The U.S. Department Of Health and Human Services recently
released a data brief detailing the demographics of Americans living in
State-Funded Residential Care Facilities (RCF), such as those living in
assisted living communities. In 2010, 733,300 citizens lived in RCF’s. Of
those, 91% of were non-Hispanic whites, and 70% were female. Almost 2 in 10 were Medicaid
beneficiaries. Younger residents,
those under 65, were the most likely to have Medicaid, with 56% receiving
benefits. The majority of
residents were 85 and older, with 54% falling into the oldest age group. Chronic medical conditions were highly
prevalent as well, with more than three quarters of residents possessing at
least 2 of the 10 most common chronic conditions such as high blood pressure,
Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. More than a quarter of residents suffered from four or more
of these chronic illnesses.
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