Real estate investors profit from long-term care facilities : NPR

Under President Donald Trump, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services indefinitely suspended a Biden-era requirement that nursing homesdisclose REIT involvement. Catherine Howden, a CMS spokesperson, said in a statement that the agency does not regulate facilities based on their tax status or corporate form and instead focuses on the quality of the care they provide...

 https://www.npr.org/2026/04/19/nx-s1-5786242/profit-landlord-real-estate-investment-trust-nursing-homes-safety

Long Term Care - Inherited IRA - Qualified Dividends (Phil Ferguson Show podcast, #537)

Investing Skeptically topics in this episode:

• How to remove funds from an Inherited IRA 
• Should you get Long Term Care Insurance 
• What are Qualified Dividends 
• New Rules for 401k (catch-up only in ROTH starting in 2026) 
• Ronald Reagan on free Trade

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-xpajv-28774a8a

 

Elder abuse is surging: Congress must protect long-term care residents

Long-term care ombudsman representatives help address serious complaints, including involuntary discharge or eviction, physical abuse, neglect, poor staff response to requests for assistance, inadequate or poor medication management, insufficient quality or quantity of food and many other issues. 

However, funding for the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program and other services authorized by the Older Americans Act has not kept pace with the growth in our population of older Americans. Federal funding falls far short of meeting the needs of all long-term care residents…

https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/5477954-ombudsman-program-elder-protection/

 

Long term care insurance - Church Money - Medical Rant - solar panel update (The Phil Ferguson Show podcast, Episode #492)

Detailed mathematical explanation of the costs for Long Term Care Insurance.

Interview: 

https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-p9maw-1f265197

What Long-Term Care Looks Like Around the World - The New York Times

The Dutch have included long-term care in their universal health care system since 1968… 

The Netherlands spent 4.1 percent of its gross domestic product on long-term care in 2021, more than any other country tracked by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and four times the amount the United States spent…

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/14/health/long-term-care-insurance-global.html

Long-Term Care: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

John Oliver explains the industry behind nursing homes and assisted living facilities, and why long-term care needs fixing.
https://youtu.be/2xlol-SNQRU

Pete Buttigieg has a big new plan to shake up the retirement system

Earlier this year, Pete Buttigieg, the 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Indiana, noted on the presidential campaign trail, “I know I’m the young guy in the race but retirement is on my mind a lot.” On Monday, he released a plan that proved it.....
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/pete-buttigieg-retirement-plan-110045918.html

You could pay $100,000-plus a year for nursing home care - The Washington Post: Perspective |

The cost of long term care continues to rise ....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2018/11/19/price-living-longer-you-could-pay-plus-year-nursing-home-care/

The Wall Street Journal: Millions Bought Insurance to Cover Retirement Health Costs. Now They Face an Awful Choice

Long-term-care insurance was supposed to help pay for nursing homes, assisted living and personal aides. Now, though, the industry is in financial turmoil, causing misery for many of the 7.3 million people who own a long-term-care policy.....
https://www.wsj.com/articles/millions-bought-insurance-to-cover-retirement-health-costs-now-they-face-an-awful-choice-1516206708