Long-Term Care: How to Plan & Pay for It 14th ed. [Pehme köide]

With sensitivity and clarity, this updated edition, including an expanded discussion of Medicaid coverage, provides everything you need to plan for and make the best arrangement for long-term care. Original. Illustrations.

"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"--

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.

As boomers enter their 70s, more people than ever need long-term care. The cost of nursing homes, assisted living, home health care, and other care options is painfully steep, and navigating Medicare and Medicaid can be challenging. Long-Term Care comes to the rescue with reliable, practical, plain-English information on long-term care options and how to pay for them.