The Baby Boomer's Guide to Nursing Home Care
This guidebook takes a "nuts and bolts" approach to explaining the laws that protect nursing home residents and providing practical advice on how residents and their families can obtain the best nursing home care possible.
The Baby Boomer's Guide to Nursing Home Care
by Eric Carlson & Katharine Hsiao,
National Senior Citizens Law Center
Get the nursing home information that you need in reader-friendly questions and answers:
--Finding a good nursing home;
--Medicare payment;
--Medicaid eligibility (including 2006 changes in law);
--Getting the best possible quality of care;
--Supporting a resident’s right to make decisions about schedules, food, etc.;
--Combating illegal terms in admission agreements;
--Making health care decisions;
--Avoiding evictions;
--Resolving problems; and
--Many other important topics.
Featuring “Words to the Wise” -- practical advice for common real-life situations.
Testimonial
“This book is excellent. The Words to the Wise are particularly good and a quick way for consumers to get the message. The chapter headings tell you exactly where to go when you need specific information. This book is and will be useful to anyone involved with aging — either oneself or friends or families.”
—Claire Fagin,
Dean Emerita of the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
and former Interim President, University of Pennsylvania
More about the Book
Read excerpts from the book (PDF files): Introduction | Table of Contents | Chapter 1
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About the Authors
Eric Carlson and Katharine Bau Hsiao are attorneys with the National Senior Citizens Law Center (NSCLC), a non-profit law firm that since its founding in 1972 has protected the legal rights of older Americans. Mr. Carlson and Ms. Hsiao have more than 30 years of combined experience in assisting elder clients in disputes relating to nursing homes, assisted living, Medicare, Medicaid, health care decisions, and related matters.
NSCLC conducts training sessions on nursing home law across the country, and publishes the consumer guide “20 Common Nursing Home Problems – and How to Resolve Them,” along with the comprehensive bimonthly publication, Nursing Home Law Letter.
How to Order
Copies of the book are $13.45 each plus
shipping & handling.