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Long-term care : how to plan and pay for it / by the editors of Nolo.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: El Segundo : Nolo, 2023Copyright date: ©2020Edition: 14th editionDescription: 356 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781413330014
  • 1413330010
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Making decisions about long-term care -- At-home care -- Organized senior residences -- Nursing facilities -- Care for elders with Alzheimer's disease -- Hospice care -- Medicare and veterans benefits -- Medicaid coverage for long-term care -- Long-term care insurance -- Protecting choices about medical care and finances -- Elder fraud.
Summary: "This book is meant to help anyone who may need to make decisions about long-term care, either for themselves or for someone else. It discusses how to choose options for home care, assisted living, and nursing homes; how to get the most out of Medicaid, Medicare, and veterans' programs; how to evaluate whether long-term care insurance is worth the significant expense; consideration of the special needs of loved ones with dementia or Alzheimer's; and protecting loved ones from elder fraud"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Dr. James Carlson Library NonFiction 362.16 L849 Available 33111011043086
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 362.16 L849 Available 33111010969901
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Get the very best care you can afford Finding long-term care often means making difficult decisions. But the more you know about long-term care, the better off you or your loved one will be. Whether you're planning well into the future or making an urgent decision now, Long-Term Care helps you understand the full range of your options. You'll also learn how to: evaluate nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, and home care providers to find the right one find out what lasting effects the COVID-19 pandemic had on any nursing facility you're considering get the most out of Medicaid, Medicare, and veterans' programs consider the special needs of loved ones with dementia or Alzheimer's, and decide whether long-term care insurance is worth the significant expense. The Editors of Nolo include over 20 editors and a team of researchers. Most of Nolo's editors left careers as practicing lawyers in favor of furthering the company's mission: Getting legal information into the hands of people who need it.

Revised edition of: Long-term care / Joseph L. Matthews. 13th edition. 2020.

Includes index.

Making decisions about long-term care -- At-home care -- Organized senior residences -- Nursing facilities -- Care for elders with Alzheimer's disease -- Hospice care -- Medicare and veterans benefits -- Medicaid coverage for long-term care -- Long-term care insurance -- Protecting choices about medical care and finances -- Elder fraud.

"This book is meant to help anyone who may need to make decisions about long-term care, either for themselves or for someone else. It discusses how to choose options for home care, assisted living, and nursing homes; how to get the most out of Medicaid, Medicare, and veterans' programs; how to evaluate whether long-term care insurance is worth the significant expense; consideration of the special needs of loved ones with dementia or Alzheimer's; and protecting loved ones from elder fraud"-- Provided by publisher.

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