Who Needs It?
You may never need long-term care. But one thing is for sure: the need for care
assistance dramatically increases after age 65. One study from the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services reveals that one in four people
turning age 65 will spend one year or longer in a nursing home, and by the year
2020, 12 million older Americans will need long-term care. So, when should
people consider buying LTC insurance and how are other assets considered?
While anyone between the ages of 18 and 84 can probably buy long-term care
insurance, if you are in reasonably good health, the younger you are when you
acquire the policy, the cheaper it will be. On the flip side, the average age of
people admitted to a nursing home is 83. That means you might pay for nearly 40
years before ever using the policy.
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