ABSTRACT
Individuals aged 65 years or older continue to increase in America-for instance, an increase of 3.1 million since 1994 was noted in 2004.
In the same age group, although a relatively small number of about 1.56 million, or 4.5%, lived in nursing homes in 2000, the percentage increased strikingly with age, varying from 1.1% for persons 65 to 74 years to 4.7% for persons 75 to 84 years and 18.2% for persons 85+.
