October The Long Term Care Review by Duane Lipham, CLTC Archives

HHS Partners With States On Long-Term Care Education Efforts

It’s good to see government taking a more active role in helpig educate folks about the need to plan sufficiently for LTC. Unfortunately, many folks just don’t think about it much until it’s too late, or they just keep putting it off and procrastinating.
Others also seem to feel that LTCi is just another way for […]

LTC Insurance can be good for health

Here is a very good article that covers most of the basics reasons for getting LTCi and the recommendations for foundational features are generally pretty good too. It also mentions Met Life and John Hancock as two of the best companies in the LTC field, and I agree with that too.
You can read the story […]

BusinessWeek Online Features Special Section On Preparing For Aging Parents

BusinessWeek online, with a circulation of more than 4 million unique users per month, is running a lengthy special section called Survival Guide: Preparing for Aging Parents.
The content includes 16 articles targeted to the 30 to 60 age group. The article “Strategies for the Sandwich Generation” includes this subhead: “Make Sure Your Parents Own Long-Term […]

Nursing Home Rates Continue To Rise: 2006 MetLife Market Survey

The average daily cost of a private room in a nursing home in the United States is $206 per day or $75,190 annually, according to the annual MetLife Market Survey of Nursing Home & Home Care Costs, conducted by the company’s Mature Market Institute®. The cost represents an increase of 1.5% from last year’s $203. […]

Foolish Advice on Long-Term Care Insurance

The Motley Fool website most often deals with strictly investment issues, but they can also frequently cover financially related subjects as well, and sure enough, they have finally gotten around to discussing long term care and the impact it can have on your retirement income and savings.
Of course, their article on the subject is pretty […]