06/19/2025
According to the University of Michigan National Poll on Health Aging only 45% of adults over the age of 65 believe they are likely to need long-term care in the future, researchers reported - and most over the age of 50 believe Medicare will cover their long-term care, even though it likely won't.
If they needed support with daily activities in the future, adults aged 50 and older said their preferred set to receive long-term care services would be:
• 52% their home
with caregivers
• 21% their home
with paid
caregivers
• 14% their home
without help
• 6% an assisted
living facility
• 6% the home of
a caregiver
• 1% a nursing home