by Marilee Driscoll
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The basic motivators will drive people to want to learn more about this topic -- fear, money, and insecurity.-- Consumers fear losing their life savings to LTC costs. Yet, they hesitate to buy insurance with an annual premium of $1,800 without knowing what it covers.-- In October of 2002 (one month after this book's release), the federal government will be rolling out a payroll deduction plan whereby all government employees and retirees (approximately 18 million people) will have the same opportunity to save for their long-term care needs as they currently have for their 401(k).
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A great source of information, 2008-11-25
Marilee Driscoll really knows her stuff. This book gives a great overview of why to plan ahead for the possibility of long-term care, and the options for funding one's care. It is true that she is a strong proponent of long-term care insurance as a funding solution, but so are most financial planners and elder law attorneys (those who really understand the issue).
To be fair, I am a long-term care insurance broker by profession, so I share Marilee's point of view. What I can say about this book is that if you are considering purchasing LTC insurance, this is a great education that will prepare you for meeting with an agent and buying a policy that makes sense.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
 Great Pitch for Long Term Care Insurance (Not so great on other issues.), 2007-04-28
I am a huge fan of the Dummies series. I own this book and had great hopes for a nice, clear, cogent and get-down-to business book on the subject of long-term care planning. Man was I disappointed! This book should instead be called The Complete Idiot's Guide to Long-Term Care Insurance. If you are looking for information on long-term care insurance then this is the book for you. I learned things I did not previously know about long-term care insurance from this book. If you are looking for other options, though, including how Medicaid can be used to pay the cost of nursing home and assisted living care may I suggest The Medicaid Handbook 2007 as a clear and concise up-to-date guide on using Medicaid in long-term care planning.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
Praise for Marilee's LTC Book, 2006-11-18
I needed information on Long Term Care, not only from a prospective of Insurance Options but on other options and programmes out there. Well, this is the one book which provides a really good overall view into this interesting topic.
I would advise not only consumers but financial professionals to read this book, and use it as a gift to clients!
David Leimkuehler, Missouri
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Long Term Care Lessons for the Long Term Care Nurse, 2006-05-26
I am an RN who works with Medicare and nursing home residents. I know for a fact that most people I talk to are astounded to find out that Medicare pays for a very small portion of a person's stay in a nursing home - if anything at all. I learned so much from this book and so will you.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
A Long Term Care Insurance Information Gold Mine, 2005-11-19
Everything you need to know to help you wade through the morass of details involved in choosing long term care insurance. The author has done an excellent job of organizing her subject and making it easy to navigate from one topic to another. Although is is best to read the book from begininng to end, it is designed such that the reader can skip sections and hone in on the subjects of primary interest. All in all an excellent, thorough, and easy to understand treament of a relatively complicated subject.
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