Poll Finds Most Californians Unprepared for Costs of Long-Term Care

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LONG BEACH, Calif., April 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- California voters, regardless of their political party affiliation or income level, are worried about and feel unprepared for the costs of long-term care, according to a new poll from The SCAN Foundation and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

Fifty-eight percent of registered California voters age 40 and older say they feel unprepared to pay for services if they could no longer care for themselves independently and needed long-term care.

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Poll Finds Most Californians Unprepared for Costs of Long-Term Care

Two-thirds -- including majorities across political parties -- say they are worried about long-term care costs, as are 75 percent of those who are currently providing help to family or friends and 74 percent of those who anticipate providing help in the near future. Concern also spans all income levels, i...

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