The Complete Legal Guide to Senior Care: Making Sense of the Residential, Financial and Medical Maze (Legal Survival Guides) (Paperback)

by Brette McWhorter Sember (Author) "There's certainly nothing easy or unemotional about the situations you are thinking about and facing..." (more)
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Product Description
Whether you are exploring options for yourself or for your aging parents, navigating the world of health-care services and long-term care facilities can be a daunting task. Filled with invaluable information in an easy-to-use format, this handbook discusses becoming involved with medical care, dealing with finances and understanding the differences between long-term care insurance, Medicare and Medicaid. It also clearly explains the differences between senior residences, assisted living and nursing homes.

From the Author
Designed to help you make reasoned and intelligent choices about senior care, this title covers all the legal issues and many of the practical, day to day issues involved in choosing and managing senior care. Each chapter contains checklists, tip sheets and questionaires to help you gather and evaluate information.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Sphinx Publishing; 1 edition (December 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 157248229X
• ISBN-13: 978-1572482296
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #249,850 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is definitely a must for anyone in this situation., January 23, 2003

By A Customer

I bought this book because I need to decide where my mother should live. I was surprised at how much information it had. It helped me think about all the choices. I think we're going to try to work out a way to help her stay at home and the book had lots of really practical stuff about doing that. I understand Medicare and Medicaid now and the differences between the kinds of facilities. I liked the lists and the worksheets that really helped me get organized. The book also helped me think about what I want to do when I get older. I think this is a good book for anyone dealing with an older parent.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Complete Legal Guide to Senior Care by Sember, October 9, 2003

By	Joseph S. Maresca "Dr. Joseph S. Maresca CPA,... (Bronxville, New York USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This book is well written. It has many details on the
intricacies of Medicare, Medicaid, Supplementary Insurance
and many complex areas of the health care code. The author
explains how to manage a patient from a long distance.
This involves developing contacts in order to assist in
maintaining the patient while away from home. The author
provides a checklist which explains how to evaluate a
nursing home for accessibility, cleanliness, order and a
host of other important criteria. The work explains the various
Long Term Care Insurance Policies and alternatives.
This book will help you to craft a patient care plan given the
many constraining factors in the existing health care system.
i.e. complex regulations, cost, regional differences etc.