Senior Law Handbook

• Editors Notes, Table of Contents, About the Authors
• Chapter 1:
      Social Security Benefits
• Chapter 2:
      Medicare
• Chapter 3:
      Health Insurance Beyond Medicare
• Chapter 4:
      Medicaid
• Chapter 5:
      Government Programs and Financial Assistance
• Chapter 6:
       Veterans’ Benefits
• Chapter 7:
       Long-Term Care Insurance
• Chapter 8:
       Financial Difficulty for Seniors
• Chapter 9:
       Employment Discrimination
• Chapter 10:
       Workers’ Compensation and Seniors
• Chapter 11:
       Arm Yourself with Consumer Protection Information
• Chapter 12:
       Protecting Yourself from Crime
• Chapter 13:
       Family Relationships
• Chapter 14:
       Grandparent Custody and Visitation Issues
• Chapter 15:
       Estate Planning: Wills, Trusts, and Your Property
• Chapter 16:
       Estate and Succession Planning for Farmers and Ranchers
• Chapter 17:
       Annuities
• Chapter 18:
       Philanthropy and Planned Giving
• Chapter 19:
       Estate Planning for Non-Traditional Families
• Chapter 20:
       Reverse Mortgages
• Chapter 21:
       Assisted Living and Nursing Home Issues
• Chapter 22:
       Hospital Discharge Planning: Advocating for Seniors’ Medicare
       Rehabilitation Benefits
• Chapter 23:
       Powers of Attorney
• Chapter 24:
       Medical Advance Directives
• Chapter 25:
       Conservatorship of Adults
• Chapter 26:
       Guardianship of Adults
• Chapter 27:
       Hospice and Palliative Care: Options for Care at the End of Life
• Chapter 28:
       What to Do When Someone Dies: Responsibilities of the Personal
       Representative and Trustee Under Probate
• Chapter 29:
       Family Discussions, Decisions, and Dispute Resolution
• Chapter 30:
       Programs, Services, and Resources for Older Adults
• Chapter 31:
       Aging in Place: Maintaining Your Independence at Home
• Chapter 32:
       Lifelong Learning and the Aging Brain
• Chapter 33:
       Facebook: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Appendices
• Appendix A: Glossary
• Appendix B: Legal Resources
• Appendix C: Nutrition and Healthy Aging
• Appendix D: 2012 Senior Law Day Sponsors