Approximately 70{5b0579ddad123e8826b0f99aaf2548fba6b6d6310808b95d99d67897c25a7935} of older adults will need some type of long-term care at some point. This type of care could include a nursing home or various degrees of in-home care, whether that includes skilled nursing care, help with activities of daily living, or some combination of services.

The problem is that these services are very expensive-and the costs are not covered by Medicare, outside of a 100-day period where skilled nursing care is covered for those who qualify and which does not cover non-medical care.

Medicaid does cover some costs of long-term care, but the income requirements to qualify for