Market Analysis And Research Reports: Long Term Care Market Size is expected to reach USD 1.7 billion by 2026 - 0 views
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emmaj3206 on 07 Jun 19"The global #longtermcare market size is expected to reach USD 1.7 billion by 2026, exhibiting a 7.5% CAGR during the forecast period. The market is expected to grow primarily owing to rising prevalence of target diseases, especially Alzheimer's and other dementias, among the aging population. In addition to this, increasing awareness about different long term care (LTC) facilities and the increasing medical coverage for home healthcare are likely to benefit market growth. According to data published by the United Nations in 2017, it has been estimated that the number of people above 60 of years of age is expected to double between 2017 and 2050. In 2017, the geriatric population was estimated to be 962 million globally. In August 2018, it was estimated that around 52.0% of the people turning 65 years are more likely to take rely on some type of LTC services in the years to come. There has also been a shift toward in-home care from LTC. The number of nursing facilities has reduced over the past several years, while the prevalence of in-home nursing programs have doubled."