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Follow on Google News | Forty Million Provide Eldercare Long Term Care Insurance Association ReportsTwo thirds of Americans diagnosed with cancer are now surviving past five years an increase over prior years reports Jesse Slome, director of the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance.
According to analysis of data by the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance the majority (56 percent) were women. “Eldercare providers are those who provide unpaid care to someone over the age of 65 who needed help because of a condition related to aging,” explains Jesse Slome, executive director of the national trade organization that studies health and medical trends that impact the needs of older Americans. According to Slome, individuals ages 45 to 54 and 55 to 64 were most likely to provide eldercare. “The percentages were 23 percent and 22 percent for each of these two categories,” Eldercare often consisted of tasks also referred to as conditions requiring long term care. “Regrettably, the vast majority of Americans have no plan to address the very real risk they or a loved one will eventually need long term care,” Slome acknowledged. “When the time comes they are going to have to turn to their spouse or adult children for care, changing their lives sometimes for months, sometimes for many years.” According to the Association, some 8.1 million Americans currently have long term care insurance protection according to the Association’ For more information or to connect with a knowledgeable long term care insurance professional designated by the Association, call their Los Angeles national headquarters at (818) 597-3227 or read free guides authored by Slome on reducing long term care insurance costs that can be accessed on the Association’ http://www.aaltci.org/ End
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