| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 399 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Choices in Life Enrichment -- Ch. 1 Arts and Entertainment -- Ch. 2 Recreation and Travel -- Ch. 3 Learning Opportunities -- Ch. 4 Job Training, Employment, and Volunteer Opportunities -- Ch. 5 Preventing Abuse and Crime -- Choices in Housing and Long-Term Care -- Ch. 6 Standard Housing -- Ch. 7 Home Care and Community Support Services -- Ch. 8 Supportive and Long-Term Care Housing -- Ch. 9 Paying for Long-Term Care -- Healthcare Choices -- Ch. 10 Healthcare Programs -- Ch. 11 Self-Help Healthcare -- Financial and Legal Choices -- Ch. 12 Income Programs -- Ch. 13 Money Management -- Ch. 14 Legal Services -- Choices at the End of Life -- Ch. 15 End-of-Life Healthcare -- Ch. 16 Assisted Death and Suicide -- Ch. 17 Disposal of Remains -- Ch. 18 Distribution of Property -- App. Multilingual Help and Information |
| Summary |
For people over the age of sixty, New York City is a cluttered attic-a mess of valuables that cannot be ignored, but that for the most part remains buried in jargon, agencies, regulations, and eligibility forms. New York City is, after all, a place that offers seniors everything from discount tickets for Broadway shows to social service agencies for those who speak foreign languages including Spanish, Cantonese or Tagalog. It is a place of endless benefits for those who can dig through the junk in the attic, organize what is there and still have the desire to leave the house. Take Charge! The Complete Guide to Senior Living in New York City is the first book to gather, in a single volume, information and advice for people over sixty who want to make the most of the city. Here at last is an all-inclusive guide that addresses every concern for senior New Yorkers, from entertainment and healthcare to housing and taxes. Take Charge! reaches beyond merely listing phone numbers and programs to giving advice on a number of areas, from choosing an HMO, a reverse mortgage, or an elder law attorney, to receiving travel discounts and negotiating home care. Containing everything a person over sixty needs to know to make the most of life in New York City, Take Charge! is the only comprehensive guide available for New York seniors and their families |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Older people -- New York (State) -- New York -- Life skills guides
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Older people -- Services for -- New York (State) -- New York -- Directories
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Older people -- Recreation -- New York (State) -- New York -- Guidebooks
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Gerontology.
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Aging.
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Older people
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Older people -- Recreation
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Older people -- Services for
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| SUBJECT |
New York (N.Y.) -- Guidebooks
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New York (State) -- New York
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| Genre/Form |
directories.
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Directories
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Guidebooks
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Life skills guides
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Directories.
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Répertoires.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0585480346 |
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9780585480343 |
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9780814745090 |
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0814745091 |
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0814788017 |
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9780814788011 |
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0814788009 |
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9780814788004 |
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