Senior Housing News August 9, 2024
More than half of senior living residents are managing chronic conditions including high blood pressure, Alzheimer’s and heart disease, while nearly two-thirds need help with three to six activities of daily living.
That’s according to a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report on the characteristics of people living in assisted living and other senior housing communities. The report is based on data from the 2022 National Post-acute and Long-term Care Study.
More than half (55%) of the surveyed residents lived with two or three of the most commonly diagnosed chronic conditions. Another 19% lived with just one common chronic health condition, and 18% lived with four to ten of the most common chronic health conditions.
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