Silver Book Fact
Medicare enrollees receiving personal care
Around 3.7 million (11%) of older Medicare enrollees received personal care from a paid or unpaid source in 1999.
Administration on Aging. A Profile of Older Americans: 2010. Washington, DC: US Department of Health and Human Services; 2011. https://www.acl.gov/sites/default/files/Aging%20and%20Disability%20in%20America/2010profile.pdf