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Living in a different city or state — miles from aging parents — can be very difficult. Keeping in touch by telephone and making long trips to help parents or aging relatives with their needs can be time consuming and not nearly as effective as being available full time in person.
Mark Sessions [...]

WHAT IF 33% OF ALL SENIORS IN THIS COUNTRY could receive up to $1,949 a month in additional income from the government to help cover their elder care costs? THEY CAN!
Under the right circumstances, a little-known federal program will pay additional income to cover long term care costs for at least 1/3 [...]

I attended a meeting in New York City last week that focused on what boomers are looking for in retirement.  There was some insightful information which covered a lot of ground.
The information that was shared in the meeting can really be boiled down to three things:

Control
Control
Control

The boomer generation will likely change the nature of retirement [...]

If you’re talking with someone about the consequences of long term care, make sure you mention the tax deductions available to them for the purchase of long term care insurance.
Whether they are individuals or business owners, the government incentives for purchasing long term care inusurance are getting better and better.
For individuals who are approaching retirement [...]

The information below was provided by the Connecticut Partnership for Long Term Care:
The Connecticut Partnership for Long-Term Care has recently scheduled its Public Forums for the Spring.  The Forums will be held:

April 23rd -                   LP Wilson Community Center - WINDSOR
April 30th -                   St. Andrew’s Church - COLCHESTER
May 20th [...]

Long term care planning often begins with these questions:

Where do I start?
Whom do I contact?
What is the best solution for Mom’s or Dad’s problem?”

Some of us have been there and asked those questions, or we may find ourselves in that situation in the future.
We want to take care of Mom or [...]

Are you one of the 20 million Americans that are part of the Sandwich Generation?  Connecticut families can benefit from watching a documentary on the subject.
If you are raising a family of your own and circumstances have put you in a position of needing to care for an aging parent, then you need to watch [...]

As Connecticut families learn of the realities facing our state budgets, they should look to other states for answers to what alternatives are available in states like Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island.
Connecticut residents are facing massive state budget deficits.  To think that this will not affect families with loved ones needing long term care [...]

Although imperfect, the fed has developed a program to rate nursing homes to make selection easier. If you want to place a family member in a top-rated nursing home, then you might want to check out this recent article in the Wall Street Journal.
There are a couple of websites where you can find nursing home [...]

The New Old Age is a blog that appears online at the New York Times.  Jane Gross does a fine job highlighting the issues that face so many of today’s caregivers.  I think you’ll find strong opinions on the issues surrounding long term care, and that provides some great opportunities for discussion that go a long way to making the [...]

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