Long Term Care Insurance Information

Here are some helpful resources about Long Term Care:

Audio Interview with Meredith Pensack about Long Term Care Insurance

Articles by Meredith about Long Term Care Insurance

• Long Term Care Conversation Guide
• Using IRA distributions to pay for LTC Insurance
• Two Families
• 10 Myths About Long Term Care Insurance
• The Impact of Waiting
• What If I’m Wrong?
• Facing the Future Without Fear – Sagewell Financial Interview with Meredith Pensack
• Can Long Term Care be a Tax Deduction?
• A Personal Story: My Tale as a Caregiver
• A Periodic Check-Up of Your Long Term Care Policy
• An Introduction to Long Term Care Insurance Policy Design
• The Conversation
• The Financial Impact of Family-Caregiving
• Medicare and Long Term Care
• Are Adult Children Responsible for Parents Long Term Care Bill?
• Utilizing a HSA to Fund A Long Term Care Insurance Policy
• When Should I Get Long Term Care Insurance?
• Why Women Need Long Term Care Insurance
• What is the Optimal Age to Consider LTC Protection?
• Wanting Your Cake and Eating It, Too: Insurance Hybrids
• Care Costs How Much???
• Doozeys of Excuses: Failure to Plan
• When Can Someone Self-Insure for Long Term Care?

Articles

• Why You Need Long Term Care Insurance. This is an interview by My Menopause Magazine with Meredith Pensack about Long Term Care Insurance.
• Long Term Care Insurance Dos & Don’ts
• 3 Reasons Retirees Might Spend More on Healthcare than Expected
• Planning for care: Bringing Long Term Care into the Financial Plan
• Wall Street Journal article: “The Odds on Needing Long-Term Care”
• Self-Funding – Six Factors People Fail to Consider
• “92% of Older Americans are Making this Major Retirement Mistake” by the Motley Fool.
• “Don’t Fall for These 10 Long Term Care Insurance Myths” by FedSmith.co
• Guide to Long-Term Care Insurance 2023

Resources on Long Term Care

• Interactive Map of Cost of Care in the US. Use this map to determine the cost of long term care in your state.
• Essentials of Long Term Care Planning: “3 in 4 Need More”. This is a guide to long term care planning.
• Website on Long Term Care Information. This is the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website entitled LongTermCare.gov.
• AARP White paper about LTC.