A conversation has started in this country. People are concerned about the costs of long term care as the baby boomers age. But it isn’t just the graying of America that poses the problem. We can expect our current population to need long term care much sooner than previous generations, due to an increasing rate of obesity, diabetes and heart disease in our young.
Please share your plans for the future, because inquiring minds want to know: How are you planning to pay for your long term care costs, if you are among the 50% or so of Americans who need care?
Will you depend upon your children long term care?
Does your financial planning involve “spending down” to poverty [...]
If it wasn’t clear before, it sure is now – There is long term care insurance in your future.
This heartbreaking quote is just the tip of the iceberg with this well-informed, personal account of the elder care journey…
More than 1/3 of U.S. residents contacted indicated they would turn to family and friends for [tag]long term care[/tag], a new survey shows.
Reflecting a national problem, leaders of North Carolina’s nursing home and long-term car facilities say that the money which Medicaid provides for patient care simply isn’t enough to cover costs.
These shocking facts had better wake up America’s baby boomer generation to plan now for eventual long term care. There’s no way around it…
Medicaid budget cuts will disproportionately hurt those who can least afford it, especially the frail, sick and elderly in need of long term care.
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As the nation prepares for the retirement of the post-World War II baby boomer generation, we must consider revamping how we provide and pay for long-term care. Government should reinforce services that allow people to stay in their own homes and communities.
Americans living longer face risks of needing long-term care as they age. Individuals currently turning age 65 face an average of 3 years of need for long term care sometime before they die, with 1 in 5 expected to need 5 years of care or more. This is according to a brand new study led by a Penn State researcher.
