Is Care Getting More Expensive or Has it Hit its Peak?
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Q. My mother has lived alone for the past three years since my father passed away. She is starting to get lonely and needs more help these days. I recently started looking into in-home care as an option. I knew it would be expensive, but decided it was time to spend the money and get my mother the help that she needs to continue to stay in her own home for as long as
possible.
I called several home health care agencies in the DC area for quotes and experienced sticker shock, to say the least. The cost went up so much since we needed the same type of help for my father just a few years ago! Is this just happening locally, since everything seems to be pricey here, or is it happening nationally, as well? Has assisted living and nursing home care also increased in cost, and if
everything is increasing so much, how can I afford the care that my mother needs now and will likely need in the future?
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Critter Corner: Convincing My Brother to Do Estate Planning
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Welcome to the Critter Corner team! I’m really hoping you can help me with my dilemma. My wife and I recently did our estate planning, and I am convinced my twin brother’s family should too. He is reluctant to do so because he doesn’t think they need one, being 45 and in good health. With two kids and a house, I think they absolutely need one. Being twins, we’ve always been really close, and he
typically trusts my advice, but he is being stubborn about this. Can you help me convince him of the need for estate planning for his family?
S. “Tate” Plann
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