Difficult Problems Clear Solutions

Introducing…

Connecticut Care Planning Council • An alliance of eldercare specialists and

advisers that helps families deal with the crisis and burden of long term care

• Purpose: − to educate the public on the need for care − to provide all of the available government

and private services for eldercare− to offer a trusted source that the public

will recognize and turn to for expert help in dealing with the challenges of long term care

What is Long Term Care or Eldercare?

• Need for physical, emotional or supervisory support from a caregiver• 80% of care Is provided by family in the home• Changing demographics are making family-provided care difficult

Statistics• 60% of us will need eldercare at

sometime• 40% of all seniors will spend some time

in a nursing home• 44.4 million adult caregivers in this country – 21% of the population

− Provide 21 hours a week of care− 4.3 years average time spent

providing care

The Cost of Long Term or Elder Care

Average Monthly Cost of Long Term Care by Type of Care

$1,549.17

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Most Seniors Fail to Plan for Eldercare• 57% worry about paying for care• 69% have done little or no planning• Another 20% mistakenly think the government

will cover their care and as a result do nothing

Dilemma of Finding Eldercare Services

• Families did not plan• The need for care

usually occurs without warning

• Working caregivers end up in panic mode

• No central source for locating help or advice

One Stop ShoppingYour State Care Planning Council provides the CENTRAL SOURCE

for:•Getting the answers you need now•Locating government services •Finding professional eldercare services•Researching articles and books on long term care

All your eldercare resources in one spot…

Truly One Stop Shopping for Long Term Care

State Resource Website: www.careconnecticut.org

STATE COUNCIL ELDER CARE SERVICESProfessionals in all Services Work Together to Meet the Public’s Needs.

• Care Management, Guardianship, Conservatorship and Dispute Resolution

• Non-Medical Home Care • Home Health Agency – Medicare-

Covered Home Care and Hospice • Home Maintenance, Deep Cleaning,

Remodeling and Yard Work • Veterans Benefits -- Consultant for the

Aid and Attendance Pension Benefit • Reverse Mortgage Specialist • Elder Law Advice and Medicaid Advice

• Estate Planning and Tax Planning• Trust Management Services and End-Of-

Life Planning • Care Facility or New Home Search,

Relocation, Downsizing and Real Estate Services

• Insurance Products, Retirement Planning and Financial Advice