From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, this report analyzes new data from a module of the 2006 Health and Retirement Study on assistive home features for near-elderly and older adults.
In 2006, two-thirds of the population born in 1953 or earlier (ages 52 and older) had one or more assistive home features, about one-third added at least one of these features, and 40% used at least one feature in the last 30 days.
The most common assistive home features included railings at the home entrance (36.2%), followed by grab bars in shower/tub (30.3%) and a seat for the shower/tub (27.3%). Among those who added features, roughly 9% reported no out-of-pocket payments, one-third less than $100, another third from $100 up to $500, 10% from $500 up to $1000 and the remaining 10% over $1000. Only 6% of respondents who added features could not reported an amount in broad brackets. A very low percentage--about 6%--reported that insurance or government programs paid some of the cost.
Findings offer policy makers several new insights into the role of assistive home features in the daily lives of near-elderly and older adults.
http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2008/homemod.htm
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