HOME CARE vs.

NURSING HOMES
 AMERICA'S GETTING OLDER AND
INCREASINGLY NEEDS HELP.

An estimated
9 MILLION AMERICANS
over 65 required long-term care in 2012.

THAT NUMBER IS EXPECTED TO

RISE TO 12 MILLION IN 2020.
OF THOSE 64 OR OLDER, THERE IS A
68% CHANCE THEY WILL BECOME DISABLED
in two or more aspects of their daily
life or becoming cognitively impaired.
68%
 HERE ARE THE SENIOR CARE OPTIONS
PEOPLE COMMONLY CONSIDER.

HOME CARE 57.7% 25.5%

Of those who used home-care services... are 75 years AGE are 85 years
and older and older

NURSING HOMES 70.2% 43.3%

are 75 years AGE are 85 years
Of those in nursing homes...
and older and older
 COMMON THINGS PEOPLE
NEED HELP WITH

toileting
bathing

dressing eating
 PERCENTAGE OF USERS OF LONG-TERM SERVICES
NEEDING ASSISTANCE WITH DAILY LIVING ACTIVITIES:

BATHING 95.1%
HOME
DRESSING 83.8%
HEALTH TOILETING 64.6%
AGENCY EATING 51.2%

BATHING 96.1%
NURSING
DRESSING 90.9%
HOME TOILETING 86.6%
EATING 56%
NURSING HOMES CAN OFTEN TIMES BE
EXPENSIVE, AND UNDERSTAFFED

Some reports claim that

90% OF NURSING HOMES 90%
ARE UNDERSTAFFED.

On average, nursing home residents

RECEIVE 3.83 HOURS OF
DIRECT CARE PER DAY
split among various staff levels.
 ANNUAL COST COMPARISON
(Assuming 44 hours per week of care)

NURSING HOME HOME HEALTH

(in Manhattan) AIDE

$164,250 $48,000
 HOME CARE BENEFITS

Allows patrons to
STAY IN THEIR
OWN HOME.

PERSONAL ATTENTION
allows for familiarity and a
COST EFFECTIVE $ lower incidence of accidents.
and cheaper than
nursing homes.
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SOURCES:
http://www.aaltci.org/long-term-care-insurance/learning-center/probability-long-term-care.php
http://news.morningstar.com/articlenet/article.aspx?id=564139
https://www.genworth.com/corporate/about-genworth/industry-expertise/cost-of-care.html
https://caregiver.org/selected-long-term-care-statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nsltcp/long_term_care_services_2013.pdf
http://www.ameriglide.com/advantages-disadvantages-nursing-homes.htm