Aging America: Trends and Projections : an Information Paper to the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate, Volume 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1989 - 152 pages |
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... nursing homes continues to rise . At the same time , 27 percent of state mental hospital patients are 65 years of ... home residents . For example , cognitive impairments are fre- quently important factors in the decision to place someone in ...
... nursing homes continues to rise . At the same time , 27 percent of state mental hospital patients are 65 years of ... home residents . For example , cognitive impairments are fre- quently important factors in the decision to place someone in ...
Page 84
... nursing home residents exhibiting these symptoms ( table 4-4 ) . Several studies have found as many as 70 to 80 percent of residents experience psychiatric problems . One recent study identified 94 percent of the residents of a nursing ...
... nursing home residents exhibiting these symptoms ( table 4-4 ) . Several studies have found as many as 70 to 80 percent of residents experience psychiatric problems . One recent study identified 94 percent of the residents of a nursing ...
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... facilities more frequently than younger persons . On the average , persons 65- plus visit a physician eight times a year ... nursing home , and two - and - a - half times the risk of dying compared to persons 65 to 74 years of age.20 ...
... facilities more frequently than younger persons . On the average , persons 65- plus visit a physician eight times a year ... nursing home , and two - and - a - half times the risk of dying compared to persons 65 to 74 years of age.20 ...
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... NURSING HOME STAYS 34,882 18,243 16,639 304,233 145,922 158,311 21.8 5.9 41.2 65,604 35,988 29,616 570,835 287,858 282,978 128.5 109.0 152.4 Only about 5 percent of the elderly population are in nursing homes at any given time , but ...
... NURSING HOME STAYS 34,882 18,243 16,639 304,233 145,922 158,311 21.8 5.9 41.2 65,604 35,988 29,616 570,835 287,858 282,978 128.5 109.0 152.4 Only about 5 percent of the elderly population are in nursing homes at any given time , but ...
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... nursing home residents do not stay in a facility over 179 days ( table 4-16 ) . However , length of stay varies by ... nursing home within 29 days of admittance is almost 1 in 3 , but the probability for an individual who is not mar ...
... nursing home residents do not stay in a facility over 179 days ( table 4-16 ) . However , length of stay varies by ... nursing home within 29 days of admittance is almost 1 in 3 , but the probability for an individual who is not mar ...
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65 and older age group Aging World annual assets average Barbara Boyle benefits budget Bureau of Labor Canada caregivers Center for Health Chart compared Congressional Research Service Consumer Expenditure Survey consumer units Current Population Reports Current Population Survey Data prepared decline developed countries DEVELOPED WORLD elderly and nonelderly elderly persons elderly population Employment estimated families Fund health care Health Statistics heart disease Hispanic origin hospital housing increase Japan Kevin G Kinsella labor force participation Labor Statistics living Male Female median income Medicaid Medicare million National Center nursing home older persons older population older workers pension percent of older percentage persons 65 PERSONS AGE 65 Population Reports Series poverty level poverty rate projected race retirement SELECTED COUNTRIES Social Security Source spent spouse Sweden Taueber Torrey total support ratio U.S. Bureau U.S. Census Bureau U.S. Department United Kingdom Unpublished data unrelated individuals veterans West Germany younger