The Savvy Senior The Ultimate Guide to Health, Family, and Finances for Senior Citizens

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ISBN: 9781401307493 | 1401307493
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 6/9/2004

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If you're looking for answers to your senior questions and don't know where to turn, The Savvy Senior is the solution. Why spend endless hours searching the Internet or talking to automated phone systems when trying to figure out your Social Security benefits? Don't spend a penny more than you need to on your prescription drugs! Make sure you're getting what you are owed from Medicare! Turn to the source that millions of readers have trusted -- Jim Miller is the author of "The Savvy Senior" newspaper column, published in over 400 newspapers nationwide, and he often appears on the Today show. Book jacket.

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
Lifestyle
Driver Safety Program	p. 3
Senior Transportation	p. 5
Utility Assistance	p. 8
Volunteerism	p. 11
Senior Employment	p. 14
Telemarketing Fraud	p. 16
Identity Theft	p. 19
Visiting Grandchildren	p. 21
Grandparenting from Afar	p. 23
Financial Tips for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren	p. 25
Money-Managing Grandparents	p. 28
The 529 Plan	p. 30
Traveling with Your Grandchildren	p. 32
Genealogy 101	p. 35
Become a Computer-Savvy Senior	p. 39
Home
Home Modification	p. 45
Fall Prevention	p. 47
Gadgets for Seniors	p. 49
Downsizing	p. 52
Senior Living Options	p. 54
Assisted-Living Facilities	p. 57
Continuing-Care Retirement Communities	p. 59
Alternatives for Senior Care	p. 62
Choosing a Nursing Home Wisely	p. 64
Ombudsmen	p. 68
Intergenerational Living	p. 71
Long-Distance Caregiving	p. 73
Geriatric-Care Manager	p. 75
Alzheimer's Caregivers	p. 78
Health
Senior Eye Care	p. 83
Stroke Signs	p. 85
Subtle Heart-Attack Symptoms	p. 88
CRP Test	p. 90
Alzheimer's and Other Forms of Dementia	p. 92
Arthritis and Exercise	p. 95
Remember Your Flu Shot	p. 97
Hearing Loss	p. 99
Incontinence	p. 101
Macular Degeneration	p. 104
Osteoporosis	p. 107
Teeth, Gums and Heart	p. 110
Prostate Checkups	p. 112
Senior Insomnia	p. 115
Post-Retirement Blues	p. 117
Men and Grief	p. 119
Senior Nutrition	p. 121
Second Opinions	p. 123
Weight-Training Seniors	p. 125
End-of-Life Decisions	p. 127
Funeral Ready	p. 129
Medicare and More
The Basics of Medicare	p. 139
The New Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit	p. 141
Medicare + Choice Plan	p. 146
Medicare Enrollment	p. 149
Appealing Medicare	p. 152
Medigap Insurance	p. 155
Medicare Preventive Services	p. 158
Hospice Care and Medicare	p. 159
Home Health Care	p. 162
Health-Insurance Help	p. 164
Medicaid and Nursing-Home Care	p. 166
Medicare Fraud	p. 169
Cost-Cutting Tips on Prescription Drugs	p. 171
Social Security
Social Security Retirement Basics	p. 185
Social Security Age Hike	p. 189
Social Security Benefits: Now or Later?	p. 191
Survivors Benefits	p. 194
Divorced Benefits	p. 196
Divorced Widows and Widowers Benefits	p. 197
How Work Affects Social Security	p. 199
Social Security Benefits and Taxes	p. 201
Social Security Disability	p. 203
Social Security Appeals	p. 205
SSI	p. 207
Notch Notes	p. 209
Finances
Financial Tips for Retirement	p. 213
Choosing a Financial Planner	p. 215
401(k) Retirement Options	p. 218
IRA Savvy	p. 220
Health-Insurance Options Before Medicare	p. 223
Senior Legal Services	p. 225
Free Tax Preparation	p. 227
Get a Will	p. 229
Living Trusts	p. 232
Reverse Mortgages	p. 235
Long-Term-Care Insurance	p. 241
Senior Debt	p. 245
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