Long-Term Care Planning
Long-term care insurance news and analysis, including coverage of short-term care insurance, long-term care hybrid products, and other arrangements for paying for long-term and post-acute care.
Dealing with LTCI objections, Part 2
By Ed McCarthy, CFP, RICPHere's how experienced LTCI advisors respond to some of the most common objections.
August 03, 2011
Caregivers to elderly see major time commitmentThe vast majority of Americans providing long-term care to seniors are caring for their parents, according to a new Gallup poll.
August 03, 2011
Caregivers to elderly see major time commitmentThe vast majority of Americans providing long-term care to seniors are caring for their parents, according to a new Gallup poll.
August 02, 2011
Discussing the unthinkable: Boomers and LTCBoomers may not think they need LTCI, but chances are they will.
August 01, 2011
A claim is filed. Now what?Unfortunately, I just had a personal experience with a home health-care claim for my mother, a widow aged 90. To complicate the situation, I live 1,000 miles away from my hometown, where my mother still resides.
July 31, 2011
In response to "Advisors: Skype your way to success"Skype does not work as well as people are led to believe. I had an account with them for several years.
July 31, 2011
Partnership Smartnership: How (and Why) to Avoid Partnership LTCII'll be blunt: I don't understand advisors' continued glorification of Partnership LTCI plans.
July 31, 2011
A claim is filed. Now what?Unfortunately, I just had a personal experience with a home health-care claim for my mother, a widow aged 90. To complicate the situation, I live 1,000 miles away from my hometown, where my mother still resides.