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Long term care insurance can provide coverage if you unable to care for yourself and need assistance to manage daily living activities. Long term care insurance is not just for seniors, it could be for anyone. This plan also allows you to lessen the burden on your family and maintain more control over your future.
The biggest challenge with anticipating or insuring against long-term care costs is trying to estimate them. Someone may be healthy until they are 100 and go to sleep and not wake up, or they may develop a lengthy health issue at a young age requiring assistance beyond what family and government may cover, meaning significant out-of-pocket costs
Your insurance premiums will depend on your age and health when you apply. So coverage is typically less expensive for younger applicants. The annual cost will also reflect:
Many LTC policies have a waiting period of 30 to 180 days or longer.
Typically, someone can receive long-term care insurance benefits when they become dependent on another person for care. This means they need:
You can make a claim to receive benefits when your coverage becomes effective. In most cases, that’s immediately after you buy long-term care insurance. Other long-term care plans only provide coverage after age 65.
Once coverage is effective, you must remain dependent for the number of days in the selected waiting period before you start receiving benefits.