Students taking Elder Law or Health Law might find this book helpful to get a quick introduction to topics you don't cover in your course or as a second opinion for those you do. As a savvy law professor, even if you don't teach those courses, particularly if you don't teach those courses, you get tough questions from friends and relatives "Should I have a living trust? What's a health care power of attorney? What's a disgruntled heir?" Here's help for dire times. Written by a law professor with the practical insights of an elder law lawyer, it covers everything from retirement (finances, housing, Medicare) to advance directives, elder abuse to nursing homes, scams, bill collectors, age discrimination, to disability in the family and hospice. It even covers sex, driving, and what it feels like growing old, having everyone start calling you "dear" and giving you, without even asking, those dreaded discounts. This book is a rewrite of Alive and Legal Advice for Boomers by Kenney F. Hegland and Robert B. Fleming. " [A]n engaging, even entertaining and uplifting, book about a subject most of us who are getting on in life often arranging our affairs for our latter years to avoid medical, financial, and legal troubles. I will use it myself and recommend it to patients, friends, and loved ones." Andrew Weil, M.D., author of Healthy Aging
"An encyclopedic legal reference with the down-home philosophy and wit of a Will Rogers. Astoundingly exhaustive in its range of subjects, the book provides accurate, to-the-point legal advice wryly enriched by poetry, humor, and existential musings." Charles Sabatino, principal author of American Bar Association's Legal Guide for Older Americans "Kenney Hegland is simply one of the best writers on any law faculty." Thomas E. Sullivan, Dean, College of Law, University of Minnesota "[This book] isn't afraid to crack a joke or bust our a poem now and again, giving a different and attractive flavor, making it highly recommended for anyone who is rapidly approaching retirement age and wants to be prepared for it in the modern world. Also recommended to community library law shelves." Wisconsin Bookwatch

Hegland, Kenney F., 1940-; Fleming, Robert B

United States, United States of America

Durham, N.C, North Carolina, 2010

2009-12-16

PS, 2009

xxi, 286 p. ; 22 cm
What you'll need to know -- Living wills : going gently into that good night -- Growing older : what to expect and how to cope -- Retirement : an overview -- Social security -- Veterans' benefits and safety nets -- Private pension plans -- Retirement finances -- House rich, cash poor -- Retirement housing -- Medicare and health insurance -- Long-term care -- Tax breaks for seniors -- Abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation -- Self-abuse : Vegas, booze, and the question of guns -- Sex -- Driving -- Grandchildren -- Family financial dealings -- Divorce and remarriage -- Age and disability discrimination -- Identity theft, scams, and the nature of evil -- Recession blues : foreclosures, bill collectors, bankruptcy -- Keeping control : living wills, health care power of attorney, joint accounts, and powers of attorney -- Wills and estate planning -- Avoiding probate -- Trusts : legal shmoos -- Living trusts -- Estate and gift taxes -- The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune -- Mental incapacity and formal guardianships -- Deciding for others -- Home care -- Nursing homes, geriatric care managers -- Hospice, dying well, and being there -- Ending life : pulling plugs, euthanasia, and suicide -- Death in the family -- Probate -- Thoughts on docs (and lawyers) -- Office visits and questions for your doctor -- Finding and dealing with lawyers -- Help your family : talk!

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