In the next 25 years, the U.S. population is expected to include 82 million Americans over the age of 65, the vast majority of whom will require some type of long-term care as they age. Policymakers, health care systems, and families are all facing the question of how to provide high-quality long-term care and how to finance that care for this country’s growing senior population.
To help address this policy issue, research conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research examines awareness of older Americans’ understanding of the long-term care system, their perceptions and misperceptions regarding the likelihood of needing long-term care services and the cost of those services, and their attitudes and behaviors regarding planning for long-term care. CONT.
Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research
