Over 1.2 million retirees live in assisted living facilities, but many seniors prefer aging in place at home. Seniorly released a list of the safest states for this, noting that 75% of older Americans wish to remain in their homes. The analysis covered ten categories, including home health care quality, isolation risk, and local walkability. Surprisingly, Florida, often seen as a retirement paradise, ranked last due to a lack of home health aides and high housing costs. In contrast, Utah was identified as the top state for aging in place.
To figure out which states are best for aging in place, and which ones can do better, the site looked at data across 10 categories, including the risk of isolation, home health care quality, home health aide availability, emergency care timeliness, smart home adoption, housing costs, road safety, local walkability, food delivery access, and weather hazards.
Florida ranks last due to limited access to home health aides (50 seniors per aide) along with a high housing cost burden, as 30.7 percent of older homeowners spend more than 30 percent of their income on housing.
Utah ranked as the best state in the U.S. for aging in place.
75 percent of older Americans say they would ideally like to remain in their homes.
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