This Father's Day, the Most Important Gift May Be a Conversation About Long-Term Care
Men face unique caregiving risks — and most families haven't talked about aging and the consequences of long-term care. Father's Day is typically about neckties, golf outings, and grilled dinners. This year, long-term care planning specialist Matt McCann is urging families to use the occasion for something more lasting: an honest conversation about what happens if Dad needs care. "We spend Father's Day celebrating our dads, but we rarely stop to ask the harder question — who takes care of him if he can't take care of himself," said Matt McCann, CLTC, one of the nation's leading experts on long-term care planning. "For a lot of families, that conversation never happens until there's already a crisis." Why Men Face a Different Risk Men generally have shorter life expectancies than women, which means they often need long-term care while still married, frequently to a wife who is around the same age. That timing creates a caregiving problem most ...