Experience, Knowledge, and Concerns About Long-Term Services and Supports: Implications for Financing Reform.
Using the 2014 Survey of Long-Term Care Awareness and Planning, this article examines Americans' experiences, knowledge, and concerns about long-term services and supports (LTSS) and actions they are willing to take if they become disabled. The survey included 15,298 non-institutionalized respondents aged 40 to 70 years drawn from a nationally representative sample. Although many reported some experience with LTSS, knowledge of how LTSS worked was low. Respondents reported widespread concerns about becoming disabled. They preferred informal care over paid care, with a strong desire to remain in their homes. These results can be used to design reform initiatives and to motivate political support.
a Program Manager, Senior Health Policy Researcher, Aging, Disability & Long-Term Care Program, RTI International , Waltham , Massachusetts , USA.
Galina
G
Khatutsky
b Distinguished Fellow, Aging, Disability & Long-Term Care Program, RTI International , Washington , DC , USA.
Joshua M
JM
Wiener
c Program Manager, Senior Health Policy Researcher, Aging, Disability & Long-Term Care Program, RTI International, Research Triangle Park , North Carolina , USA.
Angela M
AM
Greene
d Public Health Analyst, Aging, Disability & Long-Term Care Program, RTI International, Research Triangle Park , North Carolina , USA.
Nga T
NT
Thach
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019359:Knowledge; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000191:economics; D008136:Longevity; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009735:Nursing Homes; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
Aging; long-term care; long-term care concerns; long-term care experience; long-term care financing reform; long-term care knowledge; long-term services and supports