Nursing Homes Seeing Increasing Residents Age 31-64
According to NPR, an analysis of information from the Department of Health and Human Services shows that 14% of residents in nursing homes today range in age from 31-64. The NPR report outlines one specific case in which a 33-year-old woman is now a quadriplegic after suffering injuries resulting from a serious automobile accident. Today, the woman requires attendants in order to keep from being taken to a nursing home for the medical care that she now requires.
An associate professor at University of Maryland believes that the increase in population in nursing homes of 31-64 year olds is a result of many programs being cut that would help many people needing in-home care.
It is extremely uncommon to hear stories of younger people requiring care from nursing homes. However, according to researchers and analysts, it is becoming much more prevalent. It is unfortunate for many people if they are being forced into nursing homes because the programs that would allow them to have in-home care have been removed from government budget plans. The odds are likely that this increase in the percentage of the population in nursing homes could be prevented or halted entirely if these programs were not cut. According to a graph in this report, there has been a 4.2% increase of people ages 31-64 in the last 10 years in long-term care facilities.
