Statistically significant declines in chronic disability prevalence rates were observed in the
elderly United States population between the 1982 and 1989 National Long Term Care …

Abstract The US elderly (65+) and oldest-old (85+) populations are growing rapidly which,
combined with their high per capita acute and long-term care needs, will increase total US …

Survey evidence through the early 1990s generally suggests a reduction in disability in the
elderly population of the United States. Because the evidence is not fully consistent, several …

Using information from two national data sets, this report provides projections of disability
rates for the US Population age 65 and above. The research develops a series of …

Recent research indicates declining age‐adjusted chronic disability among older
Americans, which might moderate health care costs in the coming decades. This study …

Declines in chronic disability were observed in the National Long Term Care Survey
(NLTCS) 1982 to 1994. We analyzed the 1982, 1984, 1989, and 1994 NLTCS to identify the …

Changes in the health and functioning of the Medicare-enrolled population aged 65+ are
tracked by using the 1982–2004/2005 National Long-Term Care Surveys. We found a …

This paper analyzes evidence on changes in disability among the elderly and considers its
implications. Disability among the elderly has declined by 1 percent or more per year for the …

Studies of functional impairments in the US Elderly population have tended to rely on
prevalence estimates from nationally representative health and institutional surveys. These …

Improvements in life expectancy in the twentieth century have resulted from major declines
in mortality at younger ages, but it is less well recognized that mortality declines at older …