RetirementGuard

Brown University

Utilization Data

Projected LTC Need For People Turning Age 65
       

Number of Years of LTC Need
by Percentage

  Average Life Expectancy after age 65 Percent of People with LTC Need Average Years of LTC Need 1 year
or less
1-2 years 2-5 years More than 5 years
All 17.8 69% 3.0 25% 17% 29% 29%
Men 15.7 58% 2.2 33% 17% 30% 20%
Women 19.8 79% 3.7 20% 16% 28% 35%

Research by Peter Kemper, Ph.D. Department of Health Policy, Pennsylvania State University , June 2006




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