Long-term care : how to plan and pay for it / by Joseph L. Matthews.

Author: Matthews, J. L., 1946-

Edition: 7th ed.

Publisher: Berkeley, CA : Nolo, 2008.

ISBN: 1413308988 (pbk.)
9781413308983 (pbk.)

Description: 402 p. ; 23 cm.

Subject(s): Older people Long-term care.

Notes: Includes index.

Contents: Making decisions about long-term care -- At-home care -- Organized senior residences -- Nursing facilities -- Care for elders with Alzheimer's disease -- Hospice care -- Medicare and veterans' benefits -- Medicaid coverage for long-term care -- Medicaid, nursing homes, and asset protection -- Protecting choices about medical care and finances -- Long-term care insurance -- Elder fraud -- Appendix. Resource directory.