Long-Term Care: How To Plan and Pay For It (5th Edition)

Finding the right kind of long-term care, in the right place, often requires making difficult decisions in difficult times. Long-Term Care helps you understand the many alternatives to nursing facilities and shows you how to fit the care you need to the funds you have available.

Learn how to:

*Arrange Home Care Understand what home care can do, what kind of care is available where you live, and how to arrange for services.

*Find a Non-Nursing Facility Residence Learn about the many varieties of independent living and assisted living residential care communities, and how to choose one that matches your needs and budget.

*Choose a Nursing Home If you need a nursing facility, find out what to look for and how to assess the quality of care.

*Get the Most out of Medicare, Medicaid and Other Benefit Programs Understand the regulations concerning benefit programs, what they cover and how to qualify for them.

*Evaluate Long-Term Care Insurance Find out whether long-term care insurance is a good investment for you.

*Protect Some of Your Assets Avoid draining your life savings and losing your home as you cover the costs of long-term care.

The completely updated 5th edition has a new chapter that covers elder fraud - and how to prevent it. It also includes up-to-date benefits figures, as well as the latest resources and websites.

With sensitivity and clarity, Joseph Matthews gives you all the information necessary to help plan for and make the best arrangements for long-term care.