1. WOMEN TO WOMEN: LIVING LONGER, LIVING SMARTER

2. 2 We’ll cover: Campaign Overview Tools & Resources What Is Long-Term Care? Why It Is Important to Women Today’s Topic Agenda

3. 3 Decide. Create. Share. SM National and Community Collaborators Leverages Media and Other Outreach Independent of Products or Services

4. 4 To download planning materials: Visit www.aarp.org/decide Your Resources

5. 5 Long-Term Care: It’s More Than a Nursing Home Changes to your home Technology that helps you stay independent Help with housekeeping, meals, and personal care like bathing or getting dressed Care provided by a nurse or other health care professional

6. 6 Your Living Longer, Living Smarter Plan HomeHealth FinanceLegal

7. 7 Who Is More Likely to Need Long-term Care? A woman A man Both equally

8. 8 The Challenge for Women Live, on average, about five years longer than men Often have fewer resources Are likely to be living alone later in life Need, on average, 3.7 years of care, while men average 2.2 years of care Women:

9. 9 What Are the Benefits of Planning? Help yourself and others More choices Directing the decisions affecting you Less overwhelmed Living more fully