As of 2019, roughly 8 percent of those in the U.S. with a relative in a nursing home stated they did not visit more often because it is too far away. The statistic illustrates the most common reasons for not spending more time visiting relatives in nursing homes in the U.S. as of 2019.
Percentage of people in the U.S. with a family member in a nursing home who didn't visit more often for select reasons as of 2019
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
My job/workinng hours make it difficult to find time
57.2%
It's depressing to see them in a nursing home
39.3%
I have other family obligations, which preclude me from making time
38.3%
Money is tight, which prvents me from traveling there more frequently
34.4%
I have personal obligations, which preclude me from making time
33.3%
I am uncomfortable in the nursing home
17.2%
It's too far away
7.9%
I'm afraid I'll get sick in the nursing home
4.6%
Other (e.g., apathy, don't get along with family member)
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Care.com. (January 25, 2019). Percentage of people in the U.S. with a family member in a nursing home who didn't visit more often for select reasons as of 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1058388/reasons-for-not-spending-more-time-visiting-relatives-in-nursing-homes-us/
Care.com. "Percentage of people in the U.S. with a family member in a nursing home who didn't visit more often for select reasons as of 2019." Chart. January 25, 2019. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1058388/reasons-for-not-spending-more-time-visiting-relatives-in-nursing-homes-us/
Care.com. (2019). Percentage of people in the U.S. with a family member in a nursing home who didn't visit more often for select reasons as of 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1058388/reasons-for-not-spending-more-time-visiting-relatives-in-nursing-homes-us/
Care.com. "Percentage of People in The U.S. with a Family Member in a Nursing Home Who Didn't Visit More Often for Select Reasons as of 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jan 2019, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1058388/reasons-for-not-spending-more-time-visiting-relatives-in-nursing-homes-us/
Care.com, Percentage of people in the U.S. with a family member in a nursing home who didn't visit more often for select reasons as of 2019 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1058388/reasons-for-not-spending-more-time-visiting-relatives-in-nursing-homes-us/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Percentage of people in the U.S. with a family member in a nursing home who didn't visit more often for select reasons as of 2019 [Graph], Care.com, January 25, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1058388/reasons-for-not-spending-more-time-visiting-relatives-in-nursing-homes-us/
