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Get Covered Before You Get Curious: Why Long-Term Care Insurance Should Come First
What your cardiac calcium score, memory test, or genetic results could cost you — and it has nothing to do with your health. You’re the kind of person who takes your health seriously. You research, you ask questions, you go beyond the basics. Maybe you’ve already scheduled a cardiac calcium scoring scan after reading about …
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Your Family, Your Care: How a Loved One Can Get Paid to Care for You
When most people think about long-term care, they picture a stranger arriving at the door. But for many families, the most natural caregiver is already there — a daughter, son, spouse, niece or sibling who steps in out of love. What fewer people realize is that with the right long-term care insurance plan and a …
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When Grief Meets a Locked Screen: Why Your Family Needs Access to Your Digital Financial Life
Nobody wants to think about their own death. And nobody — not really — wants to picture the people they love most sitting at a kitchen table surrounded by papers, a laptop, and a phone, trying to piece together the financial life of someone who is no longer there to explain it. But that scene …
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What Every Pre-Retiree Should Know About LTC Planning – The Hidden Cost of Waiting
If you’re in your 50s or early 60s, retirement planning is likely top of mind. You’re thinking about your 401(k), Social Security, and maybe that dream vacation you’ve been postponing. But there’s one critical piece of the retirement puzzle that many people overlook until it’s too late: long-term care planning. The reality is sobering: someone …
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The Home Advantage: How In-Home Long-Term Care Enhances Quality of Life
When most people think about long-term care, images of nursing homes or assisted living facilities often come to mind. While these options serve an important role in our healthcare system, there’s a growing body of evidence—and a clear preference among older adults—for receiving care in a very different setting: home. The concept of “aging in …
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Hidden Costs of Family Caregiving: What Every Family Needs to Know
When a parent or loved one begins to need long-term care, one of the first conversations many families have is whether an adult child should step in as the primary caregiver. It’s a decision often made with love and the best of intentions. But while the emotional rewards of caring for a parent can be …
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The Prospect of “Empowered Living” Could Motivate Millions to Plan for Long Term Care
Planning for a stage of life viewed as passive and dependent turns many get-up-and-go Americans off. An aging workforce and maturing Baby Boomers are escalating the need for senior services. Failing to plan for this jeopardizes federal and family pocketbooks and could perturb the economy. An effort to include long term care in Obamacare fizzled, …
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Long-Term Care, a Chore for Many, Can Be a Treasured Gift
“This holiday season you can make long-term care into a gift, not an obligation,” says Denise Gott, long-term care agent with ACSIA Partners LLC. “The upcoming holidays may be the only time family members get together all year,” says Gott. “It’s an ideal opportunity for raising the issue of long-term care. How can it be …
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November is Long-Term Care Awareness Month. Why Should You Care?
Back in 2001, November was designated Long-Term Care Awareness Month by the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance (AALTCI). Now it’s an event recognized by Congress and a number of states. “We need an annual reminder because a lot is going on right now,” says Denise Gott, CEO of ACSIA Partners LLC. “We’re faced with …
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Add 7 Wellness Habits to Your Long-Term-Care Plan
Qualifying for affordable long-term care insurance isn’t a sure thing. It depends on your health, which (in turn) depends on your health-promoting habits. “This should go without saying,” says Denise Gott, CEO of ACSIA Partners LLC, “but which habits are most important? And how much difference can they make?” “Thanks to the experts in the …
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As Americans Live Longer, Planning for Long-Term Care Falls Short
Fortunately, a positive, action-oriented solution exists! Today, ACSIA Partners LLC introduces “self-mpowered living,” a plan for solving one of our biggest national problems: lack of planning for long-term care. Why is it such a problem? An aging workforce and maturing Baby Boomers are escalating the need for senior services. Failing to plan for this jeopardizes …
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Dementia Cases Are Soaring, Compounding the Need for Long-Term Care
A Four-Part Solution ACSIA Partners LLC details its four-part “solution set” for Americans facing a growing problem: How to cope when family members succumb to dementia — on top of ordinary long-term care needs. Two seemingly separate problems conflate. When dementia (a group of disorders which includes Alzheimer’s disease) strikes, memory and other faculties decline. …
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Your Family, Your Care: How a Loved One Can Get Paid to Care for You
When most people think about long-term care, they picture a stranger arriving at the door. But for many families, the most natural caregiver is already there — a daughter, son, spouse, niece or sibling who steps in out of love. What fewer people realize is that with the right long-term care insurance plan and a …
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The Home Advantage: How In-Home Long-Term Care Enhances Quality of Life
When most people think about long-term care, images of nursing homes or assisted living facilities often come to mind. While these options serve an important role in our healthcare system, there’s a growing body of evidence—and a clear preference among older adults—for receiving care in a very different setting: home. The concept of “aging in …
Read More
Hidden Costs of Family Caregiving: What Every Family Needs to Know
When a parent or loved one begins to need long-term care, one of the first conversations many families have is whether an adult child should step in as the primary caregiver. It’s a decision often made with love and the best of intentions. But while the emotional rewards of caring for a parent can be …
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Setting Senior Care Goals for the New Year
Here are some ‘How To’ tips for you and your aging loved ones who want to age at home. As the new year approaches, many families being reflecting on their senior loved ones’ health, independence, and overall well-being. For seniors who want to age at home while maintaining their health and independence, the end of …
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The Prospect of “Empowered Living” Could Motivate Millions to Plan for Long Term Care
Planning for a stage of life viewed as passive and dependent turns many get-up-and-go Americans off. An aging workforce and maturing Baby Boomers are escalating the need for senior services. Failing to plan for this jeopardizes federal and family pocketbooks and could perturb the economy. An effort to include long term care in Obamacare fizzled, …
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November is Long-Term Care Awareness Month. Why Should You Care?
Back in 2001, November was designated Long-Term Care Awareness Month by the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance (AALTCI). Now it’s an event recognized by Congress and a number of states. “We need an annual reminder because a lot is going on right now,” says Denise Gott, CEO of ACSIA Partners LLC. “We’re faced with …
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