Susan Wright, CLU, ChFC, RHU, REBC, CSA, CLTC, CSS has been a specialist in the area of long-term care, long-term care insurance, and related issues since 1987. She has held consultant roles in training, marketing, and sales for numerous financial services companies and banking institutions. Her creations include training manuals, video scripts and presentations, brochures, booklets, articles, and other materials on long-term care and related topics such as Medicare, Medicaid, and retirement issues, as well as Life Settlements, whereby seniors may sell an unneeded life insurance policy for a lump sum of cash.

Susan holds a BA from Michigan State University, and an MBA from St. Louis University. Her educational background in the field consists of seven industry professional designations, including the CLU (Chartered Life Underwriter), ChFC (Chartered Financial Consultant), RHU (Registered Health Underwriter), REBC (Registered Employee Benefits Specialist), CSA (Certified Senior Advisor), CLTC (Certified in Long-Term Care), and CSS (Certified Seniors Specialist).

In 2003, Susan became an investor in Rainbow Vision Properties in Santa Fe, New Mexico - the first retirement community of it's kind that focuses on the LGBT community.

Ms. Wright owns Senior Transitions Group, a company that specializes in providing housing resources and financing solutions for seniors. www.SeniorTransitionsGroup.com

Susan makes her home in both St. Louis, Missouri and Orlando, Florida.

SeniorTransitionsGroup@yahoo.com

My passion is ...

Animals, Hockey, and Jeeps!

I know too much about ...

Long-term care insurance.

My parents always told me ...

To be well-rounded.

My childhood ambition ...

To be a rock star.

My favorite memory ...

Too many to list.

Why I write ...

I have a true passion for long-term care...and much family experience with the subject matter.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Lots and lots of business books.

My first job ...

Freelance writer.

My inspiration ...

To show others how to comfortably live in retirement without health care costs depleting their life savings.

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Care For Everyone

In Los Angeles, 75 percent of gay and lesbian senior citizens live alone. Who will take care of them?

For most people, growing older is just another part of life. It certainly has its trials and tribulations, of which serious and careful planning can help one to prepare and protect physically, emotionally, and financially. For some, however, getting older can mean a whole new set of hurdles, above and beyond those of the average person. Those living an alternative lifestyle, regardless of how accepted they have become by family, friends, and employers throughout thei...

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