Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Reblogged: Long-Term Care Financing is Becoming Hard for Older Adults Who Rent their Homes




According to a report by AARP and Harvard Joint Center for Housing, younger baby boomers might find it difficult paying for their long-term care expenses due to the lower rates of homeownership than previous generations. 

A U.S homeowner can afford to stay in a nursing home for 3 and ½ years and they can stay in an assisted living facility for 6 and ½ years. However, an American who only rents can only stay in an assisted living facility for 2 months and nursing home will deplete a renter’s nest egg in just a matter of weeks. 

It is the responsibility of Americans to plan for their future housing needs but it’s the government’s job to make this affordable for them.

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