Background Available evidence suggests that cognitive impairment (CI), which leads to
deficits in episodic memory, executive functions, visual attention, and language, is …

This article proposes a multi-state model of both functional disability and health status in the
presence of systematic trend and uncertainty. We classify each individual observation along …

With the gradual deepening of aging, the affordability of long-term care (LTC) services in
aging societies will become increasingly questionable. Both private stand-alone LTC …

We develop and calibrate a life-cycle model of labor supply and consumption to quantify the
implications of alternative pension reforms on labor supply, individual welfare, and …

China and the US are two contrasting countries in terms of functional disability and long-
term care. China is experiencing declining family support for long-term care and develo** …

Already home to 23% of the global elderly population, China will experience further
demographic change in the coming decades. To address the consequences of population …

This paper explores new mechanisms to fund long-term care using housing wealth. Using
data from an online experimental survey fielded to a sample of 1,200 Chinese homeowners …

The Markov process is not only the actuarial basis of pricing of long term care (LTC)
insurance but also the fundamental for predicting the future elder population and disabled …

This study considers data from 5 waves of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA).
We aim to study the impact of demographic and self-rated health variables including …

Alcohol consumption has significant health implications. This study estimates the impact of
drinking on all-cause mortality, total life expectancy, and disability-free life expectancy for …