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Long-Term Care: Who Gets It, Who Provides It, Who Pays, And How Much
Health Affairs, 01/05/2010
Kaye HS et al. – Long–term care in the United States is needed by 10.9 million community residents, half of them nonelderly, and 1.8 million nursing home residents, predominantly elderly. Ninety–two percent of community residents receive unpaid help, while 13 percent receive paid help. Paid community–based long–term care services are primarily funded by Medicaid or Medicare, while nursing home stays are primarily paid for by Medicaid plus out–of–pocket copayments. Per person expenditures are five times as high, and national expenditures three times as high, for nursing home residents compared to community residents.
