Facts and Figures

Facts and Figures

Feature Listing

  • At age 65, the average male life expectancy is 19 years; 21.5 years for females.
  • Cancer and heart attack are still the leading causes of deaths in America, but Alzheimer's disease is the seventh (7th) leading cause and is accelerating while heart attack and cancer related deaths are on the decline.
  • 1 out of 8 Americans over the age of 65 has dementia
  • Half of Americans over 85 is dealing with dementia of some type.
  • Odds that a person will need some skilled nursing home care at some point in his/her lifetime are: Over Age 65: 43% / Over Age 80: 50%
  • Advances in medicine mean longer stays, 55% are more than one year; avg. stay = 2.4 yrs.
  • These statistics do not include care provided in the home or in another residential setting.

The Costs of Long-Term Care

  • Nursing Home Costs: $7,000+/month
  • Assisted Living Costs: $3,500 - $5,500/month
  • In-Home Care Costs: $15.00 - $25.00/hour
  • Adult Children/Relative Caregiver Costs

Care giving is now viewed as an unpaid extension of the public health system – provides approximately $196 billion in uncompensated care annually

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