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Are Baby Boomers Who Care for Their Older Parents Planning for Their Own Future Long-Term Care Needs?
- Source :
- Journal of Aging & Social Policy; Jan-Mar2012, Vol. 24 Issue 1, p29-45, 17p, 4 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- A rapidly expanding number of baby boomers provide care to aging parents. This study examines associations between caregiver status and outcomes related to awareness and anticipation of future long-term care (LTC) needs using 2007 Connecticut Long-Term Care Needs Assessment survey data. Baby boomers who were adult child caregivers (n = 353) versus baby boomers who were not (n = 1242) were more likely to anticipate some future LTC needs and to have considered certain financing strategies. Although baby boomer adult child caregivers more readily anticipate some future LTC needs, they are not taking specific actions. It is important to address the need for public education directed toward those who are currently (or have recently completed) caring for aging parents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- BABY boom generation
PSYCHOLOGY of caregivers
CHI-squared test
CONCEPTUAL structures
CONFIDENCE intervals
EPIDEMIOLOGY
LONG-term health care
NEEDS assessment
PROBABILITY theory
REGRESSION analysis
RESEARCH funding
STATISTICAL sampling
SELF-evaluation
STATISTICS
SURVEYS
T-test (Statistics)
PSYCHOLOGY of adult children
FINANCIAL management
DATA analysis
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
PSYCHOLOGY
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08959420
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Aging & Social Policy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 70284899
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2012.630905