Get the best care in the right place, for the right price --this book shows you how!

Finding the right kind of long-term care often requires making difficult decisions during difficult times. Long-Term Care helps you understand the alternatives to nursing facilities and shows you how to find the best care you can afford.

With Long-Term Care, you'll be able to:

-evaluate long-term care insurance

-arrange home care
-explore options beyond nursing homes
-choose a nursing facility

-get the most out of Medicare, Medicaid and other benefit -programs

-protect your assets
-recognize and prevent elder fraud

The completely updated 6th edition has a new chapter on hospice care. It also includes up-to-date benefit numbers, laws and taxes, 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.

What's New in the 6th Edition of Long-Term Care

Overview of What's New

The new edition contains a new chapter on hospice care. It provides detailed information about what hospice care is, how to get it, and what to expect from it. The book also provides contact information for seeking out hospice care in your area.

The new edition contains major updates to the section on health care directives -- including revised information on what to include in a health care directive and who can serve as your agent.

Other updates include:

-revised discussions on asset limits for home care
-revised discussion about permissible and impermissible -transfers of assets
-updated analysis on the benefit of long term health care -insurance policies,
and

-a new description of "share-care" health care policies for -couples.

Chapters Most Affected

Chapter 6 - Hospice Care. Brand new chapter on hospice care: what it is, how to get it, and what to expect from it.

Chapter 8 - Medicaid Coverage for Long-Term Care. Revised discussion of asset limits for home care.

Chapter 9 - Medicaid and Asset Protection. Revised discussion of penalized transfers of assets.

Chapter 10 - Protecting Choices About Medical Care and Finances. Thoroughly revised to include:

-a new checklist for what to include in a health care directive

-a revised discussion of what to include in your HCD
-a new discussion of "palliative care" ("comfort care"),
and

-a new discussion of who can serve as your agent.

Chapter 11 - Long-Term Care Insurance. Updated analysis on the benefit of long term health care insurance policies and a new discussion of "Share-Care," health care policies for couples.

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.