The Journal of the Economics of Ageing
Judith Bom, Pieter Bakx, Eddy van Doorslaer, Mette Gørtz, Jonathan Skinner
The share of older adults residing in a nursing home is much higher in the Netherlands and Denmark than in the US, while in the US, perhaps surprisingly, individuals are much more likely to be admitted to a nursing home. We explore reasons for the higher US admission rates and aim to understand to what extent these differences are due to (i) differences in the composition of the population aged 65+ or (ii) differences in LTC system features.