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Meeting the Long-Term Care Needs of the Baby Boomers
05/01/2007 | Requests *Summary
This study projects to 2040 the number of people ages 65 and older with disabilities and their use of long-term care services. Declining family sizes, increasing childlessness, and rising divorce rates will limit the number of family caregivers. Rising female employment rates may further reduce the availability of family care, increasing the need for paid home care. The simulations show that under the most optimistic scenario, LTC burdens on families and institutions will increase substantially.
Author
Johnson, Richard W.; Toohey, Desmond; Wiener, Joshua M.
Available Files
- Report Off-site link
Keywords
Personal Assistant; Caregiving; Frail Older Population; Urban Institute’s DYNAS; Future Disability Levels; Educational Attainment and Income; Demographic Characteristics; Disablity Status; Health and Retirement Study
Topic
Aging Issues, Developmental/Psychiatric Disabilities, Financing HCBS, Long-Term Care, Workforce/Direct Care
Type/Tool
Data, Reports
Source
The Urban Institute
State
All States/Territories
Date Created
05/04/2007
Contact
The Urban Institute
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* Reflects requests since January 1, 2007
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HCBS / Clearinghouse for the Community Living Exchange Collaborative / (http://www.hcbs.org)