The complete legal guide to senior care

Your Guide to Senior PlanningThe Complete Legal Guide to Senior Care contains all the information you need to make the right decisions for the seniors you care about and for yourself.Written by an attorney who practiced in estate planning, this book explains how to manage residential, financial and medical matters as well as the legal issues that accompany them. In addition, it addresses how to help seniors cope with the emotions that accompany aging and how to discuss with them the delicate issues that aging brings.Checklists, tips and evaluation forms are included to help you organize your thoughts and keep track of paperwork. These include tips for talking with doctors, checklists for evaluating the quality of care provided by nursing homes and other residential options and tips on how to handle appeals for Medicare or Medicaid.This reference also provides extensive appendices that contain organizations, contact information, specific books and websites that refer you to even more helpful information and support.This book will guide you in:• Arranging wills, living wills, powers of attorney and estate planning• Evaluating and selecting assisted living residences, continuing care retirement communities, nursing homes and other options• Considering long-term care insurance, Medigap coverage and reverse mortgages• Determining the level of care required• Managing a senior’s finances• Working with other family members to coordinate care• Balancing your life as a caregiver• Obtaining hospice care