AMERICAN GUIDANCE FOR SENIORS ... AND THEIR CAREGIVERS is a guide to the many programs and services available FREE to the elderly and retirees. This 560-page large-type reference work explains Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Railroad Retirement and other complex entitlement programs in plain English. It shows how to obtain home care, food stamps, SSI, legal and tax assistance, health insurance and veterans entitlements. Addresses and phone numbers are included for quick reference. In addition, AMERICAN GUIDANCE focuses on the important "lifestyle" issues such as care for the elderly -- nursing homes, hospice and more -- and even offers compassionate advice on funerals and preparing for death. You'll find helpful advice on employment for the elderly, generic drugs, health and medication, consumer rights and much more. AMERICAN GUIDANCE is the single one-stop reference book -- not only for the elderly themselves, but for families and friends who suddenly have t! he burden thrust on them of caring for an elderly person. Not sure where to turn? Turn to AMERICAN GUIDANCE.
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Ken Skala's American Guidance For Seniors. . . and Their Caregivers is a compendium of vital, reliable, practical advice and information for senior citizens and their families on the subjects of medicad, medicare, housing, homecare, nursing homes, hospices, food stamps, funerals, employment, generic drugs, social security, supplemental security income, health and medication, legal and tax assistance, health insurance, consumer rights, railroad retirement, veterans entitlements, and numerous other essential topics. American Guidance For Seniors. . . and Their Caregivers is a book that all senior Americans (and their families) should read from cover to cover, helping to ensure financial security, a good quality of life, and (perhaps most important of all) peace of mind. -- Midwest Book Review
You only need look around to know there are more seniors among us than ever before. In just a few years, the U.S. will have the largest elderly population of any nation in the world- even ahead of China and India- as a result of a high standard of living, medical advances and better care.
You only need look around to know there are more seniors among us than ever before. In just a few years, the U.S. will have the largest elderly population of any nation in the world- even ahead of China and India- as a result of a high standard of living, medical advances and better care.
But while the trends look good, many individual Seniors still face ab tough time just getting through daily life. Aid is available but getting it can be mighty difficult. The welter of programs would confuse anyone! Fortunately, a guidebook now is available to steer Seniors and their caregivers through the maze. It's called American Guidance For Seniors... And Their Caregivers (560 pp., soft cover, $19.95), published by Key Communications Group Inc. of Chevy Chase MD. Author Ken Skala has sifted through hundreds of programs to produce a clear, easy-to-read text. Social Security ... Medicare ... Medicaid ... private health insurance and "Medigap" coverage ... each program is explained clearly in plain English. You'll find dozens of directories to sources of aid, complete with mailing addresses, phone/fax numbers, even e-mail and website addresses. Plus there are dozens of all-new or thoroughly revised sections that bring you up-to-date on new laws and changes, including ...
* Medicare new benefits and eligibility requirements, featuring increased limits on the amount persons age 62-65 may earn without losing benefits, and new eligibility levels for the Qualified Medicare Beneficiary program.
* Social Security: new benefits and eligibility requirements.
* Welfare Reform Act cutbacks and changes: how they affect the elderly.
* Insurance Portability Act
* Medicaid eligibility and benefits changes
* Food stamp eligibility and benefits changes
* Veterans' health care benefits and eligibility changes
* The "Experience Works" job assistance program
* New income tax benefits and changes
* Changes in Railroad Retirement benefits
* Changes in "Medigap" insurance terms
* New information on Assisted Living and Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs)
American Guidance For Seniors ... And Their Caregivers is more than just a catalog of benefits. It also helps out with the things that make life worth living vacations, recreation, volunteering, social organizations and how to save money while enjoying life to the fullest. You'll discover
* Dozens of tips and ideas to make the job of caregiver easier
* Organizations for Seniors ... the benefits of belonging
* Senior centers ... providing many pleasurable activities
* Your library and its services ... they're free
* Elderhostel and other learning programs for Seniors
* How to take the vacation of a lifetime
American Guidance For Seniors ... And Their Caregivers provides needed help facing the tough times, with solid, practical advice on medicines, drugs, generic drugs and drug interactions ... self-care for better health ... nursing homes, hospice and home care ... finding decent affordable housing ... how "reverse mortgages" can offer a cash cushion ... death, dying and funerals ... aid for the handicapped ... visiting the seriously ill ... and much more.
American Guidance For Seniors ... And Their Caregivers is a Reader's Digest Editors Choice selection; a selection of Christian Family Book Clubs; a winner of the Mature Media Bronze Award; and a Small Press Selection of the Publishers Marketing Association/Independent Publishers Group. -- From the Publisher
About the Author
Ken Skala is a nationally recognized advocate for Senior Americans and a leading authority on the many public and private benefits and programs available to Seniors and their caregivers. He is a frequent lecturer, and has made numerous nationwide apperarances on major ABC, CBS and NBC affiliates, CNN, CNBC/FNN, and local TV and radio talk shows throughout the country.
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