Long-term care awareness and planning were increased among boomer women using four-session programs in local communities. More

Americans age 45 and older may not know as much as they think about long-term care (LTC), what it costs and how to pay for it. In this AARP study, researchers compared what people think they know with ... More

AARP MEMBER OPINION RESEARCH: Nearly 80% of AARP members in New York say AARP should work to improve the quality of nursing homes, and almost all want the state to provide timely information about the ... More

If they were to need long-term care, nearly all age 35+ Minnesotans consider remaining in their own homes as long as possible important. They also support strengthening enforcement of nursing home hea ... More

AARP MEMBER OPINION RESEARCH: Of 1,169 AARP members surveyed in South Dakota, 53 percent think it is very important for them to remain in their own homes and receive care there for as long as possible ... More

Of Michigan residents age 50 and older, 78 percent rate working to ensure affordable long-term care choices as a top priority for their state while 75 percent support increased funding for long-term c ... More

AARP MEMBER OPINION RESEARCH: The importance of and support for legislation delineating the differences between assisted living and other long-term care (LTC) alternatives is gauged in this survey of ... More

While most age 50+ Oklahomans prefer to remain in their own homes for as long as possible and, if necessary, receive long-term care services in settings other than nursing homes, they also feel that i ... More

AARP MEMBER OPINION RESEARCH: More than 80% of AARP members in Florida want AARP to advocate for new state laws to improve the quality of nursing homes in Florida. (14 pages) More

Their understanding and impressions of assisted living in comparison to other long-term care alternatives; the importance to them of staying in assisted living residences rather than going to a nursin ... More