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• Cover
• Introduction
• About This Book
• Foolish Assumptions
• Icons Used in This Book
• Beyond the Book
• Where to Go from Here
• Part 1: Getting Started with Navigating Your Later Years
• Chapter 1: Looking Ahead: The Big Picture
• Planning for the Future Starts with You
• Navigating the Roadblocks of Planning
• Unraveling the Meaning of Long-Term Care
• Discovering How Your Options Are Changing
• Meeting Your Changing Needs
• Getting Professional Advice
• Chapter 2: A Personal Inventory: Past, Present, and Future
• Looking at the Present — and the Future
• Creating a Plan Based on Your Profile
• Drawing a CareMap to Visualize Your Profile
• Chapter 3: Finding Services
• Where to Turn for Help
• Taking Your Research to the Next Level: Site Visits for Housing
• Chapter 4: Making Decisions: A Family Affair
• Holding Family Meetings
• Being Considerate of Others
• Dealing with Conflict
• Part 2: Choosing Where to Live
• Chapter 5: Staying in Your Home
• Staying at Home in Your Community
• Dealing with Two Major Hazards
• Modifying a Home
• Seeking Help at Home
• Preparing for an Emergency
• Chapter 6: Under One Roof: Generations Living Together
• Multigenerational Living: Everything Old Is New Again
• Where Should We All Live? Considering the Options
• Making the Move
• Checking In over the Long Haul
• Chapter 7: Downsizing for Now and Later
• The Emotional Aspects of Downsizing
• Downsizing and Home Renovations
• Getting Started
• Making the Move
• Chapter 8: Assisted and Independent Living and Other Group Settings
• What Is Assisted Living?
• Evaluating the Cost of Assisted Living
• Beyond the Brochure: What to Look For When You Visit
• Pitfalls to Avoid
• Independent Living and Other Options for Group Living
• Chapter 9: Beyond Your Home: Living in a Community
• Understanding Why Community Matters
• Taking a Walk Around Your Community
• Finding Community Services
• Considering NORCs and Village Networks
• Chapter 10: Getting Around: Transportation Options
• Judging Whether Driving Is Still Safe
• Making Your Car Fit You
• Knowing When It’s Time to Give Up the Keys
• Finding Alternatives to Driving
• Part 3: Legal and Financial Planning
• Chapter 11: Unraveling the Rules of Medicare and Medicaid
• The Distinction between Medicare and Medicaid
• Looking at Medicare Basics
• Medicaid Ground Rules
• Coordinating Benefits
• Chapter 12: Paying for Care: Long-Term Care Insurance and Other Options
• Reviewing the Ups and Downs of Long-Term Care Insurance
• Receiving Money through Annuities
• Using Disability Insurance
• Selling Your Policy: Life Settlements
• Considering a Reverse Mortgage
• Chapter 13: Financial Matters: Money Management, Wills, Trusts, and More
• Managing Money
• Where There’s a Will …
• Settling the Estate with Probate
• Reviewing the Rules on Estate Taxes
• Establishing a Trust
• Considering Guardianship
• Part 4: Managing Your Healthcare
• Chapter 14: Choosing Good Medical Care
• Checking on the Special Medical Needs of Older Adults
• Finding the Right Specialist to Manage Care
• Navigating Hospitals
• Polypharmacy: Too Many Drugs?
• Chapter 15: Demystifying Home Care
• Examining Varieties of Home Care
• Surveying Services from a Home Healthcare Agency
• Paying for Home Care
• Working with Home Care Aides
• Paying Family or Friends to Provide Care
• Is There a Doctor in the House?
• Chapter 16: Understanding the Different Roles of Nursing Homes
• Beginning with Nursing Home Basics
• Visiting Nursing Homes
• Checking Out New Models of Nursing-Home Care
• Responding to Residents’ Problems in Nursing Homes
• Chapter 17: Getting the Healthcare You Want (And Avoiding What You Don’t Want)
• Talking about Future Healthcare Decisions
• Dealing with the Rules of Advance Directives
• Understanding Care Options for Serious Illness: Palliative Care and Hospice
• Part 5: Services for Special Groups
• Chapter 18: LGBT Older Adults
• Recognizing LGBT Aging and Health Issues
• Knowing Legal Protections and Their Limits
• Keeping Legal Documents at the Ready
• Finding LGBT-Friendly Providers and Facilities
• Chapter 19: Services for Veterans
• Getting into the VA System
• Supporting Veterans and Their Families
• Noting VA Options for Older Veterans
• Finding the Right Residential Setting or Nursing Home for Veterans
• Using Other Resources to Navigate the VA System
• Chapter 20: Family Caregivers
• Defining Family Caregivers
• Becoming a Family Caregiver
• Checking Out Different Types of Family Caregivers
• Looking at Your Caregiving Experience through a CareMap
• Looking for Help
• Part 6: The Part of Tens
• Chapter 21: Ten Myths about Aging and Future Care
• Serious Memory Lapses Are Normal in Older Adults
• Older People Fall: Not Much You Can Do about It
• Antibiotics Are the Best Drugs for Older Adults with Coughs and Colds
• Americans Dump Their Older Relatives in Nursing Homes
• Medicare Pays for All Long-Term Care
• Hospice Is Just a Place Where People Go to Die
• Millionaires Take Advantage of Medicaid
• If I Need Care, I’ll Wind Up in a Nursing Home
• Assisted-Living Facilities Are Regulated Like Nursing Homes
• Long-Term Care Insurance Covers All Your Needs
• Chapter 22: Ten Resources with State-by-State Information
• Identifying Local Services through Area Agencies on Aging
• Assessing Assisted-Living and Rehabilitation Facilities
• Finding Services and Housing Options through Eldercare Locator
• Getting Support for Family Caregivers
• Modifying Your Home with Rebuilding Together
• Getting Information on Medicaid in Your State
• Calculating Costs
• Finding Your State’s Advance Directives
• Solving Problems through an Ombudsman
• Resolving Complaints through BFCC-QIOs
• Part 7: Appendixes
• Appendix A: Glossary
• Appendix B: Resources
• AARP
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
• Administration for Community Living
• Other Resources
• About the Author
• Connect with Dummies
• Index
• End User License Agreement