Kaiser Family FoundationKaiser Family Foundation

December 7, 2007December 7, 2007

Views about the Quality of Long-Term Care Services in the United

States

68%

53% 50%

Either in a nursinghome, at home, or

other type of facility

At home or in anothertype of facility

In a nursing home

Experience with Long-Term CareChart 1

Source: KFF Update on the Public’s Views of Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care Services (conducted October 1 – October 10, 2007)

Percent who said that at any time during the past 3 years, a member of their immediate family or someone they know well was…

Nursing homes provide high-quality services for people who need

them

Nursing homes are a decent place to

stay

53%

35%

12%

8%

22%

28%

38%

38%

8%

16%

21%

8%

19%

23%

13%

13%

10%

10%

21%

4%

Impressions of Nursing Home CarePercent who agree/disagree with the following statements…

Somewhat agree

Strongly agree

Somewhat disagree

Strongly disagree

Don’t know/ Refused

Chart 2

Source: KFF Update on the Public’s Views of Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care Services (conducted October 1 – October 10, 2007)

Staff at nursing homes are often

poorly trained

Nursing homes don’t have enough

staff

59%

51%

33%

35% 8%

5%

4%

2%

2%

Concerns About the Quality of Long Term Care

Nursing home care available

in this country today

Chart 3

Somewhat concerned

Very concerned

Not too concerned

Not at all concerned

Don’t know

How concerned are you if at all, about the quality of …

Source: KFF Update on the Public’s Views of Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care Services (conducted October 1 – October 10, 2007)

Care provided to seniors and

people with disabilities

living at home who need

help taking care of

themselves

Government Regulation of Nursing Homes

16%

9%

43%

21%

10%

Percent who say there is not enough government regulation of the quality of nursing homes…

Strongly agree

Chart 4

Somewhat agree

Somewhat disagree

Strongly disagree

Don’t know/ Refused

Source: KFF Update on the Public’s Views of Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care Services (conducted October 1 – October 10, 2007)