There are many benefits to planning ahead for long-term care. Planning ahead:

• allows you to have more control over your future
• helps you understand what service options are available in your community
• teaches you about what services cost
• means less emotional and financial stress on you and your family
• ensures greater choices should you need care

Good planning should include:

• taking a serious look at your, or your family's, health and finances
• gathering information
• developing a personal health record
• consulting a financial planner
• asking about long-term care insurance *
• making your wishes known (health care proxy, power of attorney, etc.)

For more information, or to discuss your particular situation, contact Erie County NY Connects:

Telephone: (716) 858-8526 (local calls)
1-800-396-2705 (toll-free long distance)

nyconnects@erie.gov
contact us online

Erie County NY Connects
95 Franklin St., 13th Floor
Buffalo, NY 14202

* For more information about long-term care insurance in Erie County contact the Insurance Resource Center at (716) 858-7883.