Federal Vaccine Program For LTC Facilities
Federal Vaccine Program
Long term care facilities are being advised to participate in a federal vaccine program which will provide complimentary Covid-19 vaccines to all staff and residents. As stated by the department of health and human services and defense, large pharmacy retailers such as Walgreens and CVS have come together to administer these free vaccines. The federal government plans to fund all the costs for these vaccines and says delivering them to seniors is of top priority. CVS and Walgreens will then individually bill insurers medicare or medicaid for the costs of[…]
Paying For Long Term Care
Your future long term care
If you are like most individuals you probably haven’t given extensive thought to figuring out who you will pay for you future long term care. In fact, most people only begin to consider long term care at time of placing their parents in long term care and again when they themselves actually need it. This can be counterproductive given that someone 65 today has a 70% chance of needing long term care. Women on Average can expect to need at least 3.7 years of care whereas man can[…]
Try These Five Healthy Meals
In an effort to help our clients stay healthy and avoid from using their long term care insurance policy as long as possible, we are committed to featuring health tips and tricks found on the health tab of our website. Here you can find news, videos, and “Feature Friday’s Healthy Recipes”, available to you every Friday.
This Friday’s Featured recipe includes five healthy and delicious recipes for you to try! (Please note none of these recipes belong to LTC TREE)
COCONUT CURRY TILAPIA
Ingredients:
- 1 tsp dark sesame oil, divided
Five Things To Consider When Selecting A LTC Facility
Much to consider
As you age, you may find that you suddenly require little to more assistance when carrying out your daily activities such as housekeeping, preparing meals, and hygiene. For example, you may feel that it would be particularly helpful to you to have someone available who could remind you to take certain medications or prepare a meal or two for you. You may agree that this helping hand may now be necessary however, you do not believe you necessarily require the all day skilled nursing care provided by a nursing home.[…]
A Longer Life & Long Term Care
Long & Healthy
Living a long and healthy life is ideal for everyone, but unfortunately that is not always reality. In fact according the to Retirement Research at Boston College, if you are over the age of 65 and expected to retire in 2020 you can also expect to live an additional 19 years. While people are indeed living longer lives than years before this also increases your risks for long term care. This is because the older we get, the more likely we are to face challenges that can be hard to overcome alone. Age takes a toll on our bodies[…]
When to Purchase Long Term Care Insurance
Don’t put this off
Don’t put this offLong term care insurance is great option for countless individuals. With over 250,000 policies sold annually, over 58% of people will need some type of Long Term Care in their lifetime. There are a few things to consider when applying for long term care insurance the first being your current state of health. A common misconception made by many is that they have plenty of time to obtain long-term care insurance down the road and they should wait until they “actually need it”. This is not advisable and the[…]
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