Older people fret less about aging in place: AP-NORC Poll
FILE- A man and woman walk under trees down a path at Alta Plaza Park in San Francisco. People in the final stretches of their working years feel less prepared to successfully age in their own homes than those who are 65 and older and already likely to have shifted into their retirement years. That age gap is among the key findings of The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs poll. That's a key insight from a newpoll, which found that U.S.
This relatively younger group is especially likely to say their financial situation is the main reason they don't feel very prepared to age in place. And they're also more likely to feel anxious about being able to stay in their communities, get care from medical providers and receive backup from family members or close friends, the poll found.
“In my group, you wonder if it's going to be available," Wiggins said of government programs that support older people. “Maybe it's not. You will find people who are less apt to have a traditional pension. Those are things that leave you with a lot of trepidation toward the future.” Kym Harrelson-Pattishall is hoping that as more people retire to her coastal North Carolina community, health care facilities and other services will follow. As it stands now, a major medical issue can involve a car trip of up to an hour to the hospital.A real estate agent in her early 50s, Pattishall shares the goal of aging at home, but her confidence level is not very high. “I think it would just eat away what savings I have,” she said.
“My biggest thing I have to work around as far as expenses is insurance,” she added. “I don't really need any new clothes. In Texas, you live in jeans and T-shirts and they don't go out of style. Yeah, your shoes wear out, but how often do you buy a pair of shoes?”
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