Sunday, July 23, is Parents’ Day, which was established when President Clinton signed a Congressional Resolution into law in 1994 to recognize, uplift, and support the role of parents in raising children. At some point when those children are grown, however, it often becomes their responsibility to care for their aging parents. It is an
Long-term Care Insurance
Disability insurance replaces a portion of your income if you are unable to work due to an accident or prolonged illness. It’s usually broken into short-term insurance (typically one month or less) and long-term (anywhere from a month to a lifetime). Short-term disability insurance usually covers 60-70% of your salary at the time of the
A growing number of American couples are feeling the financial squeeze from all sides — their children, their parents and each other. They have been dubbed the “sandwich generation” because they face a wide range of different kinds of financial pressures from both the prior and next generation.
For starters, there’s the pressure many couples
It can be a sobering and painful time when you realize that one of your family members requires some form of senior care. Your choices can seem overwhelming and hard to understand. Home care options are available through home healthcare services, and respite care (adult daycare) options are available for part-time assistance if you are
Long-Term Care insurance is a bit of a misnomer, because its typical coverage duration is two to six years. It is designed to cover disabling situations beyond traditional disability insurance or standard health insurance, usually toward the end of your life.
Most health insurance provides limited — if any — long-term care coverage. And disability
Supplemental insurance is an additional form of insurance that is designed to cover expenses that standard insurance available in your state may not include. This form of insurance often covers expenses for health care that other forms of insurance such as Medicare, Medicaid or a company healthcare policy may not cover. Standard health insurance policies