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• Chronic Conditions
• Falls Prevention
• Community Education
• Behavioral Health
• Center for Healthy Aging

Resources

For Professionals

• NCOA Urges People Affected by Oklahoma Tornado to Seek Immediate Help at BenefitsCheckUp®
• Celebrate Older Americans Month by Unleashing the Power of Benefits
• President Releases Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Proposal
• JobSource: A New Online Portal for Older Adults Seeking Employment
• Six creative benefits outreach strategies
• Balancing Incentive Program: Highlighting State Approaches and Progress
• MIPPA: What We’ve Learned, and What’s Next - Past Event

For Older Adults and Caregivers

• Stretching Every Dollar
• Why Managing your Medicine Matters

For Advocates

• President Releases Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Proposal
• Stretching Every Dollar
• Development of the Home and Community Based Services Experience Survey - Past Event

United States of Aging

Press Release >> Topline Results >> United States of Aging in the News >> USA TODAY Article >> Video of Town Hall Event >>      Many Baby Boomers are not confident their communities will help them age successfully [ JPG ] [ PDF ]     The most vulnerable seniors are the least confident in their future health and security [ JPG ] [ PDF ]

Are today's older adults ready for the realities of aging in America? And are America's communities ready to meet the needs of the rapidly growing senior population?

UnitedHealthcare, USA TODAY, and NCOA surveyed 2,250 U.S. adults aged 60 or older for the inaugural United States of Aging Survey to examine seniors’ outlook and preparedness for aging, and their community’s ability to meet their needs as they age.

Key Findings

• Seniors and baby boomers expect their lives to improve as they grow older.
  
  
• A significant minority of respondents feel less secure: about one in four report trouble with current monthly living expenses; one-third say they will not be able to afford future long-term care services; and 72% of those who make less than $30,000 per year live with a chronic health condition.
  
  
• Perceptions of community services for older Americans vary; boomers are less confident than older respondents that their community will provide the services they need to maintain health and independence.

Survey Fact Sheets

Get detailed survey findings for the nation and for the following subsets of respondents.

National Results

[ Fact Sheet ] [ Presentation ] [ ZIP ]
[ Fact Sheet in Spanish ]

Results by Income, Gender, and Race

• Low- and Moderate-Income Older Adults
  [ Fact Sheet ] [ Presentation ]
• Men/Women [ Fact Sheet ] [ Presentation ]
• African Americans [ Fact Sheet ]
• Hispanics [ Fact Sheet ] [ Fact Sheet in Spanish ]

Results by City

• Dallas, TX [ Fact Sheet ] [ Presentation ]
• Miami, FL [ Fact Sheet ] [ Presentation ]
  [ Fact Sheet in Spanish ]
• Milwaukee, WI [ Fact Sheet ] [ Presentation ]
• Orange County, CA [ Fact Sheet ] [ Presentation ]
• Upstate New York [ Fact Sheet ] [ Presentation ]

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