Caregiving and End of Life Issues: A Survey of AARP Members in Florida

In May 2008, AARP Florida, in partnership with The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast and Florida Hospice & Palliative Care, commissioned a survey of AARP members on caregiving and end-of-life issues.
Key findings:

• 13% of respondents are providing unpaid care for a relative, friend, spouse, companion, or partner
• A third have been providing care for at least 6 years, and 45% have been providing care for 1-5 years
• If they could choose where to die, 58% would choose to die at home
• 9 in 10 have heard of hospice services, and 8 in 10 have a very or somewhat favorable opinion of them
• 64% have talked with their spouse, partner, or another family member about their wishes for care at the end of life
• 57% have completed a last will and testament, and 53% have completed a living will

This mail survey was conducted in May and June 2008 among a random sample of 3,024 AARP members aged 50 and older.

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