The Complete Retirement Survival Guide: Everything You Need to Know to Safeguard Your Money, Your Health, and Your Independence [Paperback]

Peter J. Strauss (Author), Nancy M. Lederman (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0816048045 | ISBN-13: 978-0816048045 | Publication Date: June 2003 | Edition: 2

A clear and authoritative guide to life planning, financial strategies, and legal protection for people facing retirement, The Complete Retirement Survival Guide, Second Edition is a thoroughly updated edition of the popular The Elder Law Handbook—written specifically for those over age 55, for anyone with a parent over age 55, as well as for people with disabilities or family members with disabilities. Important issues covered include planning for health care needs; managing and paying for medical and long-term care; life planning for individuals and their families; taxes; working and retirement; meeting housing needs; and getting help. This indispensable collection of facts and advice provides the necessary foundation for ensuring that the quality of life and autonomy of older people and people with disabilities are maintained while their independence and their resources are protecteced.

Fully updated coverage includes:

--Changes in Medicare, Medicaid, health and long-term care insurance, home care, HMOs and managed care, and financing options for long-term care
--Living wills, powers of attorney, and pain management
--New estate and gift tax laws, retirement plan rules, and Social Security rules
--Supplemental needs trusts for people with disabilities
--Developments in the assisted living and senior housing industry.

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About the Author

Peter J. Strauss was a pioneer in the field of elder law. He is a partner in the New York law firm of Epstein, Becker & Green, and adjunct professor of law at the New York Law School. He is also a founding member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and the coauthor of the professional treatise, Aging and the Law.

Nancy M. Lederman serves as an administrative law judge for New York State agencies, hearing cases involving education, health, banking, social services, and disability law. She is an associate adjunct professor at Bank Street College of Education, where she teaches education law, and a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. She is president and founder of Educational Frameworks Inc., a consulting firm concentrating in education and health-related fields. Her play Fanny and Portia, about aging, won the Dorothy Silver Playwriting Award.

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Checkmark Books; 2 edition (June 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0816048045
• ISBN-13: 978-0816048045
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,108,379 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A solid, practical, grounded resource, October 19, 2003

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This review is from: The Complete Retirement Survival Guide: Everything You Need to Know to Safeguard Your Money, Your Health, and Your Independence (Paperback)

Authoritatively and accessibly written by practicing attorneys Peter Strauss and Nancy Lederman, The Complete Retirement Survival Guide: Everything You Need To Know To Safeguard Your Money, Your Health, And Your Independence is a straightforward instructional written for readers of all backgrounds. Now in a fully updated second edition, individual chapters informatively discuss all that important baselines to protecting oneself, one's property, and one's finances, including planning for health care needs, health insurance, planning for a disabled child, wills and estate planning, advice for tenants and homeowners, protecting one's legal rights, and much more. A solid, practical, grounded resource, The Complete Retirement Survival Guide is a very highly recommended addition to personal and community library money management and retirement planning resource and reference collections.