Will your aging parent still be able to afford adequate care even if she lives to be 100?

Will your aging parent be able to stay in her home or will she be forced into a nursing home?

What if your parent has a chronic condition, is well past age 65, and cannot obtain long term care insurance?  What then?

Should you be considering long term care insurance if you are over 50 now?

We have found a website that answers these questions plus many more you may be having about long term care insurance.

For example- how do you guarantee your policy will cover the rate of inflation?

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• The New Public Plan for Affordable Long Term Care Insurance Baby boomers should be paying close attention to the long term care insurance provisions of the recently passed health reform legislation. The Community Living Assistance Services and Support Act, a/k/a the Class Act, is the first national plan to help working Americans insure themselves for future long-term care. Here are some......
• Health Scare and Some Financial Questions? Yesterday, in a post on Lazy Man and Health, I introduced you to the Travelin' Man. You might be familiar with him because he comments fairly frequently. Unfortunately, his doctor says that he might have bladder cancer. He sent a few bloggers an e-mail, asking a few financial questions. I'll......
• How and Why I Bought Long Term Care Insurance Mrs. GoTo and I recently bought long-term care policies for ourselves.  I actually did it through my employer although the policies are such that we can take them with us. This post discusses the analysis and logic we considered in making this purchase. Long-Term Care Insurance is for All Boomers......
• Long Term Care Insurance: Key Policy Provisions Mrs. GoTo and I received our long term care insurance policies last week.  The policy was part of a large portfolio of documents that the agent delivered to me.  I immediately opened up the policy document to review what I consider to be the key provisions.  I thought I would share......
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