You might be shocked to discover that as few as 3% Americans have a fully funded plan for long-term care expenses. Although, on second thought, maybe you wouldn’t be surprised at all — because ...

Finding the right long-term care insurance policy can be a crucial component of ensuring your retirement financial plan works for you. Westend61/Getty Images ...

In other words, it's wise to create a long-term-care action plan as part of your total retirement plan. To do so, take the following steps. 6 Steps to Long-Term Care Planning.

Long-term-care insurance provides benefits in the event you need help with at least two “activities of daily living”—bathing, getting dressed or eating, for example—for more than 90 days.

Many types of long-term care are covered. As with any other long-term care insurance product, there are many services you can pay for with a linked-benefit plan. If you need full-time care in a ...

Adviser Sandra D. Adams writes that planning ahead for long-term care and making sure that both financial plans and families are protected makes good sense. One of the primary concerns clients ...

Almost three-quarters — 70% — of people turning 65 will need long-term care in their lifetime, according to a report by the Urban Institute and the Department of Health and Human Services.

Washington's long-term care system is going to be impacted by the "Age Wave" that has the population of those 85 and older doubling by 2050.

You might be shocked to discover that as few as 3% Americans have a fully funded plan for long-term care expenses. Although, on second thought, maybe you wouldn’t be surprised at all — because ...

Long-term care is a difficult topic to think about, which is probably why so many people put off creating a plan for it. Morningstar's Christine Benz is here to discuss how to create a plan to ...