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Plan Now For A Little TLC Through LTC Insurance
Hitting that century mark or even living well into our nineties is hard to fathom - so much so, that a lot of us are guilty of just ignoring the "what ifs" of making it that far in life. However, for women, facts show that we ARE living longer and longer. This is great news but living longer may create some pretty severe financial challenges. It's a smart idea to put a solid long-term care plan in place, either by saving for it or through insurance planning ... the sooner, the better.
One thing to consider is long term care (LTC) insurance, which is designed to pay for medical and non-medical expenses for individuals suffering chronic illness, disability, or simply the ravages of old age. It's important to know that Medicare does not cover the personal needs (also known as custodial care) side of things (help with dressing, bathing, using the bathroom). Long-term care insurance takes care of both health and personal needs. Therefore, LTC can make sense as a supplemental insurance to cover daily care if you need help as you age.
You may see buying LTC now as an added expense that you just don't need to incur right now, when you're young and spry. But, if you consider the average annual cost of elder care, you may rethink the (much) smaller annual premium involved in owning a LTC policy.
* The average annual cost of Nursing Home care - $83,179 * The average annual cost of Assisted Living - $44,345 * The average annual cost of Home Care - $38,317
These costs are in TODAY's dollars. With the average stay in a nursing home coming in at around 3 years, the average cost per person is around $241,219. This theoretically could become the greatest financial risk of your life.
The reality of it is as women, many of us are not taking steps to prepare ourselves for the years that come when our best healthy days are behind us. Here are some cold hard facts that should make you think twice about at least inquiring about your long term care options:
* Of the elderly living in poverty, 3 out of 4 are WOMEN (Morningstar Fund Investor) and 80% of these women were not poor when their husbands were alive!!
* Some statistics say women are outliving men even by 15 years. He's planning to live to 80, but is your husband planning on you living until 95?
* More than 70% of nursing home residents are women yet only 14% have a long-term-care insurance plan.
It's unforeseeable what your nursing home and assisted living costs may be...we'd all like to hope that this is something we'll never face. But, the facts aren't on our side. Planning for it now, rather than later, is simply a wise thing to do.
As with all insurance and/or investment strategies, long-term care insurance does not make sense for everybody. But, if you are a woman, it's well worth exploring.
Author Resource:-
Cathy DeWitt Dunn is the driving force behind Women Money and Power. Cathy specializes in helping individuals and families strengthen their retirement outlook with lifetime income solutions not available from traditional brokerage houses. She has helped countless women start their personal journeys towards a stronger retirement.
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