Here are financial experts' tips and alternative strategies for getting long-term care insurance in your 70s.

Long-term care insurance can ensure you have the help you need for day-to-day living. There are three main types of long-term care insurance, and which one is best for you will depend on your ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bob Carlson researches all facets of retirement finances. Long-term care (LTC) and insurance for it (LTCI) are two of the most ...

“We’ve been paying into long-term-care insurance since we were in our mid-50s,” said a friend, now in her late 60s. “But with all of the premium increases, we might have been better off just investing ...

Long-term care insurance offers financial protection for future healthcare needs, but weighing the premiums against potential benefits requires careful consideration of your personal situation and ...

Stand-alone long-term care insurance policies have been waning in popularity, owing to a combination of skyrocketing premiums and difficult claims experiences by consumers. In their place, so-called ...

Toni: Recently, you wrote a Medicare column about various life policies available after 65, and I have a retirement insurance ...

As millions of people approach their pre-retirement years, life insurance as an income replacement hedge may become less of a necessity. Many families have paid off/down mortgages, built sizeable nest ...

As America’s population ages, more families are navigating the realities of Alzheimer’s and dementia. In the United States, 7.2 million Americans age 65 and older live with Alzheimer’s disease. Yet, ...

Genworth Financial, which has an office in Stamford, is one of the largest providers of long-term care insurance in the U.S. Credit: Shahrzad Rasekh / CT Mirror For more coverage of the long-term care ...