Life Is Filled with Swift Transitions : A Guide to Helping Your Clients Manage Catastrophic Health Incidents / Karren Jo Pope-Onwukwe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pope-Onwukwe, Karren Jo, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Older people--Long-term care--Law and legislation--United States.

Older people.

Long-term care facilities--Law and legislation--United States.

Long-term care facilities.

Long-term care insurance--Law and legislation--United States.

Long-term care insurance.

Nursing homes--Law and legislation--United States.

Nursing homes.

Older people--Abuse of--United States.

Older people--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.

Older people--Medical care--Law and legislation--United States.

Older people--Services for--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (150 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois : American Bar Association, [2024]

Summary:

"Increasingly, attorneys are receiving inquiries from clients, family and friends seeking guidance through what is a very discreet area of life and law: planning for long-term care. This book is organized as a handy, practical guide to reach for when you need information and tools to respond to questions regarding long-term care. This area of law is generally referred to as elder law. This book will discuss the necessity of legal documents to preserve assets for clients that may not be able to manage their own affairs. This book will also discuss the rules and regulations that determine who can qualify for programs that support a dignified quality of life if your client becomes disabled. As an attorney you will need to craft a long-term care plan specific to the state where the client lives, some states will have many options to choose from and some states will not. Every planning strategy can not be applied in every state. This book will provide a general guide to help you get started"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Medical assistance long-term care

Guardianship

Estate planning

Elder abuse

Advance care planning

Assisted living, home and community-based waivers, memory care, and continuing care retirement communities

Debilitating disease strategies

Ethical and other considerations related to long-term care planning

Independent living: paying for in-home care

Making informed decisions about planning for medical assistance long-term care

Get organized

Single individual

Long-term care for married couples.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781639054800

1639054804

OCLC:

1467879631