The following article from CPS Insurance clarifies the reasons that Long Term Care Insurance can be an important part of planning for the future and protecting your family.

Long Term Care Insurance – Why Wait?

Most people envision themselves living a long life, investing and planning throughout their working years to create a financially secure future where they can enjoy spending time doing their favorite things. As part of your client’s financial planning process, it’s important to understand the potential impact that needing long-term care may have on their assets, their family, and their future.

The reality is, as people start to live longer, the greater the likelihood is that your clients will require long-term care. The costs associated with long-term care are significant. While it can take decades to accumulate the assets they’ll need to retire comfortably, just a few years of paying for long-term care may threaten a lifetime of savings.

If you’ve ever been in a care-giving situation, you understand the physical and emotional toll it can take. While providing care to loved ones is an act of compassion, placing these burdens on spouses, children and other family members can create a significant emotional and physical strain, and is something that many people would like to avoid.

Incorporating long-term care insurance into financial plans today can help protect assets, reduce the burden of care that would otherwise fall on family members, and enable you to receive care in the setting most preferred, includingyour home. Perhaps the greatest benefit: Long-term care insurance allows loved ones to care rather than take care .

We’re here to help you design a plan that is both affordable and the best solution for your  needs – contact us and we will try to assist.