Who Needs Long Term Care?
Long-term care is needed when you have a chronic illness or disability that causes you to need assistance with Activities of Daily Living. Your illness or disability could include a problem with memory loss, confusion, or disorientation. (This is called Cognitive Impairment and can result from conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease.)
This year, about 9 million Americans over the age of 65 will need long-term care services. By 2020, that number will increase to 12 million. While most people who need long-term care are age 65 or older, a person can need long-term care services at any age. Forty (40) percent of people currently receiving long-term care are adults 18 to 64 years old.
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« What is Long Term Care?
« What Are My Risks of Needing Long Term Care?
« How Much Care Might I Need?
« How Do Care Needs Change Over Time?
« Why Plan Ahead for Long Term Care?
« Why People Don’t Plan Ahead