Elderly care
Care serving the needs of old people
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| 2025 | Average weekly care home cost in the UK has risen to £1,406, more than doubling in the past decade, highlighting the dramatic escalation of elder care costs. |
| November 2020 | A West Health Policy Center study revealed that over 1.1 million senior citizens in the U.S. Medicare program are expected to die prematurely over the next decade due to unaffordable prescription medications. |
| 2019 |
Long-term care insurance
Long-term care insurance companies in the United States paid out a record $11 billion in claims to approximately 310,000 policyholders, highlighting the significant financial support provided by these insurance policies.
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| 2019 |
Long-term care
Average annual nursing home care cost in the United States was $102,200 for a private room, with average assisted living cost at $48,612
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| 2017 |
Long-term care
Private Long-Term Care Insurance paid over $9.2 Billion in benefits, with the largest single claim exceeding $2 million.
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| 2015 | Average weekly care home cost in the UK was £675, marking a significant baseline for elder care expenses before substantial increases. |
| 2015 |
Long-term care
Medicaid and Medicare health care systems celebrated 50 years of operation
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| 2015 |
Long-term care
Families began actively seeking compensation from the government for informal caregiving, highlighting the economic challenges of unpaid long-term care support.
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| 2015 | End of the ten-year period marking a significant decline in financial support for elderly care in the United Kingdom. |
| 2015 | End of a decade-long period showing a significant reduction in funding for elderly support in the UK, with real-terms funding decrease being even more substantial than the reported 20%. |
| 2013 |
Long-term care
Core competencies for support workforce were further defined, covering aides in institutions and communities across various disability and health sectors.
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| 2013 |
Long-term care
US Senate Commission on Long Term Care received by key political leaders including President Barack Obama, House Speaker John Boehner, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Harry Reid, and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, discussing service delivery, workforce, and financing challenges.
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| 2013 | The Living Longer, Living Better amendments were implemented, introducing new approaches to providing aged care assistance based on individual assessed care needs, with special provisions for vulnerable groups like homeless individuals, people with dementia, and veterans. |
| April 1 2013 |
Long-term care
Start of a statistical period tracking long-term care facilities in Canada, with 1,519 facilities housing 149,488 residents, highlighting the scale of long-term care services in the country.
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| 2012 |
Long-term care
Americans spent $219.9 billion on long-term care services for the elderly
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| 2011 |
Long-term care
Dual eligible Medicare and Medicaid recipients accounted for $319.5 billion in healthcare spending.
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| 2011 | The Productivity Commission completed its review, reporting on the state of aged care and recommending significant system reforms. |
| 2010 | The Productivity Commission commenced a comprehensive review of aged care in Australia, examining the existing care system and its challenges. |
| January 2010 | British Columbia implemented a new payment scale for seniors in government-subsidized 'Long Term Care' facilities, requiring residents to pay 80% of their after-tax income if it exceeds $16,500. |
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