About the Book

As boomers enter their 70s, more people than ever need long-term care. The cost of nursing homes, assisted living, home health care, and other care options is painfully steep, and Medicare and Medicaid rules are complicated and ever-changing. Long-Term Care: How to Plan & Pay for It comes to the rescue with reliable, unbiased, plain-English information on long-term care options and how to pay for them.

Book Synopsis

Finding long-term care often means making difficult decisions. But the more you know about long-term care, the better off you or your loved one will be. Whether you're planning well into the future or making an urgent decision now, Long-Term Care helps you understand the full range of your options. You'll also learn how to:

• evaluate nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, and home care providers to find the right one


• find out what lasting effects the COVID-19 pandemic had on any nursing facility you're considering


• get the most out of Medicaid, Medicare, and veterans' programs


• consider the special needs of loved ones with dementia or Alzheimer's, and

decide whether long-term care insurance is worth the significant expense.

Review Quotes

"A straight-talking guide to choosing and paying for a nursing home, assisted living site or home care." U.S. News & Report

"This book offers great advice about selecting a nursing home." Los Angeles Times

"A comprehensive guide to navigating the legal and financial aspects of providing long-term care to elder loved ones. The author covers 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, long-term care insurance, and a wide variety of other related subjects. The author is a practicing attorney based in California. " Eithne O'Leyne Editor, ProtoView

"One of the best books on the topic."--MONEY Magazine