Join Kerry Peabody of Clark Insurance for an educational workshop
“Planning Ahead for Long Term Care”
Let’s face it – most of us will be affected by long term care at some point, either when we need help ourselves, or when we provide care for a loved one. Have you thought about how this might affect your family or your finances? Imagine what would happen if you suddenly had to spend $5,000 to $10,000 per month for long term care services. What’s your plan?
Did you know that most long term care takes place outside of nursing homes? Far more people receive care at home, in adult day care, and assisted living facilities than in nursing homes. But, the key to staying in control is having a plan.
Planning ahead will help keep you in control. It will help you maintain your independence, stay in your own home longer, and reduce the burden on your family. But you need to start planning for this now, while you’re as young and healthy as you’re ever going to be.
The first step is to understand the risk, and the planning options available to you. Our workshop will provide you with a basic introduction to this topic, and answers to your questions about long term care planning.
Wednesday, April 20th
6:00 to 8:00 PM
Fallbrook Woods
Residential Care Community
418 Ray Street – Merrymeeting Drive
Portland, Maine 04103
Refreshments will be served
Please RSVP by April 18th:
Janet Davis, Marketing & Admissions Director
Fallbrook Woods
(207) 878-0788
Janet.Davis@FallbrookWoods.com
Lauren Epstein, Esq., an estate planning attorney with Bernstein Shur, will discuss legal tools and methods available to reduce the risk that long term care presents to you and your family. She focuses her practice on developing comprehensive estate plans, tax-planning, long-term care planning, guardianship and conservatorship matters, and probate administration. She is a member of the Elder Law Section, Trusts and Estates Section and Women’s Law Section of the Maine State Bar Association. She serves on the executive board of VNA Home Health & Hospice, the Strategic Planning Committee for Mercy Hospital, and on the Board of Governors of the Maine State Bar Association.
Kerry Peabody, CSA, CLTC, will discuss new insurance products that will help you stay in your own home longer, including plans that will pay a benefit even if you never need long term care services. Mr. Peabody is an agent with Clark Insurance, President of NAIFA- Southern Maine, and a Money Minders board member at the Southern Maine Agency on Aging.