05/13/2026
Short answer: It depends on what the rest of the plan is built to handle.
Full-time care often costs more than $70,000 a year in most parts of the country. A multi-year care event for one spouse can reshape the financial picture for both of them, especially when withdrawals spike and the portfolio wasn't designed to handle them.
A long-term care policy, or a hybrid policy that combines care coverage with life insurance, is one way to absorb that cost without liquidating assets under pressure. Whether it makes sense depends on the full plan.
This isn't a product question. It's a planning question, and it belongs inside the retirement plan, not beside it.
Start with the Guide to the Gaps: https://buff.ly/BC8R8eO