On July 21st at the Rhode Island Alzheimer’s Association, as part of its “Getting Started” series, I presented on the Legal and Financial Aspects of Alzheimer’s Disease. A number of excellent questions arose from the discussion with the program participants, including one which does not arise frequently at gathering of this type, and the second […]
Category: Long Term Care Insurance
Announcing the Long Term Care Planning Blog
Counseling clients facing the prospect of $10,000 per month nursing home costs and other costs of long term care is perhaps the most challenging aspect of the practice of Elder Law. For in addition to knowing substantive law in areas ranging from public benefits to tax planning, the Elder Law practitioner must be aware of […]
When Long Term Care Insurance Does Not Really Insure Long Term Care
A March 8, 2013 article about long term care insurance in the Wall Street Journal entitled “Can You Afford to Get Older?”, drew a useful distinction between good and bad long term care insurance policies. While noting that “[a] good long-term care policy can cover a significant of [long term care] costs…[a] bad policy could […]