WOMEN TO WOMEN:LIVING LONGER, LIVING SMARTER

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We’ll cover:

• Campaign Overview

• Tools & Resources

• What Is Long-Term Care?

• Why It Is Important to Women

• Today’s Topic

Agenda

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Decide. Create. Share.SM

• National and Community Collaborators

• Leverages Media and Other Outreach

• Independent of Products or Services

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To download planning materials: Visit www.aarp.org/decide

Your Resources

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Long-Term Care:It’s More Than a Nursing Home

• Changes to your home

• Technology that helps you stay independent

• Help with housekeeping, meals, and personal care like bathing or getting dressed

• Care provided by a nurse or other health care professional

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Your Living Longer, Living Smarter Plan

Home Health

Finance Legal

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Who Is More Likely to Need Long-term Care?

A woman

A man

Both equally

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The Challenge for Women

• Live, on average, about five years longer than men

• Often have fewer resources

• Are likely to be living alone later in life

• Need, on average, 3.7 years of care, while men average 2.2 years of care

Women:

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What Are the Benefits of Planning?

• Help yourself and others

• More choices

• Directing the decisions affecting you

• Less overwhelmed

• Living more fully