Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
The National Care Planning Council is the most Comprehensive Resource for Eldercare, Senior Care, and Long Term Care Planning on the web. Below we have compiled a list of questions that we are often asked.
FAQ from seniors, their families, and caregivers
1. How can this web site (longtermcarelink.net) help me?
2. I am (my parent is) a veteran. Are there any benefits available to me (him or her)?
3. I need to learn more about planning for long term care. Where do I start?
4. Who do I contact if I have a specific eldercare need or issue?
5. What does Long Term Care and Long Term Care Planning mean?
6. Do you offer books on veterans benefits or eldercare?
FAQ from Care Providers & Professionals in the Senior Services Industry
7. How would joining the NCPC benefit me?
8. How can I use the book: The 4 Steps of Long Term Care Planning?
9. What is the Life Resource Planning System?
10. I serve the elderly. How can I get a listing on your site?
11. What is the difference between the NCPC and a State Care Planning Council?
12. I am a member. How do I make changes or updates to my account?
13. I want to know more about the NCPC and who started this web site?
14. What is your Support for Those Who Help Veterans?
| 1. How can this web site (longtermcarelink.net) help me? |
| The National Care Planning Council and its affiliated members are dedicated to helping families across the United States with the challenges seniors face. We endeavor to make everyone aware of the need for long term care planning and to help implement that planning. As such, we offer several online resources for seniors and their families to find solutions to their unique situations. These resources include eldercare books and articles, comprehensive LTC planning material, references to aging services, and listings of local providers and services in every state who are qualified to help seniors and their families with eldercare planning. Back to the Top |
| 2. I am (my parent is) a veteran. Are there any benefits available to me (him or her)? |
| Senior veterans and their survivors are typically eligible or in receipt of various income programs from VA. Two of these programs – veterans pension and survivors pension (sometimes called "aid and attendance") – are paid to veterans and their surviving spouses who are non-service-connected disabled. Other programs – veterans compensation and DIC – are paid to veterans and their surviving spouses due to disability or death from service connection. Here is a list of other veterans benefits that are generally more applicable to senior veterans or their surviving spouses: • Veterans Health Care • Long Term Care Benefits through Veterans Health Care • CHAMPVA for Surviving Spouses • Burial Benefits • State VA Nursing Homes • Home Renovation Grants If you would like to speak to someone in your area who understands these benefits, please visit our veterans benefits page. Back to the Top |
| 3. I need to learn more about planning for long term care. Where do I start? |
| We are happy to share a free, noncommercial resource with you and hope it will help you with your long term care planning needs. Our Guide to Long Term Care Planning offers 34 in-depth chapters, totaling over 690 printable pages, from 8 experts covering all areas of long-term care planning, or as it's more commonly called, elder care planning. Once you know more about the types of eldercare services you need, click here to locate providers and services in your area who are qualified to help you. Back to the Top |
| 4. Who do I contact if I have a specific eldercare need or issue? |
| The National Care Planning Council and its members are dedicated to helping families recognize the need for long term care planning and to help implement that planning. Integrity, honesty, and a genuine concern for those who are in need of (or may need) long term care are at the heart of our services. Click here to view listings of local providers and services in your area who are qualified to help you with your eldercare planning needs. Back to the Top |
| 5. What does Long Term Care and Long Term Care Planning mean? |
| Long term care refers to a broad range of supportive medical, personal and social services for people who are aging or unable to provide for their own needs for an extended period of time. This need for care from others may be caused by accident, illness, dementia, stroke, depression or frailty. Personal needs may include help to move about, dress, bathe, eat, use a toilet, medicate and avoid incontinence. Also help may be needed with household cleaning, preparing meals, shopping, paying bills, visiting the doctor, answering the phone and taking medications properly. In other cases long-term care may consist of providing supervision, companionship or support for loved ones. Long Term Care Planning is the process of preparing for and funding long term care. We are happy to share a free, noncommercial resource with you and hope it will help you with your long term care planning needs. Our Guide to Long Term Care Planning offers 34 in-depth chapters, totaling over 690 printable pages, from 8 experts covering all areas of long-term care planning, or as it's more commonly called, elder care planning. Once you know more about the types of long term care services you need, click here to locate providers and services in your area who are qualified to help you. Back to the Top |
| 6. Do you offer books on veterans benefits or eldercare? |
| Yes. The NCPC offers the following books for the benefit of seniors,their families, and for professionals who assist them: "How to Deal with 21 Critical Issues Facing Aging Seniors", "The 4 Steps of Long Term Care Planning", "How to Protect Your Family’s Assets from Devastating Nursing Home Costs – Medicaid Secrets" and "How to Apply for Department of Veterans Affairs Benefits for Veterans and Their Survivors". These publications provide timely information to help seniors and their families prepare for long term care. Back to the Top |
| 7. How would joining the NCPC benefit me? |
| This is an excellent question. In order to provide you with an acceptable answer, we have dedicated an entire section of our site to help you learn about the benefits of joining the National Care Planning Council. Click here to learn more... Back to the Top |
| 8. How can I use the book: The 4 Steps of Long Term Care Planning? |
| The 4 Steps of Long Term Care Planning book is a valuable marketing tool. Present it to your clients, customers, or potential clients to help them focus on steps that make a successful retirement and care plan. This book will motivate them to enlist your help in taking those steps. NCPC Members may purchase the 4 Steps of Long Term Care Planning book at our wholesale price in the member section. Back to the Top |
| 9. What is the Life Resource Planning System? |
| A Life Resource Plan will guide your clients while they prepare for their final years of life. Our online questionnaire's will produce PDF Plans for your clients to help them plan for long term care, access government benefits, find sources of funding, set aside money for death benefits, preserve assets, and plan for Medicaid. Through this process, you will act as a problem-solver rather than a sales-person. You may charge a fee for each plan you produce if you choose. The plans are designed to provide specific guidance for your clients' later years and will naturally lead them to arrange for additional services from you. Back to the Top |
| 10. I serve the elderly. How can I get a listing on your site? |
| This is an excellent question we are often asked. In order to provide you with an acceptable answer, we have dedicated an entire section of our site to help you learn about the benefits of joining the NCPC and getting a listing on our site. Click here to learn more... Back to the Top |
| 11. What is the difference between the NCPC and a State Care Planning Council? |
| This is an excellent question we are often asked. In order to provide you with an acceptable answer, we have dedicated an entire section of our site to explain the important of state care planning council for seniors, caregivers, and careproviders. Click here to learn more... Back to the Top |
| 12. I am a member. How do I make changes or updates to my account? |
| NCPC members can make changes to their listing and sales page information in the member section of our site. They may also update their billing information in the member section. If a member prefers to make changes via email or phone, they may email info@longtermcarelink.net or call us toll free at (800) 989-8137. Back to the Top |
| 13. I want to know more about the NCPC and who started this web site? |
| The National Care Planning Council was founded by Thomas Day with the intention of helping the American public plan for long term care (elder care). Back to the Top |
| 14. What is your Support for Those Who Help Veterans? |
| Our Support for Those Who Help Veterans offers essential training for professionals who assist senior veterans and their survivors in obtaining benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. This support helps professionals become accredited, stay accredited, and offer a competent claims service. Furthermore, this support offers extensive guidance on what we believe constitutes a compliant practice. Back to the Top |
