Health status and service needs of the oldest old: current patterns and future trends.
The costs--economic and social--of projected increased use of long-term care services by the oldest old will be borne by third-party payers and by their families, who already supply the bulk of personal care services in the community. However, use of health services is concerned among a relatively small group of disabled aged; efficient planning for those aged 85 and over requires early reliable identification of those most in need. Life table models can be used to display health care policy options.
D000368:Aged; D003153:Community Health Services; D005260:Female; D006262:Health; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000639:trends*; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization; D008297:Male; D009017:Morbidity; D009026:Mortality; D014481:United States