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Financial Aid & Care Resources for Long Term Senior Care

Nearly all money spent on long term care, assisted living and nursing home care in the US comes from one of these three categories:

1.	Government Programs such as Medicaid, Veterans’ Benefits and Social Security.


2.	Insurance including life, long term care, Medicare and other health insurance.


3.	Personal Property such as a family’s resources, loans and their home equity.

The website provides details on 28 different financial assistance and care options within these 3 categories. Use the links in the table below to find those that are right for you.

Alternatively many visitors find using the Eldercare Resource Locator Tool greatly simplifies the process. Answer a few quick questions, we’ll provide a customized list of options for which the care recipient is and is not eligible.

Government
Social Security & Related	Government Assistance	Veterans
Social Security	Medicaid	Veterans’ Health Care
Supplemental Security Income	PACE Programs	Veterans’ Pensions
Survivors’ Benefits	Medicare Savings Programs	CHAMPVA for Life
	Government Housing	TRICARE for Life
	Cash & Counseling
Insurance
Life Insurance	Health Insurance
Life Settlements	Long Term Care Insurance
Accelerated Death Benefits	Medicare
Death Benefit Loans	Medigap Plans
Viatical Settlements	Health Insurance
Personal
Loans	Home Equity
Senior Care Bridge Loans	Reverse Mortgages
Family & Friend Loans	Rex Agreements
	Equity Key Agreements
	Home Equity Lines of Credit
Non-Profits and Foundations
Non-Profits
Alzheimer's Respite Care
NFCSP Respite Care

We make every effort to provide accurate and up to date information. If you find inaccurate or outdated information, please let us know so we can continue to improve the site for the benefit of the community.