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Substantial Assistance

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Substantial assistance involves needing hands-on or standby assistance with at least two or more activities of daily living.

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Substantial assistance is defined as needing help performing at least two activities of daily living. It's also defined as needing either hands-on assistance or standby assistance. 

 

Policyholders must have a substantial need for assistance to start receiving benefits from their tax-qualified Long-Term Care Insurance policy.

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