HealthIT Answers May 19, 2025
As the global population ages, the preference to remain in one’s own home rather than transition to institutional care (aging in place) has become increasingly prevalent.
Most older Americans want to stay at home as they age; and increasingly, they are. In 2021, AARP found that over 75% of adults over 50 preferred to age in place. Over the past two decades, the number of older adults living in traditional housing has climbed, while nursing home residency has steadily declined.
By 2020, just 1.2 million adults over 65 (2.15%) lived in nursing homes nationwide, compared with 1.5 million (4.5%) in 2010. As institutional care use falls, the burden of support has shifted to families. An estimated 53 million Americans (roughly...
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