by Peggy Fortson | Jul 15, 2020 | #LTCPlanning, Front Page Featured, Planning to Live a Long Life
How far would YOU go to see your loved one? Quote: “A woman was desperate to see her husband, who is fighting Alzheimer’s disease. He lives in a memory care facility full time, and since long-term care facilities are not accepting visitors because of the...
by Peggy Fortson | Nov 20, 2019 | #LongTermCare, Front Page Featured, Planning to Live a Long Life
November is Long Term Care Awareness month, created by Congress in 2001. This month -long campaign is dedicated to educating Americans on the need to be prepared for living a long life. November also ushers in the Holiday Season, which is a time families gather...
by Peggy Fortson | Jul 22, 2019 | #LongTermCare, Front Page Featured, Peggy’s Planning Strategies, Planning to Live a Long Life
Ah, summertime! A time of year that seems to conjure up two contrasting visions: one, the nostalgia of those childhood “lazy days” featuring a swing underneath a gigantic shade tree, with a glass of lemonade on a table. The other—what some of us like to think of as...
by Peggy Fortson | Mar 28, 2018 | Front Page Featured, Planning to Live a Long Life
That popular image of a behemoth nearly crowding you out of your own space—“the elephant in the room”—works well to convey the folly of refusing to acknowledge a problem that ought to be a priority. The problem I’m talking about arises from the fact that, in spite of...
by Peggy Fortson | Jan 24, 2018 | Front Page Featured, Peggy’s Planning Strategies, Planning to Live a Long Life
How much care do Americans need? How do they pay for it? And where does LTCI fit in? Check out the state of LTC in the U.S., by the numbers. Click Here to READ MORE
by Peggy Fortson | Mar 13, 2017 | Front Page Featured, Peggy’s Planning Strategies, Planning to Live a Long Life
It’s that time of year; which teams will make it to the Big Dance? Being part of a huge basketball family,* I found myself comparing this annual sports competition madness to the field of Long-Term Care Planning. If you’re not a basketball fan and familiar with March...