Long-Term Care Funding Gap Planner
Project long-term care cost after inflation, benefits, insurance, family support, current savings, protected reserves, and the monthly funding gap before retirement or caregiving decisions.
Quick answer: Project long-term care cost after inflation, benefits, insurance, family support, current savings, protected reserves, and the monthly funding gap before retirement or caregiving decisions. Enter monthly care cost, care years, inflation, and benefits to personalize the estimate. It returns total projected cost, net care cost, and funding gap so you can compare the impact before choosing a next step. Use it to compare long-term value, tax impact, risk, time horizon, and contribution choices.
Projected long-term care cost is $206,026; net care cost after offsets is $144,826.
Funding gap is $104,826, or about $2,912 per care month.
Build this care plan in Money MapThis long-term care plan has a $104,826 funding gap after savings, benefits, insurance, and family support.
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Find the net care gap
Subtract benefits, insurance, family support, and spendable savings from projected care costs.
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Protect emergency reserve
Do not count protected household cash as care funding.
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Review insurance and family support
Use the remaining monthly gap to evaluate insurance or support commitments.
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Reviewed Aug 8, 2026 · Methodology
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