Skip Frenzel's (agapeltc) Blog

Got this from McKnight's Long Term Care News & Assisted Living.  I thought it was an interesting read. http://www.mcknights.com/newspaper-letters-shed-light-on-peoples-opinions-about-long-term-care-during-the-depression/article/169720/  

Good news for the industry http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304628704575186211956006190.html?KEYWORDS=reverse+mortgages+now+look+cheaper

Some interesting thoughts from the April 2010 Journal of Financial Planning. 54...Percentage of Americans who do not currently have a plan that identifies how much income they will need in retirement, the amount of income they can expect from savings, or how to beef up income sources to close gap...

Excellent article on how to deal with the complications of Long Term Care Insurance (LTCI).  The idea that the article is trying to make is that LTCI is used to preserve your lifesltye.  If you have to use your resources to pay for care, you will not be able to live the lifestyle you want. Please...

More scary stuff... http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5inenn4M4Kqs0Qe9HJQZDk8BNOYMwD9ELE0404  

Pass this article along to your Medicare clients.  They have to understand the changes. http://blogs.marketwatch.com/healthmatters/2010/03/23/what-health-reform-means-for-your-retirement/

You guys are gonna love this one... From an article in the San Francisco Chronicle.  It's funny, unless you are the lady in the article. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/03/18/MNAI1CI0SC.DTL  

More info on Universal Design http://www.akron.com/akron-ohio-real-estate.asp?aID=8373

Eye opening article http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Columns/2010/March/031110Gleckman.aspx

Just released study on the Middle Boomers: http://www.metlife.com/assets/cao/mmi/publications/studies/2010/mmi-boomers-middle.pdf