Objective: Despite recent research focused on aging well, little is known regarding the goals and expectations from long-term services and supports (LTSS) use among older adults.

Methods: To address this knowledge gap, interviewer-guided surveys with older adults newly receiving LTSS in home and community-based, assisted living, and nursing home settings in Philadelphia, New Jersey, and New York were conducted.

Results: Twelve subthemes regarding the goals and expectations of 464 older adults receiving LTSS and in the context of Aging Well emerged from our analysis: maintaining , optimizing , maintaining the back to the previous state, achieving , preserving , achieving , increasing , receiving , increasing , relieving , and feeling a sense of .

Discussion: This in-depth analysis of qualitative data provides context for LTSS use among older adults.

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