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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

Caregiving

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Industry Updates

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 …

LTC News & Resources

Long-Term Care Planning

Get Covered Before You Get Curious: Why Long-Term Care Insurance Should Come First

Your Family, Your Care: How a Loved One Can Get Paid to Care for You

When Grief Meets a Locked Screen: Why Your Family Needs Access to Your Digital Financial Life

What Every Pre-Retiree Should Know About LTC Planning – The Hidden Cost of Waiting

The Home Advantage: How In-Home Long-Term Care Enhances Quality of Life

Hidden Costs of Family Caregiving: What Every Family Needs to Know

The Prospect of “Empowered Living” Could Motivate Millions to Plan for Long Term Care

Long-Term Care, a Chore for Many, Can Be a Treasured Gift

November is Long-Term Care Awareness Month. Why Should You Care?

Add 7 Wellness Habits to Your Long-Term-Care Plan

As Americans Live Longer, Planning for Long-Term Care Falls Short

Dementia Cases Are Soaring, Compounding the Need for Long-Term Care

Caregiving

Your Family, Your Care: How a Loved One Can Get Paid to Care for You

The Home Advantage: How In-Home Long-Term Care Enhances Quality of Life

Hidden Costs of Family Caregiving: What Every Family Needs to Know

Setting Senior Care Goals for the New Year

The Prospect of “Empowered Living” Could Motivate Millions to Plan for Long Term Care

Industry Updates

November is Long-Term Care Awareness Month. Why Should You Care?

Longevity Alert: As America Ages, Long-Term Care Costs Could Overwhelm Most Families, Susan Hendrix of ACSIA Partners LLC Says

It’s Easier to Plan for Long-Term Care if We Face Our Personal Concerns First, Susan Hendrix of ACSIA Partners LLC Says

Long-Term Care Insurance Can Be as Common as Health Insurance, Says Susan Hendrix of ACSIA Partners LLC

Susan Hendrix of ACSIA Partners LLC Offers “Decision Funnel” for Quick and Easy Long-Term Care Choices

Be Alert for a Job Offer You Can’t Refuse: “Unpaid Caregiver,” Warns Long-Term Care Leader Susan Hendrix of ACSIA Partners LLC

It’s Tax Time, and Millions Could Miss Sizeable Deductions for Long-Term Care Insurance, Susan Hendrix of ACSIA Partners LLC Says

Long-Term Care Leader ACSIA Partners LLC Raises $15,220 to Help “Kill the Wicked Witch of Alzheimer’s,” Susan Hendrix Reports

Long-Term Care Leader Susan Hendrix of ACSIA Partners LLC Will Help "Kill the Wicked Witch of Alzheimer’s"

Long-Term Care Insurance Is a Gift for the Whole Family, Susan Hendrix of ACSIA Partners LLC Says

ACSIA Partners LLC Seeks 150 New Agents to Serve Growing Segments of Its Long-Term Care Planning Business

Uninsured Long-Term Care Is “Eating” Real Estate by the Square Foot, Susan Hendrix of ACSIA Partners LLC Reports

To Protect More of Us, ACSIA Partners LLC Adds Tools from OneAmerica® to Its Long-Term Care Solutions Arsenal, Susan Hendrix Reports

Pay for Long-Term Care Insurance with a Health Savings Account, Susan Hendrix of ACSIA Partners LLC Suggests

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