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Using Life Insurance to Pay for Alzheimer's Care

Excerpted from The Comfort of Home: A Complete Guide for Caregivers^TM

By Caring.com Staff

Life insurance can be a source of cash. The person with Alzheimer's may be able to receive part of the face value of the policy as a loan called a critical loan that's paid off when the person dies.

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