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. 2021 Dec 16;20(2):537–605. doi: 10.11124/JBIES-20-00413

Table 1.

Categories of out-of-pocket expenses related to aging in place for frail older people

Author Home care Medication Cleaning and laundry Food Transportation Medical equipment and assistive devices Respite Home modifications Insurance Other
Ayalon et al. 200873 X
Barken 201758 X X X Pet care
Barken 201959 X
Beland et al. 200660 X X X X X
Bendixen et al. 200540 X
Cassells and Watt 200369 X X
Choi et al. 200941 X X X X Utilities
Clark et al. 200842 X X
Colling et al. 200343 X
de Craen et al. 200675 X X
Degiuli 201074 X Vacations
Dosman and Keating 200561 X X X
Flood et al. 200565
Freedman and Spillman 201445 X
Hanratty et al. 200866 X X
Klein et al. 200446 X
Kurpas et al. 201876 X Financial and legal services
Leutz et al. 200147 X X X Yard maintenance; emergency response systems
Lien and Huang 201780 X X
Liu et al. 201771 Financial transfers to children
Moore et al. 200150 X X X Hair care
Nakabe et al. 201967 X
O’Keefe et al. 200151 X X X X
Ploeg et al. 201762 X
Ploeg et al. 201963 X X X X
Sambamoorthi et al. 200352 X
Schoenberg et al. 200753 X X X Doctor or dental visits
Schwab et al. 200354 X X X X X X
Shafir et al. 201655 X Physician access
Sharkey et al. 200556 X
Stuart and Hansen 200672 X X
Taylor et al. 200157 X
Veras et al. 200870 X X X X X X X X Health care specialists
Washio et al. 201268 X X X X X X Care plan services
Zencir et al. 200581 X
Total 16 12 10 9 8 8 6 5 5