This paper analyzes the demand for nursing home care for the aged. The cross-sectional
analysis indicates a high price elasticity of demand (-2.2), and that the demand is greater the …

This paper investigates the extent to which private supplementary insurance and Medicaid,
which vitiate the effect of Medicare cost-sharing, encourage elderly beneficiaries to seek …

Data from a nationally representative sample of nursing-home residents at the beginning of
1987 are used to assess the interaction of Medicaid asset spend-down, the distribution of …

Predictors of elderly nursing home admissions were identified using the 1982-1984 National
Long-Term Care Survey. The authors found age and health factors were important …

The need for long-term care is driven both by the growth of the elderly population and
changes in the age relations of morbidity, disability, and mortality. Data show these relations …

Nursing home care has become a major governmental responsibility. Public expenditures
for nursing home care amounted to $7.3 billion in 1977. They represented 57.2 percent of …

This paper examines the degree of economic security experienced by the population aged
65 and over. Elderly people in the United States now enjoy an average degree of economic …