Washington, who adopted the nation’s first state-run long-term care (LTC) insurance program for Washington residents, is finding that the first is not always the best place to be. Lawsuits, long-term solvency issues, and practical considerations has led to a highly anticipated postponement.
Many adult children of aging adults know how difficult it can be to talk with their parents about age-related topics. Jake Harwood, Ph.D. in Communications, and Jim McCabe, Ph.D., President of Eldercare Resources, a geriatric and care management company, offer tips to help family caregivers communicate with their aging parents on sensitive subjects, which are often avoided.
Washington has adopted the nation’s first state-run long-term care (LTC) insurance program for Washington residents, to be paid through a payroll tax by Washington employees.