Most Americans participating in a new survey, regardless of political affiliation, said that the government should do more to help people access quality long-term care. Solutions, however, remain elusive.
Of respondents to a survey by the National Institute on Retirement Security, 93% of Democrats, 84% of independents and 83% of Republicans said that the government should do more to help Americans access quality long-term care.
When asked about a potential solution, however, only 62% of Democrats, 51% of independents and 47% of Republicans said they support the state government collecting money from people’s paychecks to pay for long-term care the way funds are collected for Social Security.
The survey results are contained in a new issue brief published this week, building on a recent NIRS report.
Other findings:
- 83% of independents, 81% of Democrats and 80% of Republicans said they are concerned about the cost of nursing home care.
- 71% of Republicans, 70% of Democrats and 68% of independents view the cost of long-term care as “challenging financially.”
- Only 52% of Democrats, 44% of Republicans and 43% of independents said they are confident in their or their partner or spouse’s ability to pay for long-term care if they need it.
- 83% of independents, 81% of Democrats and 80% of Republicans said they are worried about the cost of long-term care insurance.
Conducted by Greenwald Research, the study included information collected from online interviews Oct. 10 to 25, 2023. A total of 1,208 individuals aged 25 or more years completed the survey.
Survey respondents also shared their views on Social Security, pensions and retirement security in general.
