Long-Term Care: Diverse, Growing Population Includes Millions of Americans of All Ages

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided estimates of the current and future numbers of people needing long-term care, focusing on the: (1) characteristics of the population needing long-term care; (2) prevalence of current long-term care needs; (3) factors that may influence future long-term care needs; and (4) diversity of needs among different groups.