All About Long-Term Care Insurance
Long-term care is the care needed for individuals with chronic disabilities.
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Long-term care is the care needed for individuals with chronic disabilities.
You protect your house with paint, so make sure you also protect it with insurance.
If you are unable to work due to an accident or illness, it's disability insurance that will protect you.
Insurance is a big ticket item in any budget. Take the time to review your insurance policies annually.
Fixed expenses are those things in our financial lives that we absolutely need to purchase, but you can still save on them!
Set the AC to 78 degrees or higher when the house is occupied and 85 degrees when no one's home. You'll save on cooling costs for each degree you raise your thermostat.
According to the Department of Labor over 70% of us eat out at least once a week.
Groceries are not a discretionary item in your budget. We have to buy food, but you do have some flexibility.
The U.S. savings rate as of April is 4.0%. Better than a year ago but not as good as I would like to see it.
If you haven't planned well for retirement you may find yourself coming up short.
Twenty million kids are living in a home with a single parent, and as a single parent you need to rethink your goals.
Your baby just turned 17 and will be a senior this fall. What happened to all of the planning you were going to do?
Where there were two there now could be three, four, or more if you used fertility drugs.
Couples should be having the money talk before they marry or move in together!
The #1 worry for most retirees is not having enough money to cover all of the health care costs in retirement.
The pot holes of life have a way of messing up the best laid plans for a comfortable retirement.
Retiring to someplace exotic sounds wonderful, but Medicare does not travel with you if you leave the U.S.! What are some other issues?
The more money you have saved the more options you will have in retirement.
So before you start retirement for real, consider a dress rehearsal to see if you are really ready to retire.
Estate Planning is an awkward subject to discuss for it involves someone dying.
Long-term care is a variety of services that includes medical and non-medical care to people who have a chronic illness or disability.
These mortgages are not for everyone. Ideal for a cash strapped elder who wants to stay in their home!
An Arlington start-up, Kinderlab Robotics, is raising money on Kickstarter to launch an innovative robot kit aimed at kids 4 to 7.
Do you think Dad is having trouble maintaining his home?
Next Sunday is Father's Day and this is a good time to continue the series we started around Mother's Day on helping our elders.
Known formally as Gurnet Light, a historic lighthouse has guided mariners at the entrance to Plymouth Harbor for generations.
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A 2026 James Beard Award finalist for Best Chef, and 3-time Chopped champion, Evan Hennessey uses locally farmed and foraged foots to create artistically inspired dishes.
A funeral service was held in Wellesley for the two children who were allegedly murdered by their mother last month.
Temperatures are warming up in Boston next week with the city's first 80 and 90-degree days in over 200 days.
Jessica Ostrowski says her whole life changed when her fiancé Trooper Kevin Trainor was killed stopping a wrong-way driver.
A funeral service was held in Wellesley for the two children who were allegedly murdered by their mother last month.
Boston health clinics are using ketamine to help treat people suffering with mental health issues.
It's a bittersweet ending for Boston residents who know and love Little Joe, a silverback gorilla who became an iconic fixture at the Franklin Park Zoo.
Many people fear that a family history of dementia dooms them to inevitably suffer the condition themselves. But a new tool, the Brain Care Score, shows how lifestyle changes can be beneficial, cutting the risk of dementia.
There was a possible measles exposure at Logan Airport in Boston last week, Massachusetts health officials say.
A new study finds that a simple blood test could predict Alzheimer's disease long before symptoms appear.
The Lone Star tick, which can cause alpha-gal syndrome, is spreading north throughout Massachusetts.
Boston's cold and snowy winter might have an effect on this year's pollen allergy season.
A driver from Southboro, Massachusetts struggled for months to unravel a frustrating mix up with his E-ZPass account.
The gunman who allegedly opened fire on passing cars on Memorial Drive in Cambridge, Massachusetts is 46-year-old Tyler Brown from Boston.
There have been four violent attacks in three weeks at Tewksbury Hospital and a state representative is taking the fight to Beacon Hill to give security the non-lethal equipment back.
A family is demanding answers from the Gloucester, Massachusetts school district, after learning their five-year-old son was left alone in a quiet room for nearly half an hour.
A nurse says the decision is leaving the staff and patients at Tewksbury Hospital vulnerable to serious injury.
Both the Trump and Healey administrations are using government websites to blame each other for the shutdown.
Which party stands to take more of the blame from voters for the government shutdown? Here's what a new poll says.
A UNH Survey Center/Granite State poll shows John Sununu crushing Scott Brown by 23 points among likely primary voters in New Hampshire.
Seth Moulton said he's running against Sen. Ed Markey because "our party leaders are clinging to that old playbook."
Maine Governor Janet Mills' run for Senate comes with an unusual promise - she will only serve one six-year term.
Dover Saddlery is closing its Wellesley, Massachusetts store and preparing for more than 100 layoffs.
The "dirty soda" trend is coming to drive-thrus all over Massachusetts as Dunkin' is now serving up its own version of the viral drink.
Smokey Bones is closing all of its restaurants, including Massachusetts locations in Tyngsboro and Taunton.
Boston ranks right up there with Hawaii as one of the most expensive vacation spots in the country, according to a new report.
The Market Basket Board of Directors was justified in firing longtime CEO Arthur T. Demoulas, a judge ruled Monday.
Known formally as Gurnet Light, a historic lighthouse has guided mariners at the entrance to Plymouth Harbor for generations.
From private cruises to quintessential clambakes, Essex River Cruises offers a front-row seat to the beauty of the Great Marsh.
Argia Mystic Cruises in Mystic, Connecticut is one of the last commercial sailing ships in the region, offering a rare chance to explore the area by sea.
A 2026 James Beard Award finalist for Best Chef, and 3-time Chopped champion, Evan Hennessey uses locally farmed and foraged foots to create artistically inspired dishes.
In Groton, Massachusetts, there is a recently opened state-of-the-art venue that is becoming one of the region's premier nonprofit music destinations.
The major league-best Atlanta Braves defeated the Boston Red Sox 3-2 on Friday night.
Kyle Schwarber hit his major league-leading 18th home run and the Phillies defeated the Red Sox 3-1 on Thursday night.
After days of leaks and rumors, the NFL finally released the full schedule for the New England Patriots.
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The Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 on Wednesday night.
A Boston man says he's lucky to be alive after jumping into the Charles River to save his dog.
Little Joe the gorilla is leaving Boston after decades at the Franklin Park Zoo.
There's been another sighting of an unusual killer whale named Old Thom in the waters off Massachusetts.
A soccer coach in Ludlow, Massachusetts plans to pay it forward after winning big on a lottery scratch ticket.
The Rumney Rocks Climbing Area is partially closed as nesting peregrine falcons could attack rock climbers.