Health tileWHAT IF …Tennessee improved its performance to the level of the highest-performing state:• 46,994 more low- to moderate-income adults with daily living disabilities would be covered by TennCare.• 6,181 more new users of TennCare long-term services and supports would first receive services in the community.• 3,075 nursing home residents with low care needs would be able to return to the community within 100 days.Source: AARP 2014 State Long-Term Services and Supports Scorecard Results
Tennessee needs to improve its long-term care for seniors, and it needs to do it within the next 12 years, a new report indicates.
By that time, the oldest members of the baby boomer generation will be turning 80. And the ratio of potential family caregivers for each person 80 years old or older will have dropped from seven to only four.
As boomers age and family sizes dwindle, the AARP has sought to gauge the outlook of long-term care options state by state basis.
The AARP’s scorecard takes into account reams of state and federal data, measuring everything from affordability to quality of long-term care.