Long Term Care Planning

How Parents Can Provide For A Caregiver Child

Aug 14, 2014

Taking care of a parent can be a full-time job. Children may have to give up paying jobs in order to...

Supreme Court Upholds Case Striking Down Pooled Trust Age Limit

Jan 18, 2013

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear a case involving Pennsylvania’s pooled trust age limit....

Medicare Skilled Care Coverage Standard To Change

Dec 16, 2012

In a major change in Medicare policy, the Obama administration has provisionally agreed to end Medic...

Social Security Benefits To Edge Up Only 1.7 Percent

Nov 06, 2012

The nation’s elderly and disabled Social Security recipients will receive a 1.7 percent increase i...

Reverse Mortgages Are Causing Some To Lose Their Homes

Nov 06, 2012

A reverse mortgage can be a great tool in the right circumstances, but if you aren’t careful you c...

Claiming A Parent As A Dependent

Jul 07, 2012

If you are caring for your mother or father, you may be able to claim your parent as a dependent on ...

Five Ways To Prevent Medication Mistakes

May 29, 2012

If 1.5 million serious medication mistakes happen every year, and 100,000 people die from them, how...

House Votes To Repeal Long-term Care (Class Act) Program

Mar 25, 2012

On February 1, 2012, the U.S. House repealed a long-term care insurance program created by the 2010 ...

Latest Long Term Care Cost Figures

Feb 22, 2012

The cost of long-term care continues its upward climb, according to the 2011 MetLife Market Survey ...

Tax Court Clarifies When Long-term Care Expenses Are Deductible

Nov 22, 2011

Long-term care can be very expensive, but many long-term care expenses can be deducted from your tax...