Nearly 28 percent (three in ten) adults indicate that they are "very" worried that they will not be able to pay for nursing home or home care services. Nearly 32 percent (one third) of adults say that it is just something that they have ever thought about.

"National Survey on the Public's Views About Medicaid" Kaiser Family Foundation, June 2005

Males who reach the age of 65 have life expectancy of additional 16.8 years.
Females who reach the age of 65 have life expectancy of additional 19.8 years.

Fowles, D., Greenberg, S. "A Profile of Older Americans: 2005" Administration on Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 2005 edition.