The Long Term Care Challenge: A View from West Virginia

摘要

While the potential financial drain of providing Long Term Care (LTC) to the aging baby boomers is an issue of considerable concern to government and health care decision-makers, in general it appears to be a "non-issue" to much of mainstream America. To assess the level of knowledge/understanding and financial preparation for LTC among the "baby-boomers" in the state of West Virginia, the researchers mailed a 24-item survey to 900 residents born between 1946 and 1964. The outcome of the survey and analysis suggests that the typical West Virginia "baby-boomer" possesses little knowledge/information about the cost, funding or alternative strategies for providing nursing home care.