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Educate yourself on long term care insurance so you can determine the best possible financial plan for you. Much of the information provided on this site comes from these recommended resources.
The Basics on LTC
NAIC Shopper’s Guide to Long Term Care Insurance: The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has written this guide to help you understand long-term care and the insurance options that can help you pay for long-term care services.
2019 Cost of Care Survey by Genworth: An annual survey of long term service providers, conducted by Genworth that discusses the costs affiliated with different types of retirement living.
2019 LTCi Tax Summary by NGL: A 2019 Reference Guide by National Guardian Life for Tax Qualified LTCi to understand the deductibility of premiums.
AHIP’s Guide – Helping you take care of your family: This guide explains how LTCi protects the client and their family.
Helpful Online Resources on Financial Planning
longtermcare.gov: The federal government’s “Own Your Future Campaign.”
The National Council on Aging: A nonprofit service and advocacy organization that brings together nonprofit organizations, businesses, and government to develop creative solutions that improve the lives of all older adults.
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners: the U.S. standard-setting and regulatory support organization created to assist state insurance regulators, individually and collectively, in serving the public interest.
3-in-4 Need More: The “3-in-4 Need More” campaign is dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of planning for ones long term care needs.
Genworth Cost of Care: The Genworth Cost of Care Survey can help families evaluate options to address the increasing long term care costs. Genworth has surveyed long term care costs across the U.S. to help Americans appropriately plan for the potential cost of this type of care in their preferred location and setting.
AALTCI: A leading independent, organization serving those who offer long-term care insurance and other planning solutions.
Kiplinger: a Washington, D.C.-based publisher of business forecasts and personal finance advice, available in print, online, audio, video and software products.
Publications
Cost of Care Survey 2020 by Genworth: The most comprehensive study of its kind, conducted by CareScout®, covers over 15,500 long term care providers in 440 regions nationwide. That level of detail can help you put together a strong long term care plan that meets your specific needs.
3in4-Essentials-Guide: The 3in4 Need More campaign is dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of planning for ones long term care needs. Burling Insurance Group LTC’s Gail Steingold co-authored this guide to help educate the public on long term care planning.
There’s No Place Like A Nursing Home: Karen Shoff walks you step by step through the process of formulating and implementing your long term care plans. These four powerful steps, begun in our middle years, will enable us to receive future care in the comfort of our own homes, preserve our assets, and remove the burden of care from our loved ones.
The Savage Truth on Money: The need for long term care insurance is detailed in Terry Savage’s first book. Terry acknowledges the reliability and professionalism of Burling Insurance Group—Long Term Care.
Articles
Melinda Gates: This pandemic has exposed our nation’s broken caregiving system: “The caregiving point person could [also] support the Biden administration’s bold caregiving ambitions by tracking policy proposals and pilot projects in cities and states across the country, and by encouraging innovative, market-based solutions to better serve families. Those good ideas are out there– they deserve White House attention.”
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