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Many older adults will require some degree of long-term care (LTC) later in life, with more than half needing more intensive support, often for an extended period. The resources required to meet such high-intensity, long-duration LTC needs – provided by family members or through paid formal care – can be substantial. This paper addresses t…

Many older adults will require some long-term care (LTC) later in life, with over half needing intensive support – often for an extended period. The resources required to meet such high-intensity, long-duration needs – either informal support from family members or paid formal care – can be substantial. The question is whether older adults understand…