Long-Term Care Insurance

Protect your future. Preserve what you’ve earned.

Long-term care isn’t just about aging—it’s about planning. Without a strategy, the cost of care can quietly erode the retirement you’ve worked so hard to build.

Whether it’s help at home, in assisted living, or in a nursing facility, long-term care services can be expensive—and those costs typically aren’t covered by health insurance or Medicare.

A long-term care plan helps ensure that when life changes, your lifestyle, income, and legacy don’t have to.

What is Long-Term Care?

Long-term care (LTC) includes non-medical services that support people who can no longer manage basic daily tasks on their own due to aging, illness, or injury. That might mean help with dressing, bathing, eating, mobility, or managing medications.

Care can be delivered:

  • In your own home
  • In assisted living settings
  • In nursing homes or other facilities

It’s not about where you live—it’s about having the right support, in the right place, at the right time.

Why Plan for Long-Term Care?

Because the greatest threat to your retirement savings may not be the market—it may be the cost of care.

  • A private room in a nursing home averages over $100,000 per year
  • Home care aides can cost $25–$30/hour—and often for multiple hours per day
  • Medicare doesn’t cover long-term custodial care
  • And 7 in 10 people over age 65 will need care at some point

Without a plan, you may find yourself paying out-of-pocket, quickly burning through savings, and forcing loved ones into difficult financial and emotional roles.

What Long-Term Care Insurance Does

Long-term care insurance isn’t about income—it’s about protecting your income. It helps cover the cost of care, so your retirement income can continue funding your lifestyle—not long-term care bills.

A well-designed policy:

  • Pays for in-home, assisted living, or nursing facility care
  • Helps shield your assets from being depleted
  • Allows you to maintain independence and choice
  • Reduces the burden on family and caregivers
  • Can qualify for state partnership benefits, which protect even more of your savings if you later need Medicaid

In short, it’s a financial safety net designed to keep you in control—not your circumstances.

Common Myths

Medicare doesn’t cover extended long-term care. It only pays for short-term rehabilitation after a hospital stay.

A few years of care can wipe out a lifetime of savings. Insurance helps preserve your financial security.

The best time to buy is before you need it—while you’re still healthy and coverage is affordable.

Even the most loving family may not be equipped—or able—to provide long-term care.

Is Long-Term Care
Insurance Right for You?

It’s worth exploring if you:

  • Want to protect your income and retirement savings
  • Prefer to have choices in how and where you receive care
  • Would rather plan on your terms than in crisis
  • Have family you want to support—not burden
  • Are in good health today and want to lock in affordable protection

Start
Planning Now

Long-term care planning isn’t just for later.
It’s for right now—so you’re not forced to make hard choices later.

Our Learning Center offers deeper guidance on:

  • Cost of care and policy design
  • When and how to apply
  • How partnership programs preserve your assets
  • What coverage makes sense for your goals

Because protecting your future starts with a plan today.

Ready to take the next step?

Our team can help you explore coverage options tailored to your needs.