Preferences for receipt of care among community-dwelling adults.
Preferences for long-term care alternatives include both place of care and persons to provide care. In this analysis, these elements are separated for mature adults (N-1503, ages 40-70) regarding future care needs. Most adults preferred care in home/community settings by kin or non-kin, with few deeming nursing homes acceptable. Demographics and personal knowledge, experience, and expectations were marginally likely to influence preferences; males were more likely to prefer care in paid/professional settings. Women, who more often expressed preference for kin/home care, face demographic trends reducing available female kin who might be caregivers.
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Department of Sociology & Anthropology, University of Maryland Baltimore County, MD, 21250 USA. eckert@umbc.edu
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D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D016852:Housing for the Elderly; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017678:Sex Distribution; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires