Long-term care planning and estate planning provide you the legal tools and assurances that your life will be based on your own terms. These legal tools include, but aren’t limited to, preparing legal documents to preserve your assets and become eligible for any and all financial assistance programs to pay for your medical care. It also details your end-of-life wishes, provides you the ability to select the right long-term health care facility, and appoints decision-makers to act on your behalf, if and when you are unable to.