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Long Term Care Planning & Insurance

What's Your Plan?
Real families and their experience with long term care and long term care insurance.
Who Cares?
Kiplinger Financial's No-Nonsense Look at Long Term Care and How To Pay for it.
She's Planning for Her Children Too
Tina Oglesby didn’t want her kids to take care of her the way she’d cared for her husband and mother. Now, her children, Amy and Scott, are confident their mother is happy and well cared for. And they’re grateful for this gift she’s given them.
Two Experiences With LTC Insurance
This popular insurance is not without potential problems. Know what you are getting. ABC News

"LTC With Jonathan Pond"
A Long Term Care Survey, featuring Laura Moore, senior vice president of John Hancock LTC, and Jonathan Pond, a financial planning expert.


Trading Places
"Is long term care insurance the answer?" NBC News Anne Thompson
"Picturing Every Step, Planning For Long Term Care"
CA Dept of Health Services - Partnership for LTC
"Own Your Future"
The Virginia State Long Term Care Partnership

Long Term Care Experiences


The Sandwich Generation
The Sandwich Generation, those caught between their aging parents and young children, includes some 20 million Americans.


David Iverson's "My Father, My Brother, and Me"
A journalists personal journey. PBS


Michael J. Fox discusses Parkinson's
A moving and informative interview. PBS


Preparing for the Role of Caregiver
When a frail or chronically ill loved one can no longer care for him or herself the issue confronting families is what to do about care. CBS Healthology


Caring for Your Parents
Help for families facing the practical and emotional challenges of caring for aging parents. PBS


Health Care Crisis - Long Term Care
Long Term and Chronic Care - stories and background on the system. PBS
Living Old
For the first time in American history, "the old old" -- those over 85 -- are now the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population. Medical advances have enabled an unprecedented number of Americans to live longer, healthier lives. But for millions of elderly, living longer can also mean a debilitating physical decline that often requires an immense amount of care. PBS-Frontline
Save A Life
60-second videos on the technique of Hands Only CPR. You could be a hero.

Alzheimer's


Jan's Story
Jan's Story: A Love Lost to Alzheimer's


My Mom Arlene
When Ann Hedreen's mother, Arlene Tocantins, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's, the family was robbed of the time they thought they would have together. Ann remembers her mother and celebrates a life cut short.


The Sandwich Generation Part I
The Sandwich Generation Part II

In this emotionally charged account of family caregiving, filmmaker Julie Winokur and her husband, photojournalist Ed Kashi, expose their personal lives with unflinching candor. Winokur and Kashi uprooted their two children and their business in order to move 3,000 miles cross-country to care for Winokur's father, Herbie. In Part II we see the family a year after Herbie moved in with them.
Mediastorm
ACF 2005: Alzheimer's
It’s not surprising that many patients are concerned about Alzheimer’s disease, particularly those with a family member who has the disease.
American Academy of Family Physicians
Families Deal With Alzheimer's
The moving story of TV newswoman Merl Comer and Harvey Gralnick.
Online NewsHour Report

Rate of Alzheimer's rises with aging boomers.
As Baby Boomers age, the rate of Alzheimer's will increase according to a report released recently. NBC News Robert Bazell
The Tobinick Alzheimer Method
Treatment method for selected patients with Alzheimer's Disease

The Alzheimer's Project (HBO)
1) The Memory Loss Tapes
This verité documentary profiles seven people living with the disease, each in an advancing state of dementia across the full spectrum of the progression of the disease.
2) Grandpa, Do You Know Who I Am?
This film tells five stories of children, ages 6-15, who are coping with grandfathers or grandmothers who have Alzheimer's disease.
3) Momentum In Science
This two-hour, two-part documentary takes viewers inside the laboratories and clinics of 25 leading scientists and physicians, revealing some of the most cutting-edge research advances.
4) Caregivers
Caregivers is a collection of five portraits, each of which highlights the sacrifices and successes of people experiencing their loved one's gradual descent into dementia.

The Supplemental Series
15 supplemental films provide an in-depth look into the scientific advances being made in research and medical understanding of the disease.

Alzheimer's Glossary
The glossary is a tool to help you learn more about the technical and specialized terms from the above films. Read simple explanations, watch videos and much more—all at your own pace.



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