Elders' preferences for care setting in short- and long-term disability scenarios

Preference for long-term care (LTC) location among community-dwelling elder s was assessed using short- and long-term disability scenarios (N = 537). U sing Wilcoxon rank sum tests, we assessed differences in perceptions of fin ancial difficulty, family strain, and personal stress by predisposing, enab ling, and need factors. Using logistic regression we determined which facto rs were predictive of preference for LTC location. Frail and poor elders an d those who lived alone had more financial and familial concerns; elders of higher social class anticipated more personal stress; elders with negative attitudes toward LTC facilities, who had fewer financial, familial and per sonal concerns, and who were married were more likely to prefer home care.