A comprehensive guide to long-term care insurance costs, coverage options and whether it’s right for you.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Some residents in Spokane County can now apply for the WA Cares Fund pilot program, which will offer early access to the long-term benefits they have been paying into since 2023. “The ...

Voters decided this month to allow payroll taxes collected for Washington’s new long-term care program to be invested in the stock market. But they will have to wait a while for the decision to begin ...

Washington faces a $2–3 billion shortfall while senior population rises by 2030. Assisted living reduces hospital demand and sustains seniors' independence and care. Lawmakers must protect long-term ...

We pick the best long-term care insurance companies of 2026, including New York Life and Mutual of Omaha.

Not long after her husband died in 2004, Alice Kempski, a retired nurse in her early 60s, bought an insurance policy designed ...

The type of care — home health, assisted living or nursing home — and where a person lives can drastically affect costs.