Are you ready for your future?
The Long-Term Care Awareness Campaign is a five-state pilot project to increase awareness among both retirees and baby-boomers about planning for long-term care needs. Research shows that many people do not want to think about their future long-term care needs and therefore fail to plan appropriately. If individuals and families are more aware of their potential need for long-term care support and services as they age, they are more likely to take steps to prepare for their future. From a public policy perspective, increased planning for long-term care will likely increase private financing for services, and may reduce the burden on publicly-funded programs.
Marylanders can “own their future” by preparing for their future long-term care needs. They can purchase long-term care insurance or engage in other financial planning activities that will ensure their ability to purchase needed long-term care services when the time comes.
Why are Long-Term Care Services Important?
Long-term care refers to a broad range of supportive medical, personal,
and social services needed by people who are unable to meet their basic
living needs for an extended period of time. This may be caused by accident,
illness, or frailty. Such conditions include the inability to move about,
dress, bathe, eat, use a toilet, safely take medications, and avoid incontinence.
