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People prefer home-based care for aging parents

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In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted Aug. 20 to 25, 2025, 80% of Americans chose a home-based arrangement when asked what they would prefer if a parent needed help living independently because of a health limitation.

The largest shares preferred having the parent live with them (28%), having the parent stay in their own home with help from them (27%), or having the parent stay in their own home with professional help (25%). Smaller shares chose assisted living (16%) or a nursing home (3%).

Topline

single choice

Topline distribution

80% of Americans prefer home-based care if a parent needs help living independently.

If your parent developed a health limitation that made it difficult for them to take care of themselves independently, what would be your preferred care arrangement for them?

  • Live with you 28.1%
  • Stay in their home with help from you 27.2%
  • Stay in their home with professional help 25.5%
  • Live in an assisted living community 16.0%
  • Live in a nursing home 3.2%

2025 · base n 1,000 · +/- 3.1%

ASA Omnibus Survey

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Methodology

Full methodology
Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Field dates
2025-08-20 → 2025-08-25
Base (unweighted)
1,000
Margin of error
+/- 3.1%
Module
ASA Omnibus Survey

Source

Citation

ASA Omnibus Survey, fielded August 20-25, 2025, N=1,000 United States adults, +/- 3.1%.

https://reports.verasight.io/r/asa-2025

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Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting.
Population
US adults age 18+.
Sample design
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Weighting
Per-module weighting to CPS targets including age, race and ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, and metropolitan status.
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Pew Research Center's NPORS benchmarking surveys, three-year running average.
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2024 presidential vote population benchmarks.
Margin of error
Typically about plus or minus 3.4 to 3.6 percent per module at standard module sizes. Question-level MoE is recomputed when a base shrinks materially below the module baseline.
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