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.
Economy Alters Buys of LTC Insurance
By Ron PechtimaldjianAs the economic picture remained clouded and investors remained nervous, the age of purchasers of long-term care insurance in 2009 increased for the 55-and-older group...
March 31, 2010
Taking control of our most personal needPreventative care seems to have been left out of the health care debate.
March 30, 2010
AALTCI: Most Home Care Recipients Are Older WomenNearly 60% percent of those receiving privately paid long term care at home are women, according to the American Association for Long Term Care Insurance.
March 30, 2010
AALTCI: Most Home Care Recipients Are Older WomenNearly 60% percent of those receiving privately paid long term care at home are women, according to the American Association for Long Term Care Insurance.
March 25, 2010
Long term care update: State hopes to reduce institutional careA report compiled jointly by public and private experts in long term care has determined that the State of Connecticut could save $900 million over the next 15 years.
March 24, 2010
12 Questions for One Successful LTCI Agent: Susie CasparSusie Caspar, CLTC, started her long term care insurance practice in 2001.
March 18, 2010
Study highlights dementia burden on caregiversIf you needed another argument for long-term care, here it is. A report released earlier this month by the Alzheimer's Association found over 5 million...
March 18, 2010
Poor economy highlights the value of LTCIBoomers are seeing the value of long-term care insurance. Nearly three-quarters of LTCI buyers were 55 or older last year, compared with 69 percent...