We’ve read plenty of articles in recent years concerning long-term care costs, and we’ve shared several of these reports here on the AgingOptions blog. Most of these reports seem to presume that the majority of retirees will be facing their care needs and related decisions as a couple. But this recent Kiplinger article by financial … Read more
Bipartisanship in Washington, D.C., is such a rarity these days that most people get excited when Republicans and Democrats can agree on anything. In recent weeks, a series of articles has made it seem like Congress and the Biden Administration are tantalizingly close to an agreement on a $1-plus trillion plan to improve the nation’s … Read more
If you’re like most retirees, a significant portion of your retirement savings is in pre-tax accounts such as a 401(k), 403(b) or IRA. And like most retirees you’re probably concerned about how best to cover any future long-term care costs that might arise. According to this recent article from Kiplinger, if you were counting on … Read more
We once heard someone say, “Growing old isn’t for sissies.” If you’re a regular listener to our AgingOptions radio program, or a regular reader of our blog, it won’t come as a surprise to you that aging Americans face some significant challenges when planning for their long-term care. Now this article that just appeared last … Read more
Are you getting together with family during the holidays? As odd as the idea may seem, these family gatherings – especially if you’re not physically together very often – might provide the ideal opportunity to have a conversation about a topic many families avoid: long-term care. We ran across this article last week on the … Read more
A great number of articles have been written in recent months about the increasing prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease in the U.S. Today there are more than 5 million Americans, nearly all seniors, suffering with the disease, a group whose care this year will cost the nation almost $260 billion. These costs, according to experts, could … Read more
Here at AgingOptions we’re always advising people to remember as they plan for retirement that feelings matter. In other words, it’s all well and good to make careful plans for your retirement future, but you need to take your emotions into account as well, because how you feel about retirement and what you worry about … Read more
Watching the battle over health care legislation in Washington, D.C. is like watching a high-stakes ping pong match. First one side and then the other has the edge in votes, with the future of every American’s health care hanging in the balance. As of this writing it seems that the most recent Republican plan to … Read more
According to an article we recently read on the website of the authoritative Forbes magazine, there may be big changes coming in the way consumers pay for long-term care (LTC) insurance. If you’re considering buying an LTC insurance policy or know someone who is, you owe it to yourself to read this timely article. At … Read more
Do you have a “long-term-care plan”? Before you answer, let’s define what that means, and why we ask the question. We ran across this idea in a recent article on the financial website MarketWatch (you can click here to read it). The article, written by California-based financial planner Robert Klein, phrases the issue pretty bluntly: … Read more
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