LTC

Prudential is piloting her platform which predicts clients’ future long-term care needs and costs and evaluates funding options.

Choosing a long-term-care facility is one of the toughest decisions families may need to make. You can help. (By Desiree Fisher)

Selling the family home may not be an option if the sick spouse requires long-term care — unless the couple plans correctly. (By Cathy Sikorski)

In more than 4,200 comments, readers shared their struggles in caring for spouses, older parents, and grandparents.

Thousands of long-term-care insurance customers are being offered a tough choice that's going to cost them no matter which they choose.

Most home care agencies nationwide are for-profit. Hourly charges average $27 and Medicare doesn't cover long-term care.

Gaps in coverage and soaring premiums require many children to open their wallets and homes to parents who've paid for policies for decades.

There are a lot of moving parts that you can help sort out for your clients and their families. (By Desiree Fisher)

At least one registered nurse would have to be on duty at all times under the proposed plan, up from only eight consecutive hours per day now.

Many life insurance policies now include living benefits such as LTC and disability coverage.