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With Long-Term Care in Hawaii Much More Expensive than on the Mainland, the State's Residents Should Prepare More to Meet Their Own Care-Related Needs
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PRIVATE NURSING-HOME COSTS IN HAWAII FAR EXCEED THE COST OF CARE ON
THE MAINLAND. THAT'S ACCORDING TO A NEW SURVEY--WHICH ALSO FINDS
THAT THE MEDIAN-COST OF PRIVATE LONG-TERM CARE IN THE ISLANDS IS MORE
THAN 50-PERCENT HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. A-A-R-P
STATE-PRESIDENT, STUART HO, SAYS THAT'S PUTTING THE
RETIREMENT-SECURITY OF RESIDENTS AT GREATER RISK...
(HO):
"HAWAII'S PEOPLE HAVEN'T SAVED ENOUGH TO DEAL WITH THE RISKS OF
AGING. THE MAJORITY OF HAWAII-RESIDENTS ARE UNAWARE OF--AND
UNPREPARED FOR--THE VERY HIGH COST OF LONG-TERM CARE. PRIVATE
NURSING-HOME CARE CAN COST MORE THAN ONE-HUNDRED-THOUSAND DOLLARS, A
YEAR. AND, MORE THAN TWO-THIRDS OF PEOPLE AGE-65 AND OLDER WILL
NEED SOME FORM OF LONG-TERM CARE, DURING THEIR LIFETIMES. THE
EARLIER YOU PLAN FOR YOUR FUTURE CARE, THE MORE SECURE YOU'LL BE.
BUT, YOU HAVE TO PLAN NOW."
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A-A-R-P OFFERS INFORMATION THAT CAN HELP YOU PREPARE FOR YOUR
LONG-TERM-CARE NEEDS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT
"A-A-R-P"-DOT-ORG-SLASH-"H-I".
