Long-Term Care by Age Group with Needs and by Payer

Percent of Population with Long-Term Care Needs by Age Group

	Under Age 65	Age 65 +	Total Population with Long-Term Care Needs (millions)
Total Population, All Settings	49.2%	50.8%	10
Institutional Residents	18.2%	81.8%	1.6
Community Residents	55.0%	45.0%	8.4

Percent of Long-Term Care Expenditures by Payer

Payer
Other	17%
Private Insurance	7%
Out-of-Pocket	15%
Medicare Post Acute	20%
Medicaid	41%

Source: The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
http://www.kff.org/medicaid/upload/8403.pdf