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What risks should I model before choosing a strategy for planning how to pay for future long term care?

The part that needs sorting out is that a family has seen the cost of home care or assisted living and is comparing insurance, self funding, and other resources. What I want to understand is this: what risks should I model before choosing a strategy for planning how to pay for future long term care?
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Asked in Owensboro, KY · May 5, 2026 · 1 answer

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Posted Jul 24, 2026

For this planning decision, long term care planning is a risk management decision rather than a simple investment comparison. Within the broader financial plan, medicare generally does not cover ongoing custodial long term care, while Medicaid has financial eligibility rules. Compare side by side guaranteed outcomes, such as paying a known debt, with investment outcomes that are expected but uncertain.

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