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Planning for the financial and legal aspects of long-term care

Planning for the financial and legal aspects of long-term care

Facilitated by Jody Gastfriend and Harry Margolis 

Our population is aging at an unprecedented pace. While many older adults will remain hale and hearty into their eighties and beyond, 70% will need some type of long-term care in their lifetime.

Planning ahead is the key to making good choices about long-term care and
securing your financial future. Yet all too often people wait until a crisis occurs and have limited options. Hear from two leading experts about how you can plan
ahead for the financial and legal aspects of long- term care including:

• The various options for care
• The different payers and resources
• How to financially prepare for long-term care
• The essential documents everyone over 55 needs
• Answers to most common estate planning questions

View the recording here

About the Presenters: 

JODY GASTFRIEND
Jody is Vice President of Senior Care for Care.com, the world’s largest online destination for finding and managing family care. She is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 30 years of experience in senior care and has held a wide range of leadership positions in both health care and business settings.

Jody has published numerous articles about caregiving and aging in outlets such as Oprah.com, Salon.com, Next Avenue, the Harvard Business Review and Forbes. Jody’s award-winning book, My Parent’s Keeper: The Guilt, Grief, Guesswork, and Unexpected Gifts of Caregiving, published by Yale University Press, is an essential guide to caring for aging and ailing family members.

HARRY S. MARGOLIS
Harry, a 30-year veteran of practicing elder law, special needs and estate planning in Boston, Massachusetts, is author, most recently, of Get Your Ducks in a Row: The Baby Boomers Guide to Estate Planning. He also answers consumer questions free of charge at askharry.info.

This webinar was recorded on February 4, 2020.