http://www.ltcconnects.com/blog Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:24:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Last week there was some discussion on Twitter about whether long term care insurance is worth it. We chimed in, albeit briefly, with the comment, "If you need it yes, if not, no." Obviously there is more to it than that. This is a serious topic that could have a ... http://www.ltcconnects.com/blog/2009/10/is-long-term-care-insurance-worth-it/ The Week magazine recently published a list of resources for families seeking elder care. Although there are more than just these three out there, it's worth visiting each of these sites for elder care health questions & concerns. AARP.org Caregiver.org Metlife.com Since-You-Care-Guides We've mentioned AARP and Caregiver.org before, but the Metlife guides, over ... http://www.ltcconnects.com/blog/2009/10/elder-care-health-resources-worth-reading/ Seven in ten people who live to age 65 will need some long-term care services at some point in their lives. Click HERE (opens in PDF) to start reading this recently published guide by Kiplinger on everything you need to know about long term care and long term care insurance. Topics ... http://www.ltcconnects.com/blog/2009/10/free-long-term-care-guide/ Is insurance for long term care necessary for everyone, even me? It's a question we see quite often and the response tends to go something like this: yes...no...maybe. There are many factors that influence whether long term care insurance is right for you. Some time ago, we published a short ... http://www.ltcconnects.com/blog/2009/10/long-term-care-insurance-fact-or-fiction/ We're not here to list the best assisted living facilities in each state. Instead, we want you to tell us. Based on your experience, your friends experience, rumors (ok, maybe not rumors)...whatever, we want to know where, if you had the choice, you would choose assisted facility living. Related posts:Why ... http://www.ltcconnects.com/blog/2009/10/which-state-offers-the-best-assisted-facility-living/ Friends. Lots of Friends. Really, that's it. My grandmother, who was recently admitted to assisted facility living just a couple weeks ago, at the age of 94, now on oxygen, wishes she had moved earlier. Why? Because she now has a whole group of new friends she never knew she would ... http://www.ltcconnects.com/blog/2009/10/why-my-grandmother-loves-assisted-facility-living/ We're going to make this a short post, but that doesn't mean it's any less important. Matter of fact, among many of the issues regarding escalating costs in health care and long-term care costs in particular, this may in fact be one of the biggest: He contended this is a ... http://www.ltcconnects.com/blog/2009/09/long-term-care-costs-problem/ This is the last post in a series of discussions about long term care & LTC insurance, based on a video series by Kiplinger's Long Term Care Center. Over the past couple weeks we've looked at what long term care is, the costs of long term care as well as ... http://www.ltcconnects.com/blog/2009/09/how-to-find-the-best-long-term-care-insurance-company/ We're excited to announce a neat little feature we've added to our long term care insurance blog - a live Twitter feed containing the most up-to-date news & views on long term care and long term care insurance. Go now - Live Feed - Long Term Care Related posts:Long Term Health ... http://www.ltcconnects.com/blog/2009/09/just-added-live-feed-of-long-term-care-insurance-news-views/ This is part 4 of a discussion we're having on a series of videos provided by Kiplinger's Long Term Care Center. Previous entries included: What is Long Term Care? Long Term Care Costs How Much Paying for Long-Term Care Costs We're going to keep this discussion short and to the point. If you're ... http://www.ltcconnects.com/blog/2009/09/save-hundreds-long-term-care-insurance-premiums/