Category: Long-Term Care

  • Elderly couple sitting together on a wooden dock by the water

    Five Questions about Long-Term Care 

    1. What is long-term care?  Long-term care refers to the ongoing services and support needed by people who have chronic health conditions or disabilities. There are three levels of long-term care:  Long-term care is not just provided in nursing homes–in fact, the most common type of long-term care is home-based care. Long-term care services may…

  • Senior couple sitting together in yellow Adirondack chairs on a sunny porch, smiling at each other

    Understanding Long-Term Care Insurance 

    It’s a fact: People today are living longer. Although that’s good news, the odds of requiring some sort of long-term care increase as you get older. And as the costs of home care, nursing homes, and assisted living escalate, you probably wonder how you’re ever going to be able to afford long-term care. One common…