Aging With a Plan: How a Little Thought Today Can Vastly Improve Your Tomorrow

This book offers a concise, comprehensive resource for middle-aged readers who are facing the prospects of their own aging and of caring for elderly relatives—an often overwhelming task for which little in life prepares us. • Covers a broad range of topics and offers a wealth of practical advice that should be considered by individuals who are planning for old age, supplying a comprehensive "one-stop" resource on the subject • Presents interdisciplinary perspectives that draws on the author's background in law and bioethics as well as personal experience with health care and the elderly • Combines thorough scholarly research and analysis with engaging anecdotes and personal observations • Provides a preparedness checklist at the end of each chapter that summarizes take-away messages and outlines practical next steps for the reader