If you or your loved one knows that long term care is in the near future, there are a great many questions and concerns that can come to mind. Of course there is the normal question of how you will pay for your care, especially if you’ve already been deemed a self-funder. However, you may also find that you have concerns about the quality of care that you are likely to receive and how that care is actually monitored to...
Read MoreMost individuals who learn that they may need term care have a bit of time to let the news sink in for both themselves and their families. This allows them a period of time for them and their family to adjust to the varied changes that are sure to come their way. Long Term Care is often needed as the result of a crisis. This could include something like a fall or illness. In these instances, there are a number...
Read MoreDetermining how to pay for long term care can be a stressful and confusing experience. However, this can be especially true for those who find out that they must pay for their own care. These self-funders are often left to find unique and innovative ways to fund the care they need in their later years of life. However, it is possible for each and every consumer to research the resources available to them as well as the overall costs of...
Read MoreOlder age is often accompanied by several different important life decisions and many of these decisions are exclusive to the later years in life. These decisions can revolve around estate issues or could include plans for long term care. There may also be a need to develop a plan around arranging for major healthcare decisions should that be needed in older age. With advancing years, the elderly may need to seek legal advice on a number of matters such as...
Read MoreThe reality is that most individuals do in fact need long term care in their later years in life. Life expectancy seems to continuously increase along with the needs of the elderly. That being said, it is likely that some of us will be called upon by a loved one or parent to help care for them in their later years. This care can start with a series of very simple tasks such as shopping or taking care of things...
Read MoreLong term care can mean several different things to different people. No two people have the exact same plan, as everyone has different care needs. Care can be temporary or it may be long term. Care can include simple help with daily chores around the house or it could mean extensive and serious medical assistance. There are also different needs depending on where care is received. While some consumers receive their care in a residential care home facility, others opt...
Read MoreThe cost of long term care can be extremely high and seems to be ever increasing. For those paying for their own care, costs can quickly become unmanageable. For many consumers, the costs associated with care can end up wiping out savings, forcing the sale of their lifetime home, or exhausting all capital and income available. There is some financial assistance available to those who qualify through the state’s means test. However, this means test does not always work in...
Read MoreLearning that you or your loved one requires long term care can be a difficult message to receive. However, what can be even more overwhelming is the cost that can be associated with that care. It seems the long term care continues to cost more money as people determine how they will bridge the gap in order to make it possible to receive the care they need. Due to the increasing cost associated with providing Long Term Care for ourselves...
Read MoreWhen you learn that you need long term care, many of the questions that quickly arise revolve around how you will pay for it. You for through the assessment process to determine what kind of care you need and you verify that you do in fact need long term care and may even learn that you need some nursing care or help with personal day to day activities. So now you know that you need care but still have yet...
Read MoreThe need for long term elderly care continues to rise. The population is one that is exponentially ageing. As a direct result, there has been a rise in the number of care homes across the UK. These extra homes are needed in order to meet the rising demand for residential long term care. Moving into a long term care home is a major decision and one that can’t be taken lately. For most, it is a major life adjustment and...
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