Michele Perloe

I saw firsthand how most of my friends and colleagues didn’t have strategies in place to grow their wealth safely. They weren’t saving enough to provide a reasonably sound retirement. Even those who were saving weren’t protecting their future retirement income and life savings from the financial burdens of an extended Long Term Care Health event. Not to mention the emotional toll it can take on an individual and their family.

I know as a wife, mother, and caretaker how a LTC event can weigh heavily on loved ones. I spent many years along with my husband helping care for our aging and ailing parents. From the seemingly daily trips to doctors, to emergency calls in the middle of the night…we really know the stress that puts on a family. Worrying about the health of a loved one is stressful enough…worrying about how you’re going to pay for the care compounds the stress.

When families do not have the resources to care for a loved one, it can impact lifestyle and quality of their care…it can tear families apart.

I know there are simple and affordable steps that can ease the burden and protect income and assets.

Thankfully all our parents had LTC policies…I don’t know how our family would have coped without them.