A personalized estimate of retirement health care costs to help you plan for the future
The following are specific assumptions used in this report:
No serious health changes.
Amounts for under age 65 assume 100% member responsibility for private health insurance premiums and other associated medical costs unless otherwise indicated.
Amounts for age 65 and older assume coverage by Medicare Part A and include insurance premiums for Medicare Parts B, D, and supplemental insurance, plus additional associated medical costs.
During retirement, individuals less than age 65 are responsible for paying 100% of health care expenses.
Health care costs and life expectancy are estimated based on the single most serious health condition provided
Terms & Definitions
Informal in-home help — Individuals who need help with activities of daily living (ADLs) are assisted by unpaid people at home. These people may be a spouse, partner or family member, a friend or neighbor.
Home Health Care — Medical, non-medical, or personal care services delivered at home. Home health care services may be provided by paid skilled medical or unskilled care providers and may include homemaker services and hospice care.
Assisted Living Facility — Licensed residential living units for people who need ADL assistance, offering different levels of health care and personal services.
Nursing Home — Licensed facility providing skilled nursing or custodial care after a patient is released from the hospital or other medical facility. Skilled nursing care is administered by licensed professionals and may include physical therapy, wound care, or rehabilitation. Custodial care is provided to patients by unskilled personnel and involves assistance with ADLs.
Activities of daily living — Activities of daily living (ADLs) describe the six basic skills considered essential to independently caring for oneself: bathing or showering, dressing, getting in and out of bed or a chair, walking, using the toilet, and eating: bathing or showering, dressing, getting in and out of bed or a chair, walking, using the toilet, and eating.
Long Term Care Costs Vary Across the U.S.Now you can provide your clients with long term care cost estimates — wherever they live. Select the types and length of care they might need. You can even compare costs between two states. Then you can generate and print a report. This tool can help you include cost of care conversations into retirement planning discussions.
Costs provided are estimates and should be considered hypothetical. Actual long term care costs will likely vary.
Medicare and other retiree health plans typically do not cover the cost of long term care.
Metro areas are based on Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA). Some MSAs cross state borders.
Long term care cost projections – including state average and metro area costs – are provided by HealthView Services. Home care, Assisted Living, and Skilled nursing home costs and inflation rates are based on HealthView’s analysis of publicly available cost of care survey’s from 2016 to 2021 and Informal Care costs and inflation rates are based on HealthView’s periodic analysis of Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) data.
Assisted Living Facility costs are based on costs per metro region. Nursing home rates are based on average daily rates multiplied by 365 days per year.
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The information collected on the Personalized Health Care Cost Assessment will be kept confidential and used to provide an estimate of a client’s potential health care costs in retirement. The estimate is based on a client’s specific financial situation and goals, as well as their current overall health condition. The client’s financial situation and health conditions may change over time and this may affect their future changes. Please keep in mind that the estimates resulting from this fact finder are for hypothetical purposes only and are not guaranteed. This material is not a recommendation to buy, sell, hold, or rollover any asset, adopt an investment strategy, retain a specific investment manager or use aparticular account type. It does not take into account the specific investment objectives, tax and financial condition or particular needs of any specific person.Investors should work with their financial professional to discuss their specific situation.