Retirement |
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 Genworth 2012 Cost of Care Survey |
April 2012 |
For the ninth consecutive year, Genworth has surveyed the cost of long term care across the U.S. helping families evaluate options to address the increasing cost of long term care. The survey was conducted by CareScout®, a Genworth company that helps families with their long term care needs and provides eldercare guidance. The most comprehensive study of its kind, Genworth’s 2012 Cost of Care Survey covers nearly 15,300 long term care providers in 437 regions nationwide.
Archive:
2011 Cost of Care Survey PDFWhitepaper
2010 Cost of Care Survey PDFWhitepaper
2009 Cost of Care Survey PDFWhitepaper
2008 Cost of Care Survey PDFWhitepaper
| Long Term Care Calculator |
November 2010 |
Use the Long Term Care Calculator to help you determine the amount of long term care coverage you'll need.
| Planning for Long Term Care |
November 2010 |
Genworth, in collaboration with Age Wave, the nation’s preeminent authority on retirement and the aging of America, launched a study called “Our Family, Our Future: The Heart of Long Term Care Planning.” This study is a comprehensive exploration of the hopes, worries, and needs of families regarding their lifetime health and financial independence and identifies steps to achieve a financial sense of security.
| Plan for Retirement Tool | June 2010 |
Use this interactive tool to help you prepare for -- and afford -- the retirement you want.
| Let's Talk About Retirement | June 2010 |
Let’s Talk is a set of useful tools and conversations that make a difference for individuals planning for retirement. The report addresses dealing with life’s big decisions and tips and insights for handling those situations.
| America Talks: Protecting Our Families' Financial Futures |
March 2010 |
Genworth Financial and Age Wave launched a national survey with Harris Interactive to understand how people are planning for their families' financial futures today.
| Financial Literacy: Sailing and Rowing | 2010 |
The Sailing and Rowing educational video series help financial advisors guide their clients through “navigating” a sound investment strategy.
| Wealth Management: Navigating Through Volatility | 2010 |
For all investors, regardless of their personal profiles, understanding the drivers of investment performance and risk management provides a foundation for sound financial decision making. This report provides a framework for repositioning that strategy as circumstances change.
| Wealth Management: Diversifying Your Portfolio | 2010 |
This Genworth paper summarizes some key takeaways from research by State Street and Ned Davis Research (NDR) that reexamines traditional diversification methods. The report focuses on the rise in correlations and challenges between equity markets and many other asset classes. It also considers possible methods to protect client portfolios going forward.
| 2009 Long Term Care Symposium |
September 2009 |
Genworth Financial's Long Term Care Symposium is held annually to discuss and evaluate public policy issues governing long term care in the U.S. This year's event emphasized the need for a national long term care strategy including funding, education and support for the caregiver.
| Let's Talk About Long Term Care | July 2009 |
Let’s Talk is a set of useful tools and conversations that make a difference for individuals planning for long term care. The report addresses having these difficult conversations with loved ones and how to plan accordingly.
 Financial Security Risk Study in the UK |
November 2008 |
"Exposed?" a report focusing on risks to financial security from the Personal Finance Research Centre, University of Bristol, reveals how risks cluster together in ways that leave people extremely exposed to the worst consequences of the economic downturn.
| The Challenges of Long Term Care: A Workforce to Care for Our Aging |
April 2008 |
There is a looming gap between the number of people who are projected to need long term care services and the number of workers available to provide care and services. In 2008, Genworth examined how families will face difficult choices as they find a way to balance careers, family and other priorities while providing care for loved ones.
| The Future of Long Term Care in America |
August 2007 |
"The Future of Long Term Care in America" book compiled thought-provoking pieces by experts covering a wide range of long term care issues including the future role of technology in care, Alzheimer’s disease, the importance of care-givers, independent living, public funding for long term care programs, the growing demand and delivery (home-based and facility-based) of long term care services and other relevant topics.
| The Impact of Long Term Care on Women |
July 2006 |
In this 2006 study, Genworth Financial examined the toll long term care takes on women; particularly the staggering cost to families, personal health, and the nation as a whole.
| Genworth Long Term Care and Alzheimer's Disease in America: A Retrospective |
March 2005 |
In this 2005 report, Genworth studied the devastating effects of Alzheimer's disease and its long term care implications. The report was cited as important research by policymakers in Washington, DC, in support of new legislation aimed at helping find the cause of a cure for the disease.
