Exhibit 1.
Assistance With Activities Received By Adults Ages Sixty-Five And Older Not Residing In A Nursing Home, By Dementia Status, 2011
| Dementia | No dementia | All | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All older adults | |||
| Number (millions) | 3.6 | 33.4 | 37.0 |
| Percent | 9.7% | 90.3% | 100.0% |
| Type of assistance | |||
| Any self-care activities | 53.1% | 10.7%*** | 14.9% |
| Any household activities | 73.9 | 17.0*** | 22.7 |
| Self-care or household activities | 77.2 | 20.3%*** | 26.1 |
| Older adults receiving help | |||
| Number (millions) | 2.8 | 6.9 | 9.7 |
| Percent | 28.9% | 71.1% | 100.0% |
| Level of assistance for people receiving help | |||
| 3 or more self-care activities | 39.8% | 14.4%*** | 22.0% |
| 1–2 self-care activities | 29.0 | 38.0 | 35.4 |
| Household activities only | 31.2 | 47.5 | 42.7 |
SOURCE Authors’ analysis of data from the 2011 National Health and Aging Trends Study. NOTES Analyses were weighted to produce nationally representative estimates. There were 7,609 people in the study, representing 37.0 million older adults; 1,038 people in the study who were classified as having dementia, representing 3.6 million older adults; 2,423 people in the study who received assistance with self-care or household activities, representing 9.7 million older adults; and 830 in the study who received assistance and were classified as having dementia, representing 2.8 million older adults. Self-care activities are bathing, dressing, eating, using the toilet, getting out of bed, and getting around inside one’s home or building. Household activities are doing laundry, preparing hot meals, shopping for personal items, paying bills or doing banking, and handling medications. Assistance includes any help with self-care or household activities for health or functioning reasons.
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