Finding the right long-term care often means making difficult decisions during difficult times. Whether you’re planning for the future or need to make a quick decision, Long-Term Care helps you understand nursing home costs, the alternatives to nursing facilities, and how to find the best care you can afford.
With Long-Term Care, you’ll be able to:
evaluate long-term care insurance
arrange home care
explore options beyond nursing homes
choose a nursing facility
get the most out of Medicare, Medicaid and other benefit programs
protect your assets, and
recognize and prevent elder fraud.
The completely updated edition includes an expanded discussion of Medicaid coverage, special long-term care insurance, assisted living, and long-term care. Plus, you’ll get up-to-date benefit numbers, laws and taxes, and revised information on veterans’ benefits.
Cuprins
1. Making Decisions About Long-Term Care
2. At-Home Care
3. Organized Senior Residences
4. Nursing Facilities
5. Care for Elders With Alzheimer’s Disease
6. Hospice Care
7. Medicare and Veterans Benefits
8. Medicaid Coverage for Long-Term Care
9. Long-Term Care Insurance
10. Protecting Choices About Medical Care and Finances
11. Elder Fraud
Appendix: Resource Directory
Index
Despre autor
Joseph Matthews has been an attorney since 1971, and from 1975 to 1977 taught at the law school of the University of California, Berkeley. He has for many years been involved in matters relating to seniors, and is the author of Social Security, Medicare & Government Pensions and Long Term Care: How to Plan & Play for It, as well as How to Win Your Personal Injury Claim.
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