McKnight’s Long-Term Care News took home the highest honor for industry news coverage Tuesday in a top national journalism contest for business media. The Gold Award of Excellence in the Azbees ...

Many retirees face confusion when it comes to understanding who truly covers the costs of long-term care, often mixing up the roles of Medicare and Medicaid. These two government programs serve ...

What Is Asset-Based Long-Term Care? Asset-based long-term care insurance is a relatively new type of insurance policy that combines long-term care coverage with an investment component. It is also ...

Long-term care insurance can ensure you have the help you need for day-to-day living. There are three main types of long-term care insurance, and which one is best for you will depend on your ...

Planning for retirement isn't just about how much you've saved. It's also about how you'll handle the expenses you can't fully predict. And, one of the biggest unknowns for older Americans today is ...

Demand and costs for care are rising at the same time that a labor shortage threatens to worsen. How can you plan for this need now? By Mark Miller Samir Shah is a forecaster — but he’s an expert on ...

“We’ve been paying into long-term-care insurance since we were in our mid-50s,” said a friend, now in her late 60s. “But with all of the premium increases, we might have been better off just investing ...

Stand-alone long-term care insurance policies have been waning in popularity, owing to a combination of skyrocketing premiums and difficult claims experiences by consumers. In their place, so-called ...

Dear Savvy Senior: My husband and I have been thinking about getting a long-term care insurance policy, but we hate the idea of paying expensive monthly premiums for a policy we may never use. Is long ...

It started quietly in one corner of the country. In 2022, Washington State rolled out the first program of its kind — a mandatory long-term care insurance tax on workers’ paychecks. The goal? Help ...

Medicare doesn’t cover nonmedical long-term care. This is why purchasing a policy to help with a long-term need becomes ...