Sorting Long–Term–Care Myth from Fact
Few people understand the risks, costs, and options associated with long–term care. And why would they? It's not pleasant to consider the possibility that you could spend the end of life unable to care for yourself. In fact, what you think you know about long–term care might actually be based on myths and half-truths that could lead you to make poor decisions about the type of care that you may need. Myth: I won't need long–term care. Fact: Roughly 40% of deaths in the United States are now preceded by a period of enfeeblement, debility, or dementia that can last…