Elder-Care Cost and Funding Budget
Estimate a care budget and funding gap using entered costs, usable benefits, insurance and annual inflation.
Quick answer: Estimate a care budget and funding gap using entered costs, usable benefits, insurance and annual inflation.
Nominal care costs with the entered annual growth assumption total $168,566, averaging $2,982 per month after planned offsets.
After benefits, family contributions, insurance, and spendable savings, the funding gap is $87,366.
Review a long-term-care funding scenarioThis elder-care plan needs about $2,982 per month after offsets, with a $87,366 remaining funding gap.
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Benefits offset $43,200; insurance offsets $0; total offsets are $61,200.
Family contributions add $18,000 over 36 months. Spendable care savings are $20,000.
The entered facility scenario totals $318,403 and the stress funding gap is $237,203.
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Reviewed Nov 6, 2026 · Methodology
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Prices and coverage are entered assumptions, not local quotes or benefit awards. Insurance is assumed usable immediately for the entered benefit months, which may be shorter than the care period. The coverage ratio is not an account-exhaustion timeline.
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- 1Choose the care setting and enter current costs.
- 2Enter usable income, insurance and available savings.
- 3Review the compounded cost total and funding gap.
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