Six in Ten Women Don’t Know How They’ll Pay for Their Future Long-Term Care Needs

Fifty-nine percent of women ages 45 to 64 haven’t determined how they will pay for their long-term care needs, according to a recent AARP survey. Only 23% say they will be likely to pay for future care needs with personal savings.  Also, 40% don’t know that long-term care is more than nursing home care. “Studies consistently show that women are the biggest users of long-term care and we’re more likely than men to need these services. Yet we are so busy with our own hectic lives and caring for others that we’ll only address our own needs after everyone else’s.  Taking a little time and a few easy steps can provide for peace of mind now and in the future,” says Alyson Burns, Director of AARP’s Long-term Care Awareness Campaign.