AARP completes a Long-Term Services and Supports Scorecard every three years. The scorecard analyzes state data around family care services, long-term care workforce, equity in nursing homes, emergency preparedness and more. It is a joint charitable project by AARP Foundation, The SCAN Foundation, the Commonwealth Fund and the John A. Hartford Foundation.
Here are the best and worst states for long-term care in 2023:
Best states
- Minnesota
- Washington
- District of Columbia
- Massachusetts
- Colorado
- New York
- Oregon
- Hawaii
- Vermont
- New Jersey
Worst states
- West Virginia
- Alabama
- South Carolina
- Mississippi
- Tennessee
- Oklahoma
- Louisiana
- Nevada
- Florida
- Kentucky
