Long-Term Care: How to Plan & Pay for It - Softcover

"NOLO is pleased to announce Long-Term Care has been recognized as a finalist in the 19th annual Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards."

"A straight-talking guide to choosing and paying for a nursing home, assisted living site or home care." U.S. News & Report

"This book offers great advice about selecting a nursing home." Los Angeles Times

"Matthews presents the eleventh edition of a comprehensive guide to navigating the legal and financial aspects of providing long-term care to elder loved ones. The author covers 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, and a wide variety of other related subjects. The author is a practicing attorney based in California. " Eithne O'Leyne Editor, ProtoView

Get the best care, in the right place, at the right price

To find the right kind of long-term care, you may need to make difficult personal, medical, and financial decisions during emotionally tough times. Long-Term Care helps you and your family understand the range of available choices. Even more important, it guides you toward the best care you can afford. You’ll learn how to:

• explore your options for home care, assisted living and nursing homes
• get the most out of Medicaid, Medicare and veterans’ programs
• evaluate long-term care insurance
• consider the special needs of people with dementia or Alzheimer’s, and
• protect your loved ones from elder fraud.
  

This 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.