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• Step 4: Take action providing for possible long term care needs
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• AARP Online Groups on Caregiving and Aging - Resources for concerned children and spouses
• Alzheimer’s Association - Information and resources for families coping with Alzheimer’s and dimentia
• Caring For Your Parents Handbook - Handbook published by the Public Broadcasting System
• Conn. Partnership for Long Term Care - News and resources from joint state government and private industry program.
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• National Alliance for Caregiving - Provides support for family caregivers
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Thank you all for being patient.  Our blog has undergone some behind the scenes technology updates and will begin posting relevant information; helping you to plan for your family’s long term care needs.
Information on long term care can be confusing and abundant.  Here at Long Term Care CT we strive to break down the confusion [...]

Senator Kennedy has receive approval from President Obama for his long term care proposal that may be included in the health care reform bill that is being debated on Capitol Hill.
As part of the plan taxpayers would pay into the newly created program that would be set up as a mechanism to pay for some [...]

Connecticut has received approval from the federal government to join the National Reciprocity Compact for granting Medicaid Asset Protection.
What this means in layman’s terms is that if you purchase a long term care insurance policy that participates in the Connecticut Partnership for Long Term Care you will enjoy the benefits of Medicaid Asset Protection in [...]

Senator Klobuchar and Senator Grassley introduced legislation that will save Medicaid billions of dollars on nursing home expenses and help American families afford long term care insurance.
This is a welcome move on the legislative front to help encourage families to recognize and prepare for the consequences of long term care.  As Americans age it is [...]

Fidelity Investments this week released their annual estimate of retiree medical expenses for those people who will retire in 2009.
Not surprisingly, the numbers have gone up significantly from last year.  A couple retiring this year will likely spend upwards of $240,000 to cover medical expenses throughout their retirement.  This figure is up from $225,000 just [...]

Some alarming trends in long term care spending could shed light on the potential need for more people to consider long term care insurance as the primary means to fund expenses.
An analysis of long term care spending done by California based SCAN Foundation concluded that individuals and families contributed over $64 billion in funds to [...]