Long-term care in the U.S.

Statistics report on long-term care in the United States

Long-term care in the U.S.

This report presents some of the most interesting facts and figures about the long-term care sector in the United States. In this publication, you can find information on long-term care providers and users, costs, and more.

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Overview

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. - seniors as a percentage of the population 1950-2050
  • Premium Statistic Share of older U.S. adults with self-care and mobility limitations 2011-2021
  • Basic Statistic Share of U.S. adults with at least one serious health condition 2022, by age
  • Premium Statistic Projected numbers of older people with Alzheimer's in the U.S. 2020-2060

Provider characteristics

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  • Premium Statistic Number of long-term care service providers in the U.S. 2012-2020, by setting
  • Basic Statistic Long-term care providers capacity in the U.S. 2020, by setting
  • Basic Statistic Long-term care services providers in the U.S. in 2020, by setting and region
  • Premium Statistic Long-term care services providers in the U.S. in 2020, by setting and ownership
  • Basic Statistic U.S. long-term care providers with pharmaceutical services 2020
  • Basic Statistic U.S. long-term care providers with skilled nursing services 2020, by setting

User characteristics

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  • Premium Statistic Number of long-term care service users in the U.S. 2012-2020, by setting
  • Premium Statistic Age of long-term care services users in the U.S. 2020, by setting
  • Premium Statistic Gender of long-term care users in the U.S. 2020, by setting
  • Premium Statistic Ethnicity of long-term care users in the U.S. 2020, by setting
  • Basic Statistic Long-term care service users in the U.S. with dementia or depression 2020, by setting

Workforce

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  • Premium Statistic Number of FTE long-term care employees in the U.S. 2012-2020, by setting
  • Premium Statistic Change in U.S. health sector employment 2020-2024, by setting
  • Basic Statistic Nursing FTEs in the United States by LTC setting and staff type 2020
  • Premium Statistic Employment in U.S. nursing and residential care facilities 1998-2023
  • Basic Statistic U.S. direct care workers average median hourly wages 2010-2023, by industry

Expenditure

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  • Basic Statistic U.S. national health care expenditure in 2015-2022, by category
  • Premium Statistic Medicaid long-term care services expenditures in the U.S. 1990-2022
  • Basic Statistic Medicaid long-term care expenditures in the U.S. 1990-2022,by type of service

Cost

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  • Premium Statistic U.S. adults' perceived affordability of nursing homes 2022
  • Premium Statistic Unexpected costs in long-term care facilities among U.S. adults, 2022
  • Premium Statistic Financial consequences of providing or paying for long-term care U.S. 2022
  • Premium Statistic Annual costs of long-term care services in the U.S. in 2023, by type
  • Basic Statistic Annual rate and growth in U.S. long-term facility care 2023

User experience

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  • Premium Statistic Personal experience with long-term care among U.S. adults 2022
  • Premium Statistic Difficulty finding and affording LTC among U.S. adults 2022
  • Premium Statistic Satisfaction with cost of long term care among U.S. adults 2022
  • Premium Statistic Satisfaction with quality of long-term care among U.S. adults 2022

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