Planning for Long-Term Care [Paperback]

United Seniors Health Council (Author), The National Council on the Aging (Author), Ann Landers (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071398481 | ISBN-13: 978-0071398480 | Publication Date: April 18, 2002 | Edition: 1

A PAPERBACK ORIGINAL

A comprehensive guide to understanding, choosing, and buying long-term care services and insurance

"An excellent source of information." ­­Money magazine

"This book provides the information and guidance people will need to make sound decisions about ensuring and gaining access to long-term care."­­Ann Landers

In the next 10 years, more than 12 million Americans will require some form of longterm care. Written by the trusted experts at the United Seniors Health Council, Planning for Long Term Care demystifies the issues surrounding long-term care insurance so readers can make informed decisions when buying a policy. It provides an overview of all long-term care services, along with guidance on how to access them and how to pay for them. It also covers a host of financial and family issues related to home care, assisted living, nursing home care, private long-term care insurance, and much more.

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From the Back Cover

A Practical Guide on Planning and Paying for Long-Term Care

"This book provides the information and guidance people will need to make sound decisions about ensuring and gaining access to long-term care."

­­Ann Landers

"An excellent source of information..."

­­Money

"If I need long-term care someday, how will I pay for it?"

If you haven't asked yourself this question, you should. Planning for Long-Term Care gives you the unbiased information and answers you need to understand, select, and­­most important­­pay for long-term care services and insurance. With contributions from today's most knowledgeable experts, this fact-filled reference describes the different types of long-term care services, how and where to access them, what they will cost, how you can prepare for that cost, and much more. Concise yet comprehensive, it tells you all you need to know about:

• Private long-term care insurance: Is it right for you?
• What Medicare will pay for­­and what it won't
• Financial planning strategies to protect your lifestyle and your family's inheritance

The costs of unexpected long-term health care can bury a family financially­­but they don't have to. Let USHC's Planning for Long-Term Care show you how to make the most informed, intelligent choices today and begin to lay the proper foundation for your own long-term care and comfort.

About the Author

United Seniors Health Council (USHC), a program of the nonprofit organization The National Council on the Aging (NCOA), has been providing unbiased information to the media and counseling consumers about their long-term care options for over 15 years. Neither USHC nor NCOA sell or endorse any insurance products.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (April 18, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071398481
• ISBN-13: 978-0071398480
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,640,432 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #74 in Books > Medical Books > Nursing > Long-Term Care

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4.0 out of 5 stars Financial planner, May 22, 2009

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This review is from: Planning for Long-Term Care (Paperback)

I misunderstood the title, hoping for a nursing guide for the elderly. Instead, it is a good financial planner for that age group.