Long‐term care planning and preferences among Japanese American baby boomers: Comparison with non‐Japanese Americans

Abstract

The present study suggests that the LTC industry including JA communities should accommodate boomers' retirement plans and preferences with a multicultural selection of services and settings. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2016; 16: 1074-1084.

Stated preferences for long-term care: a literature review

“…Because of the widespread preference for LTC at one's own home, residential care was aspired to by very few respondents (Chapleski, Sobeck and Fisher 2003; Iwasaki et al 2015; Kasper, Shore and Penninx 2000; Pinquart, Sorensen and Davey 2003; Walsh and Callan 2011; Werner and Segel-Karpas 2014; Wolff, Kasper and Shore 2008). Among the different forms of residential LTC, those associated with more freedom, independence and flexibility, such as retirement communities and sheltered housing or assisted living facilities, were largely preferred to NH (Chapleski, Sobeck and Fisher 2003; Chung et al 2008; Imamoglu and Imamoglu 2006; Iwasaki et al 2015; Kasper, Shore and Penninx 2000; Pinquart, Sorensen and Davey 2003; Shin 2008; Spangenberg et al 2013; Walsh and Callan 2011; Werner and Segel-Karpas 2014; Wolff, Kasper and Shore 2008). For example, Chung et al (2008) investigated LTC preferences in a random sample of 562 individuals ⩾65 years from northern Taiwan and found that 16 per cent preferred residential LTC, with 12 per cent endorsing residential shelter and 4 per cent NH.…”

“…Among the predisposing variables , consistent effects were observed for having children and being married/living with a partner, whereas age, gender, ethnicity and education yielded inconsistent results. Individuals with children (Iwasaki et al 2015; Kim and Choi 2008; Kim and Kim 2004; Pinquart and Sorensen 2002; Spangenberg et al 2012) and those being married/living with their partner (Kim and Choi 2008; McCormick et al 2002; Min 2005; Pinquart and Sorensen 2002; Spangenberg et al 2012, 2013) were more likely to prefer informal LTC arrangements.…”

“…Among the enabling variables , the health and LTC infrastructure ( e.g. availability of hospitals, ambulatory nursing services, NH) at the current and potential future place of living influenced the preference to relocate/move for LTC-related reasons (Iwasaki et al 2015; Rudel, Abraham and Gortler 2017). Better subjective knowledge about (Eckert, Morgan and Swamy 2004; Jang et al 2008) and previous receipt of formal care services (Min 2005; Pinquart and Sorensen 2002) was found to increase the preference for formal LTC, whereas the subjectively perceived ability to obtain informal care (Bradley et al 2004) as well as the previous receipt of informal LTC (Pinquart and Sorensen 2002) increased the preference for informal care.…”

Expectations for future care provision in a population-based cohort of baby-boomers

“…However, in our multiply-adjusted analyses, health and socioeconomic position were not related to expectations. We are not aware that other studies based in Britain have described expectations among this baby-boomer generation but we note that social care provision and preferences vary across nations with different social norms and social policies [ [36] , [37] , [38] ] and may not be generalizable to other nations or birth cohorts so replication in other settings would be valuable.…”

Older Citizens' Opinions on Long-Term Care Options: A Vignette Survey

“…The high response rate in our survey was probably explained by a relationship of trust established over years in the local population with the conduct of the Lc65þ study. Previous research in this field was scarce and limited by small or convenience samples, 9,12,25,28,31,34,35 low participation, 16,27 conduct in population groups with specific cultural 20,28,30,31,36 or health 9,12,13,25,28,34 characteristics, survey methods likely to induce a selection bias in older populations (eg, data collected via the Internet), 15,16 failure to provide practical information to respondents regarding disability needs and social circumstances, or narrow focus on a small number of vignettes. In this context, 2 studies provided promising methodological innovations.…”