The Asset and Income Profiles of Residents in Seniors Housing and Care Communities: What Can Be Learned from Existing Data Sets

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• Personal Author:
  Boyle MA ; Coe NB
• Description:
  The authors use existing, nationally representative surveys to assess the economic characteristics of individuals in three categories of seniors housing and care facilities: independent living communities (ILCs), assisted living residences (ALRs), and continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs). The findings highlight the strengths and weaknesses of using the Health and Retirement Study, National Long-Term Care Survey, and Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey to describe this segment of the population. The results suggest that residents in ILCs and ALRs have lower average incomes than the average costs of these care communities. Conversely, CCRC residents have higher incomes and more assets than those living in private homes, suggesting that CCRCs attract the wealthiest seniors. However, longitudinal analysis is prohibited by the small sample sizes. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Economics Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Aging Costs Economic Analysis Housing Living Arrangements Long-term Care
• ISSN:
  0164-0275
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  50-77
• Volume:
  35
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20056183
• Citation:
  Res Aging 2013 Jan; 35(1):50-77
• Contact Point Address:
  Norma B. Coe, PhD, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3808, USA
• Email:
  norma.coe@bc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Research on Aging
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8c2371c52cd39254069bcd6015e456ed99788c59dbde219146ab5bce7ac9b46eab8f979f8bf3dfe807262ca675ae49ab00d0bf816d68adfda02067c0d1bc732f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/213839/cdc_213839_DS1.pdf
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