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 70years 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.
Experience, knowledge, and concerns about long-term services and supports
Implications for financing reform
Khatutsky, G., Wiener, J. M., Greene, A. M., & Thach, N. T. (2017). Experience, knowledge, and concerns about long-term services and supports: Implications for financing reform. Journal of Aging and Social Policy, 29(1), 51-69. https://doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2016.1199192
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