In this episode of "Senior Care Confidential," the hosts discuss challenges and solutions in healthcare and senior care. The focus is on long-term care insurance policies, with guest Eric vanGoetham from Amada Senior Care providing insights. The discussion covers various topics, including who pays for caregiver services, common questions from clients about long-term care insurance, elimination periods, types of policies (reimbursement vs. indemnity), and the restoration of benefits. They emphasize the importance of understanding policy details before needing to use them and mention the complexity and changes in policies over time. Eric vanGoetham offers assistance in reviewing long-term care insurance policies for free and encourages proactive understanding of these policies.

WXED Radio (107.3 FM) welcomes Apryl Garrett, Publisher of the Seniors Blue Book as a guest with Mary Ann Shaner!  Such an amazing opportunity to continue to spread awareness of the free resource that we provide to our local area seniors and caregivers, who deserve the utmost care and support.  

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