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About 18 months ago I shared the news that my family was moving to another house so that my mother in law could move in with us. This move took place about 16 months ago, my mother-in-law’s house sold about a year ago and she moved into our new house last Summer. Her physical and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Long Term Care’
January 7th, 2013
Category: Uncategorized
I had the chance to interview the Urban Institute’s Howard Gleckman, one of the nation’s leading experts on disability policy and long-term care.
September 14th, 2012
Category: Affordable Care Act
Busy week and little time to blog, but a quick note on this Kaiser story reporting on a SCAN Foundation poll on long term care needs/perceptions/preparations in California, sent my way by Brad Flansbaum. The article nicely summarizes the surprise many families receive when it comes time for a loved one to need LTC: Long-term [...]
May 14th, 2012
Category: Health and Medicine, Health Care
(cross posted at freeforall) The WSJ has a good point/counter-point on the question “should you purchase private Long Term Care Insurance?” (h/t Brad Flansbaum). Mark Meiners argues for purchase by saying “you shouldn’t hope for the best” while Prescott Cole says “LTC insurance is too expensive, you should invest what you would spend on premiums.” [...]
May 8th, 2012
Category: Health Care
(cross posted at freeforall) NPR has an interesting story asking “who needs LTC insurance?” because other arrangements can be made to provide for such care (h/t Brad Flansbaum). This puts a personal face and story on a public policy problem that hits close to home, as my mother-in-law is moving in with my family this [...]
May 2nd, 2012
AARP estimates that around 25 Million persons are providing unpaid caregiving to a loved one with a disability, and that those who do so while juggling market work lose around $325,000 in lifetime income after accounting for foregone wages, income from Social Security, and private pensions. The worst part of the demise of the CLASS [...]