Boomer Women’s Long-Term Care Planning: Barriers and Levers

by: Helen W. Brown, from: Surveys and Statistics, August 2009

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Research has shown that, in the past, getting people to make long-term care (LTC) plans is a challenge, and this may be particularly the case for Boomers. A common belief is that they will live in a society in which prevailing attitudes, demography, economics, and medical advances have made the prospect of growing old in America one that contains previously un-dreamt-of choices of managing chronic illnesses and remaining active and involved in life. This mindset could lead Boomers to believe that they will never have a need for LTC. … Back to Article

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