Low-income seniors are most likely to need long-term care, but all seniors are at risk: Share of adults receiving two or more years of long-term services and supports after age 65, by lifetime earnings quintile
Lifetime earnings quintile | 2 years or more (%) |
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Top 20% | 21% |
Fourth 20% | 20% |
Middle 20% | 20% |
Second 20% | 23% |
Bottom 20% | 31% |
All age 65+ adults | 23% |
Notes: Long-term services and supports (LTSS), also referred to as long-term care, are health and social services for seniors and others whose age or health conditions limit their ability to care for themselves. LTSS include services provided in people’s homes, in community-based settings, and in nursing facilities. Estimates do not include unpaid care provided by family members and other caregivers.
Notes: Long-term services and supports (LTSS), also referred to as long-term care, are health and social services for seniors and others whose age or health conditions limit their ability to care for themselves. LTSS include services provided in people’s homes, in community-based settings, and in nursing facilities. Estimates do not include unpaid care provided by family members and other caregivers.
Estimates are based on research by the Urban Institute for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services using the DYNASIM4 microsimulation model, which starts with a representative population sample from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Survey of Income and Program Participation and calibrates income and health dynamics based on information from multiple surveys, including the Health and Retirement Study and the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey.
Source: Johnson and Favreault (2020), Table 5.