order Code R元3919 Long-Term Care: Consumers, Providers, Payers, and Programs March 15, 2007Ĭarol O’Shaughnessy, Julie Stone, and Thomas Gabeĭomestic Social Policy Division Long-Term Care:Ĭonsumers, Providers, Payers, and Programs Summary
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