The Influence of Long-Term Care Insurance on the Likelihood of Nursing Home Admission

OBJECTIVES: To determine the effect of long-term care (LTC) insurance on nursing home use. DESIGN: Longitudinal analysis, 1998 to 2006 waves of the Health Retirement Study. SETTING: Community-dwelling nationally representative sample. PARTICIPANTS: Nineteen thousand one hundred seventy adults aged 50 and older, 1998 wave. METHODS: Two groups of respondents were created at baseline: those with… Continue reading The Influence of Long-Term Care Insurance on the Likelihood of Nursing Home Admission