When to Buy LTC
Why Can’t I Spend my Money on Fun?
A recent Wall Street Journal cartoon featured a gentleman visiting his financial planner. In the cartoon, he asks the planner, “Why can’t I spend some of my money on fun now?”
Often, retired people are afraid to spend money on fun or travel because they fear the catastrophic costs they would face if one of them needs long term care (LTC).… Read more...
What’s it Really Like Paying for Long-Term Care
As written by Michelle Singletary and published in the Washington Post on November 26, 2018
One of my favorite Spock quotes from the Star Trek television series is, “Live long and prosper.” Who doesn’t want a long life, right?
But what if the longevity means spending down your money for long-term care?… Read more...
Observations from a Recent Hospital Stay
Recently, I was an inpatient in a hospital after having surgery. While there, I visited with a number of nurses and CNAs (certified nursing assistants) while they were caring for me. Nearly every one of the CNAs had started their careers in a long-term care (LTC) facility.… Read more...
May is Disability Awareness Month – Does Long Term Care Keep You Up at Night?
Becoming disabled from sickness or accident and unable to work is a significant problem for many. Once retired you might think this is no longer a concern.
But what if you became disabled enough to need assistance with bathing, or dressing, or moving about (arthritis)? … Read more...
Think You Are Too Young To Worry About LTC? Think Again!
I just read that the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says “The percentage of adults aged 45 to 64 years who reported needing help with activities of daily living such as eating, bathing, dressing, or getting around inside their residences has increased nearly 50% from 2000 to 2015. … Read more...
Alzheimer’s Is Expensive
Alzheimer’s Disease is the 6th leading cause of death in America.
By age 65, one in eight has it. By age 75 it’s down to one in four, and by 85 fully half of us already have it. If you live long enough, its almost inevitable. … Read more...
Is Motel 6 WhereYou Plan To Retire?
Tom Bodette will leave the light on for you, but do you really want to stay there?
I surely do not! And I do not want to end up in a welfare nursing home either. Many people think that you get the same care on Medicaid as you would by paying for your care.… Read more...
LTC Insurance is Too Expensive!
Lately I have seen clients shown proposals to purchase Long-Term Care insurance with premiums exceeding $10,000 a year for a couple. This is ridiculously expensive for most couples in their fifties, and is probably because the insurance amounts are way too large to be appropriate.… Read more...
Where’s The Disconnect
This post, in it’s entirety, is reprinted from a chapter in the book “Surviving Alzheimer’s with Friends, Facebook, and a Really Big Glass of Wine”, written by my very good friend Honey Leveen, a first rate Long-Term Care insurance agent in Houston, TX
“Where’s the Disconnect?”… Read more...
60% of Adults Worry About Paying For Long-Term Care
A recent study claims that 60% of adults worry about how they will pay for Long-Term Care (LTC), and 10% said it was their top concern. While two-thirds of consumers agree that most people need LTC insurance, only 16% own any.… Read more...