Don’t wait to plan long-term care. Most of us will need help as we age. Here’s what to do—and how to pay for it

September 26th, 2013

By Orly Avitzur

As a neurologist with patients who include those affected by Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and strokes, I’m all too aware that, like it or not, many of us will need help caring for ourselves someday. And we can’t always predict when that day might come. I worry about my older patients who need to move into assisted living and lack the funds to do so. But I also worry about my younger patients—those age 45 to 60—who might need help someday (potentially very expensive help) and haven’t made any provisions for it.

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