Will older individuals avoid nursing homes after the Pandemic?

Achou, Bertrand, Philippe De Donder, Franca Glenzer, Minjoon Lee, and Marie-Louise Leroux. “Will older individuals avoid nursing homes after the Pandemic?”. Issue in Brief 22-19, Chestnut Hill, Mass.: Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, November 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:109576.
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Abstract

The brief's key findings are: (1) In many countries, a large share of COVID deaths in the first wave occurred in nursing homes. (2) As a result, the pandemic focused attention on health risks in nursing homes that might lead some to prefer home care. (3) A survey of Canadians ages 50-69 found that: (i) 70 percent said they are less likely to use a nursing home post-pandemic; (ii) one-quarter are willing to save more to pay for home care; and (iii) the vast majority favor more government subsidies for home care, even if it requires higher taxes. (4) Given the broad similarities between Canada and the United States, these overall results likely apply to the U.S. context as well.

Title
Will older individuals avoid nursing homes after the Pandemic?
Author
Achou, Bertrand
De Donder, Philippe
Glenzer, Franca
Lee, Minjoon
Leroux, Marie-Louise
Center
Center for Retirement Research
Genre
report
Date Issued
November 2022
Publisher
Center for Retirement Research at Boston College
Series Title
Issue in Brief
Series Number
22-19
Persistent Link
http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:109576
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Subject
Health/Long-Term Care

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