BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : JUNE 12, 2000 ISSUE
BUSINESSWEEK INVESTOR Why Long-Term Care Insurance Matters for Women THEIR CAREERS SUFFER... -- 66% of informal caregivers are women. -- 12% of women have to leave their jobs after becoming a caregiver. -- By 2005, one out of three workers will be caring for an aging parent. ...AND THEY'LL LIKELY NEED CARE -- Women live six years longer, on average, than men. So they may not be able to count on their husbands to provide care. -- A 65-year-old woman has a 52% chance of eventually needing nursing-home care, vs. 36% for a 65-year-old man. -- 75% of nursing-home residents and 67% of the elderly receiving home health care are women. DATA: LONG-TERM CARE PLANNING GUIDE, JOHN HANCOCK FINANCIAL, NATIONAL COUNCIL ON AGING _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _					RELATED ITEMS A Self-Defense Policy for Women TABLE: Why Long-Term Care Insurance Matters for Women INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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