There are about 66,630 regulated long-term care facilities in the U.S., according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Together, these institutions, which include adult day care centers ...

Few topics seem to cause older adults more angst than long-term care and how to pay for it. Contemplating needing such care, which is defined as assistance to complete activities of daily living ...

The number of Americans who live past 85 is expected more than double in the next 25 years, the Census Bureau projects, leading to a surge in demand for long-term care. Long-term care involves ...

In 2018, for the first time ever, the state spent more Medicaid funds on home and community-based long-term care services than on institutional care, 53% to 47%, state data show. By 2022 ...

Maybe, eventually, every one of us will need this type of care. Consider these statistics. A person turning 65 today has almost a 70% chance of needing some type of long-term care services and ...

As America’s population continues to age, long-term care has ... from the high costs of care. » 45% desired confidence in receiving adequate care when needed. These statistics highlight the ...

Given the prevalence of long-term care services being required, it's no surprise that long-term care insurance has become a staple in many financial plans. It provides coverage for a broad range ...

Will you need long-term care someday? The odds say yes — about 70% of people over the age of 65 will need to access some form of long-term care in the future, according to statistics from the ...

It’s a few years old, but this Morningstar article discusses some relevant long-term care statistics that I think illustrate what we all intuitively know. The odds of needing long-term care go ...

As a social worker in a Bangor hospital, I witness daily the heartbreaking reality of Maine’s long-term care shortage ... These aren’t just statistics; these are our parents, grandparents ...