The need for long-term care can be for several reasons. Some elderly patients require extended care beyond the hospital walls because of chronic conditions the confine them to their homes. Other patients need long-term care to cope with terminal illnesses such as cancer and severe kidney failure. Your need for long-term care should not be [...]
At some point, we have all postponed buying something in the hope that it will be available at a later date, and at a lower price for that matter. Nevertheless, some of the purchases that you may want to postpone are just too important to wait for an extra day. Pushing forward the purchase of [...]
Medicare is a type of health insurance from the federal government. It covers people aged 65 yrs or older. Medicare provides Part A (hospital insurance) and Part B (medical insurance) benefits. Even though Medicare is important to older Americans, it doesn’t cover everything. It, for example, doesn’t include hearing aids and dental care. The Social [...]
The cost of health care is a major concern in most American households. The whole idea of getting insurance is to protect yourself against a major liability that you cannot afford. Although long term care insurance is rather new in the scene compared to its counterparts such as life insurance, disability insurance and even car [...]
At any time, an injury or debilitating illness can make it impossible to care for yourself, requiring daily assistance for the rest of your life. As you age, you might also need to move into a retirement home to get around-the-clock service. While Medicaid covers many of these expenses, you and your spouse will have [...]
