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My mom's long-term care has cost almost $400,000. This is after we spent $45,000 converting a guest house on our property for her.
Alison George and her sisters care for their mother with late-stage dementia, incurring over $389,000 in care costs since 2021. They spent $45,000 converting a guest house for her care, and their parents lacked long-term care insurance despite working their entire lives.
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