Tag: paying for long-term care

Americans Confused About How Long Term Care is Paid For

(From Health Day News / Harris Interactive) A new Harris Interactive/Health Day poll finds that more than two-thirds of Americans are anxious and uncertain about how they’ll meet nursing home or home care costs should they need them. Most people were also wrong about how most of these costs are...

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40+ Are Not Prepared and Misunderstand Long-Term Care Options

åÊ The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research recently released ‰ÛÏLong-Term Care: Perceptions, Experiences andAttitudes among Americans 40 and Older.‰Û They conducted a national survey of Americans 40 or older to understand the experiences and attitudes of this population as they begin to plan for their own care and...

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Most Expensive Nursing Homes on the East Coast

According to Caregiverlist.com’s searchable online database the most expensive nursing home care is on average is found on the East Coast. The website identified the top 10 most and least expensive long-term care nursing centers out of more than 18,000 in its database. Nationally, seniors pay between $5,000 and $12,000...

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