Who Needs Long-Term Care?
52%: Percentage of people turning age 65 who will need some type of long-term care services in their lifetimes.
47%: Estimated percentage of men 65 and older who will need long-term care during their lifetimes.
58%: Estimated percentage of women 65 and older who will need long-term care during their lifetimes.
2.5 years: Average number of years women will need long-term care.
1.5 years: Average number of years men will need long-term care.
10%: Percentage of Americans over age 65 who have Alzheimer's dementia.
33%: Percentage of Americans over age 85 who have Alzheimer's dementia.
64%: Percentage of Americans with Alzheimer's dementia who are women.
123%: Percentage increase in the number of people who died from Alzheimer's dementia, 2000-2015.
-11%: Percentage decrease in the number of people who died from heart disease, 2000-2015.
22%: Percentage of individuals over 65 in the highest income quintile who will have a long-term care need of two years or longer.
31%: Percentage of individuals over 65 in the lowest income quintile who will have a long-term care need of two years or longer.
45%: Percentage of people requiring significant long-term care help (assistance with two or more activities of daily living) who are under age 65.
8%: Percentage of people between the ages of 40 and 50 who will have a disability that will require long-term care services.