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Alaska Commission on Aging’s Survey of Senior Concerns 2005. Total Responses: 1,451 Senior Responses: 1,256 Boomer et al Responses: 195. Demographic Characteristics of Respondents. Typical survey respondent was: Female Age 77 Alaska resident for more than 40 years Living alone - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Alaska Commission on Aging’sSurvey of Senior Concerns
2005
Total Responses: 1,451
Senior Responses: 1,256
Boomer et al Responses: 195
Demographic Characteristics of Respondents
• Typical survey respondent was:– Female– Age 77– Alaska resident for more than 40 years– Living alone– Anchorage resident– Living in own home– Driver of own car– Volunteer in the community– Not a user of any senior services
Gender of Senior Responders
71%
29%
Female Male
Age Group of Senior Responders
27%
40%
30%
3%
60 to 69 70 to 79 80 to 89 90 to 99
Seniors' Length of Alaska Residency
3% 5%
16%
21%46%
9%
Less than 5 years 5 to 14 years 15 to 30 years
31 to 40 years More than 40 years All my life - born here
Seniors' Household Size
48%
43%
5%
2%
1%1%
0%
One Two Three Four Five Six Seven
Seniors' Region of Residence
42%
24%
16%
15%3%
0%
Anchorage Fairbanks/Interior SouthEast
SouthCentral SouthWest Northern
Seniors' Housing Type
68%
9%
8%
6%
2%
1%6%
0%0%
Own home
Senior housing
Rentedhouse/apartment
Family member'shome
Family member'srental
Assisted livingfacility
Rooming house orhotel
Homeless shelter
Other
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Home I Own Home FamilyMember
Owns
SeniorHousing
Home/Apt. IRent
Home/Apt.Family
MemberRents
RoomingHouse/Hotel
HomelessShelter
Assistedliving facility
Other
Seniors Who Prefer Other Housing, by Current Housing Type
What Seniors Want in Housing• 21.5% of seniors overall say they would like some other type of
housing• Types of housing they would like:
– Own home, or downsized home– Single level home – Condo or townhouse in seniors-only development– Planned community, retirement community– Senior housing for middle-income people– Better maintained building – more heat, repairs, less noise, safer– Indoor plumbing, running water, kitchen, larger space– Assisted living apartment with personal care and meals– Independent living apartment with some services– Senior community with assisted living and nursing home care– More senior housing– Affordable housing
Seniors: Own and Drive a Car?
81%
19%
Yes No
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Under 50 50's 60's 70's 80's 90's
Percentage of Drivers by Age Group
Yes No
92%
90%
87%
85%74%
38%
Seniors: Volunteer in Community?
56%
44%
Yes No
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
Less than$500
$500 -$999
$1,000 -$1,499
$1,500 -$1,999
$2,000 -$2,999
$3,000 -$3,999
$4,000 -$4,999
$5,000 -$5,999
$6,000 -$6,999
$7,000 -$7,999
$8,000 -$8,999
$9,000 -$9,999
$10,000or more
Seniors' Household Income
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Seniors' Sources of Household Income
Yes No
89%
85%
52%
16% 14% 13%7%
6% 6% 3%11%
Typical “Other” Income Sources:
• Income from rental properties• Annuity• Trust• VA pension• Military disability• Food bank; heating and fuel assistance• Self-employment• Inheritance
Seniors: Income Sufficient for Needs?
21%
37%
42%
No Yes, but no extras Yes
0
50
100
150
200
250
Nothing $1 to$24
$25 to$49
$50 to$74
$75 to$99
$100 to$199
$200 to$299
$300 to$399
$400 to$499
$500 to$599
$600 to$699
$700 to$799
$800 to$899
$900 to$999
$1,000or more
Seniors' Monthly Out-of-Pocket Drug Costs
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Medicare Employer/UnionInsurance
Private payinsurance
Medicaid Indian HealthService
No coverage
Seniors' Sources of Health Coverage
Yes No
84%
50%
20%
13%
5% 2%
Seniors: Problem Accessing Health Care?
24%
76%
Yes No
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
Unable to pay Service notavailable in area
Unable to getappointment
No transportation Other
Problem Preventing Access to Health Care
Typical “Other” Problems Accessing Health Care:
• Doctors not accepting Medicare, Medicaid, Blue Cross, TriCare
• Doctors not taking new patients/seniors• Can’t get dental care, eye care, home
health care• Doctors don’t listen, charge excessively,
messed up my meds, incompetent• Shortage of specialists, gerontologists• VA care difficult to access
Seniors in the Community
• More than half (56%) volunteer their services on a regular basis
• 16% work outside the home for pay• Many act as family caregivers:
– 9% care for elderly family members– 8% care for a person with a disability– 8% provide child care
• 40% visit a Senior Center regularly• 79% know where to go with questions about
services for seniors
Seniors: As Involved in Community as They'd Like to Be?
57%
43%
Yes No
Reasons for Lack of Involvement:
• Health, disability, mobility concerns (45%)
• Not enough time (16%)
• Transportation problems (11%)
• Caregiver responsibilities (7%)
• Financial issues (3%)
• Job responsibilities (2%)
• Other reasons (16%)
Typical “Other” Reasons for Lack of Involvement:
• “Age,” “old age,” “too old,” “too tired”
• Busy with personal interests
• Don’t know about opportunities available
• Live too far from town
• People of a different political persuasion are in charge of everything
• Weather, ice, darkness
Senior Services: Little Used, Mostly Appreciated
• Senior Center meals are the service used by the most seniors (27%)
• Senior Center meals are also the service with the greatest percentage of satisfied users (92%)
• Usage of other services ranged from 15% down to 2%
• Chore service had the lowest percentage of satisfied users (61%)
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
Senior CenterMeals
Home-Delivered
Meals
Transportation Respite Care CareCoordination
Adult Day Chore PCA
Seniors Using Services, with Percent Not Satisfied
Satisfied Not Satisfied
8%8%
24%
16%
26%22% 39%
21%26%
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
FinancialSecurity
Health Care Housing Leadership Services Transportation Other
Top Issue for Seniors: Now and In Ten Years
Now In 10 Yrs
Seniors’ Concerns About Financial Security
• Fixed income can’t keep up with accelerating cost of living
• Insecurity about Social Security• Cost of housing, services, care• Being able to afford to stay in Alaska• End of Longevity Bonus creates hardship; fear loss of
other senior benefits• High property taxes, other taxes• Cost of food, fuel, transportation• Costs of health care and medication• Costs of long term care
Seniors’ Comments About Leadership Vacuum as Greatest Problem
• Lack of support from the legislature – they want seniors to leave Alaska
• State apathy towards senior citizens• State and federal governments refusing to honor their commitments
to us – we paid our dues• Unstable state financing for programs• Lack of good state fiscal policy• Politicians endangering Social Security and Medicare• Need to ensure Permanent Fund will still be available for our
children and grandchildren• Reduce government spending• Resources of Alaska should be developed for the benefit of
Alaskans• Balance the state budget