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The baby boomer's guide to nursing home care / National Senior Citizens Law Center, Eric M. Carlson, and Katharine Bau Hsiao.

by Carlson, Eric M., 1960-

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Lanham : Taylor Trade Pub. : Distributed by National Book Network, 2006.

Nursing home care -- Popular works.

Baby boom generation -- Nursing home care -- Popular works.

Electronic Resource

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip065/2005037658.html

1589793234 (pbk. : alk. paper) :

xii, 194 p. ; 23 cm.

1st Taylor Trade Publishing ed.

Eldercare options: types of long-term care, including at-home care, assisted living facilities, and nursing homes -- Choosing a nursing home: factors in choosing a nursing home -- Paying for nursing home care: Medicare, Medicare HMOs, and Medicaid -- Admissions process: illegal discrimination in admissions, and nursing home admission agreements -- Moving in: transition, and safeguarding resident property -- Quality of care: assessments, care plans, improving a resident's condition, meeting resident preferences, and no discrimination against Medicaid-eligible residents -- Residents' health care decision making: powers of attorney for health care, health care directives, and the right to refuse treatment -- Staying In the nursing home: eviction rules, and residents' rights to hold a bed during a hospital stay, or be readmitted to a different bed following a hospital stay -- How to resolve problems: tips for resolving a problem yourself, or obtaining help from a long-term care ombudsman program, state agency, or attorney -- Medicaid resource and income allowances, average monthly private pay rates -- State long-term care ombudsman programs -- State inspection agencies.

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