In an instant, a tragic accident turned a loving wife into a long term caregiver.
Tag: long term care
May 24
Motorcycle Accident
May 23
Parkinson’s Disease
His mother lived to age 91 with Parkinson’s Disease, and the costs would have been overwhelming without long term care insurance.
May 22
Assisted Living
Long term care insurance has allowed her 84-year-old mother to have peace-of-mind after moving into an assisted living facility.
May 21
Barbara’s Decision
After buying a long term care policy 10 years ago, Barbara doesn’t have to worry about burdening her children with the cost of her care.
May 15
Ask Your Employer to Offer Long-Term Care Insurance
Ask your employer to offer long-term care insurance that is qualified for the Long-Term Care Partnership to employees 18+ to help your family AND your state budget.
Mar 19
How Old are People When They Need Long-Term Care?
Last week we established that most long-term care doesn’t happen in a nursing home. Most of it is provided by a primary caregiver in the home. That caregiver is usually a woman, and she could be a daughter or daughter-in-law or a spouse. She could even be a mom, like my cousin who took six …
Mar 13
Your Customized Benefit Selection Process
The following is an abbreviated section from my book The ABC’s of Long-Term Care Insurance – keepin’ it REALLY simple for you, folks! To simplify the benefit selection process, there are six major choices that impact a premium. Here is each choice and a recommendation. 1a) Daily or Monthly Benefit – Look at the average …
Dec 14
State Budget Shortfalls and State-Specific Budget Cuts
Public-Private Long-Term Care Insurance Plans will have a tremendously positive impact on state budgets if we educate employers to offer it now to all employees to decrease cuts in other services like you see here.
Dec 09
States Continue to Feel Recession’s Impact
By Elizabeth McNichol, Phil Oliff, and Nicholas Johnson
The worst recession since the 1930s has caused the steepest decline in state tax receipts on record. State tax collections, adjusted for inflation, are now 12 percent below pre-recession levels, while the need for state-funded services has not declined. As a result, even after making very deep spending cuts over the last two years, states continue to face large budget gaps.
Nov 05
An Update on State Budget Cuts
By Nicholas Johnson, Phil Oliff, and Erica Williams
With tax revenue still declining as a result of the recession and budget reserves largely drained, the vast majority of states have made spending cuts that hurt families and reduce necessary services. These cuts, in turn, have deepened states’ economic problems because families and businesses have less to spend.