by Christine | Dec 3, 2013 | Disability Insurance, Estate Planning, LIfe Insurance, Long Term Care Insurance |
Discomfort with the details prevents many people from obtaining the necessary coverage. The kinds of insurances we are “required” to buy help us with the minor bumps and scrapes in life and are sometimes easy to think about, shop for or ensure that we have adequate...
by Christine | Jul 23, 2013 | Elder Law, Estate Planning, Long Term Care Insurance |
Weird berries. Capsules of unpronounceable supplements. Yoga or tai chi. Crossword puzzles. Such amulets, we’re told, may ward off disability — which is the real fear that accompanies aging, isn’t it? Not the sheer number of years that will have passed, but the things...
by Christine | Jun 28, 2013 | Elder Law, Estate Planning, Long Term Care Insurance, Medi-Cal Long Term Care |
In our society women tend to live longer than men and to provide more care than men. The result is that women are much more likely than men to end up in a nursing home for a long period of time. If you are playing the odds when it comes to long-term care insurance,...
by Christine | Dec 26, 2011 | Caregivers & Caregiving, Estate Planning, Long Term Care Insurance |
Clients who care for aging parents need more than financial and tax help from advisors. As our population ages, more Americans find themselves in the role of caregiver for their elderly parents – often before they have completely graduated from the parenting role for...
by Christine | Dec 14, 2011 | Long Term Care Insurance |
Can a tax deduction help you afford long-term care insurance? If you’re buying it as an individual, maybe. If you’re self-employed and buying it through your business, absolutely. With the death of CLASS, the would-be first public option long-term care insurance...
by Christine | Oct 24, 2011 | Elder Law, Long Term Care Insurance, Medi-Cal Long Term Care |
There is still the problem to solve about how we’ll care for our frail elderly in the years ahead, and it’s unclear what the path to a solution will be. After the shouting subsides, we’re still left with an inadequate, patchwork system for funding long-term care in...
