Eldercare: What to Look For, What to Look Out For! [Paperback]

Thomas M. Cassidy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 15, 1997

Former New York State Senior Investigator of the Medicaid Fraud Unit, Thomas Cassidy uses real cases to give important information to help the aging and their families find reputable living arrangements and avoid the terror of elder abuse. Utilizing professionals in medicine, law and finance, Cassidy offers a new fail-safe blueprint and a personal worksheet for the thousands who must now make crucial elder care decisions.

Product Details

• Paperback: 212 pages
• Publisher: New Horizon Press (December 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0882821539
• ISBN-13: 978-0882821535
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,997,307 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A no-nonsense, extremely informative resource, June 3, 2004

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This review is from: Elder Care: What to Look For, What to Look Out For! (Paperback)

Now in an updated and expanded third edition, Elder Care: What To Look For, What To Look Out For! by Thomas M. Cassidy (formerly the Senior Special Investigator, New York State Attorney General's Office) is a must-read for anyone facing hard choices about the care of elderly relatives or associates. Offering stark warnings to guard against all-too-common fraud or maltreatment, chapters also cover such matters as long-term care insurance, assisted-living facilities, legal issues, health issues, nursing homes and hospices, and much more. A no-nonsense, extremely informative resource especially for lay readers in this day and age of a booming senior population.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, comprhensive commentary on long term care, June 11, 1999

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[e-mail] Peggy Bruhn (New York, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Eldercare: What to Look For, What to Look Out For! (Paperback)

6/10/99

As a nursing instructor, I utilized "Eldercare" in gerontology rotations. I found the book to be extremely comprehensive re long term care for the elderly. It is applicable to professionals and lay persons alike. It is an enjoyable read and a book that should be on all human resources book shelves. The student's also found "Eldercare" an excellent reource for their practice.

I also had the opportunity of having Mr. Cassidy speak to the students on eldercare issues. He is an excellent speaker who is thoroughly versed on isues of aging effecting all the helping professions. I felt honored to have him as a guest speaker and the student feedback was positive and affirming.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb Guidebook re:Elder-Care:problems & solutions, November 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Eldercare: What to Look For, What to Look Out For! (Paperback)

Thomas Cassidy the author of ELDER CARE is our son in whom we are very pleased and proud, He wrote a book that may help some of us, including family and friends, on how to cope in the late innings of our lives. No,it is not a bible on how to die. Rather the book is a friendly and informative guide on living our days with some level of peace of mind. His book is step by step advice on "What to look for, and what to look out for" in our final journey in life. It's a plan! The 1999 edition has been improved by updating information on World Wide Web & Internet Resources; Listing of Department of Health, and Attorneys General in each of the Fifty States, and at the Federal Level. Additionally, a twenty page comprehensive personal work-sheet and family history is provided in the last chapter of "ELDER CARE" Needless to say, my wife and I, his parents, Highly Recommend our son Tom's book: "ELDER CARE:What To Look For, What To Look Out For." Thank You! Hugh J.B. Cassidy with Elizabeth Meade-Cassidy