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For Women Only >> Women Face a Greater Risk
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Women Face a Greater Risk
Consider this:
Women outlive men by an average of 71 years, and they are twice as likely as men to enter a nursing home after the age of 652.
Women who reach age 65 can expect to live an average of 19 more years to age 843.
Among those who reach 85 or older, 75% are women.4
About 75% of nursing home residents and over 65% of home care recipients are women.5
Over half the women who live beyond age 65 are expected to spend some time in a nursing facility.6
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