Written By: Anna Kucirkova
Edited By: Cori Hundt
The effects of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia are an ever growing concern for the aging, caregivers, and those in the medical profession. The disease causes pain and agony for the sufferer and can be equally as distressing for those who see their loved one lose their memory and ability to function.
Sometimes understanding the ways in which long term care insurance (LTCI) can help in the future can feel very abstract— especially if you are trying to plan out care decades before you might come to need it.
My inbox recently displayed the subject line, “The Center of Your Celebrations”. No, it wasn’t about the matriarch or patriarch at your holiday dinners. Or even the newest member of the family.
What’s the sentiment at the heart of long term care planning? No, it's not fear. (Of care costs or gaps in 