Talk:Long term care insurance
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A lot of the content in this page seem to be inspired or copied from one source (Sunlife, a company who offers LT care insurance, and has an interest in augmenting sales of this product). This information could be provided as linked documents or webpages under External links, but should probably not constitute the bulk of the article.--Quebec 08:03, 22 January 2017 (MST)
- For example, the section When will I need long-term care? seems copied word-for-word from this link.--Quebec 11:53, 24 January 2017 (MST)
- Agreed. Perhaps asking on the forum for assistance updating and sourcing materials might help. Also will raise awareness of the article. --Peculiar Investor 17:33, 1 February 2017 (MST)
- I concur to ask in the forum for assistance. The Bogleheads' wiki has an article Long-term care insurance, but the information is intended for the US. I don't have the experience to know which parts apply to Canada (or not). --LadyGeek 19:23, 1 February 2017 (MST)
- I think the article now has a much better balance of citations than when I wrote the comment above: we now have 9 references, only 3 of which are from an insurance company. The only section I still dislike is When will I need long-term care?, which is quite gloomy/emotional and sounds like part of sales pitch. For example the sentence "Family members start to burn out at this stage from the demands of caregiving" can certainly be true in some cases, but it does not have to happen (e.g., some people do not get to stage 4, or else paid-for home care can be arranged). I'm not trying to minimize the stress that can be put on family members, but OTOH finiki is not around to sell insurance...--Quebec 07:07, 2 February 2017 (MST)
- I concur to ask in the forum for assistance. The Bogleheads' wiki has an article Long-term care insurance, but the information is intended for the US. I don't have the experience to know which parts apply to Canada (or not). --LadyGeek 19:23, 1 February 2017 (MST)
- Agreed. Perhaps asking on the forum for assistance updating and sourcing materials might help. Also will raise awareness of the article. --Peculiar Investor 17:33, 1 February 2017 (MST)
The citation for When will I need long-term care? is broken. I found a different source. Perhaps you can extract some good information from Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association Inc, a consortium of insurance companies. The site may be biased in favour of insurance companies, but the information should not be ignored. This publication is very helpful: A Brochure Guide to Long-Term Care Insurance. --LadyGeek 20:32, 2 February 2017 (MST)