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Preparing For Tomorrow podcast · May 28, 2026 · 13m

This week, we discuss the costs of dementia care vs. other long term care needs. Too many believe Medicare pays for care after age 65. Medicare may pay for up to 100 days if skilled care is also needed to help recovery from a hospitalization/procedure, and if you've been in the hosptal at least three nights. At age 80, 75% of people with Alzheimer's disease live in nursing homes while 4% of others at age 80 live there. Do you really want to spend down your assets to qualify fro Medicaid and be "put" in a nursing home where 75% of your peers have dementia? Here is a link to learn what it takes…