Genworth cost of care study

Where Can You Get the Best Nursing Home Value in America?

A new study by AARP, the Commonwealth Fund, and the SCAN Foundation ranks the quality and affordability of nursing homes by state. It finds wide variation in both cost and quality among states but, at least according to some indicators, you get what you pay for: The states with the most affordable facilities are plagued by many poor performers. This [...]

By Howard Gleckman|2014-06-25T15:51:21-04:00June 25th, 2014|Aging, nursing homes|2 Comments

Should You Buy Inflation Protection For Long-Term Care Insurance?

Should you buy inflation protection for long-term care insurance? Absolutely. In fact, if you don’t think you can afford that extra coverage, you should probably rethink whether you should buy the insurance at all. The issue of inflation protection was just one of the subjects that I, along with financial adviser Michael Kitces and insurance industry spokesman Jesse Slome, discussed [...]

By Howard Gleckman|2014-04-16T19:57:51-04:00April 16th, 2014|long-term care financing, long-term care insurance|0 Comments