Long Term Care Insurance
How to Use Untaxed Dollars to Cover Long Term Care
You may have heard that Long Term Care insurance (LTCi) premiums can be tax deductible. But (and there is always a but), there are restrictions.
LTCi premiums are fully deductible on your Wisconsin income taxes, regardless of whether you itemize taxes, how much or how little your taxes are, or whether you have enough other medical deductions.… Read more...
“How to Deal with Long Term Care Financially” Seminar Scheduled for March 19
FREE LTC Seminar on March 19 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
When: Tuesday, March 19
Where: Allouez Village Hall, 1900 Libal Street
Topic: How to Deal with Long Term Care Financially
Presenter: Romeo Raabe, Owner of the Long Term Care Guy
What will you learn?
Happy Holidays – How is Grandma?
While your family was together at Thanksgiving, was there evidence that older family members are not taking care of themselves as well as they could be or used to?
Perhaps your loved one is not driving as much as before, or perhaps should not be driving at all.… 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...
Who is Going to Pay for Your Funeral?
Asking who is going to pay for your funeral might seem like a silly question–you probably have money in savings, a vehicle, a house, even life insurance. There should be plenty of money to pay this bill, right?
The problem is, you are gone, so now who has access to your assets?
… 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...
Beware insurance agents offering new “can’t lose” long term care insurance
Insurance companies are wooing insurance agents with something they are already familiar with – life insurance – with what looks like a neat extra benefit: it will also pay for long term care (LTC). It’s a two for one deal–it pays for LTC, and if that is not needed, your heirs get the life insurance payout. … Read more...
Long-Term Care: Tips for Planning and Paying
It’s not a pleasant scenario: your health has deteriorated to the point where your spouse can no longer take care of you on their own, and you need to consider long-term care. Or you had a fall that broke your hip, and surgery is out of the question.… Read more...
Do You Want to Receive Home Care, but can’t afford it?
As you age, and fear that the time may come when you need help with day to day activities such as getting up, dressed, and preparing breakfast, do you worry how you might pay for such care?
You’ve heard it is expensive. … Read more...
I Need Advice and Resources
A family member or loved one needs long term care and needs advice. Where do I go to find this? What will this cost? We don’t have enough money to pay for this kind of care, what can we do?
Babies do not come with instruction manuals and neither does long term care. … Read more...