THE SECOND 50 YEARS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• HELP for Seniors and their Care-givers--Community services, counseling, emergencies, information and referral, senior centers, social activities, support groups, transportion, in-home services, chore services, companion services, emergency response systems, home health care, observation programs, homemaker services, how to hire a worker, medical equipment, phone reassurance, respite care.
  
• The Older American Act-federal help--adult day health care, Alzheimer's day care, brown bag program, companion program, elder abuse prevention, foster grandparent program, grants to communities, health insurance counseling, information and referrable, in-home services, legal assistance, linkages, long-term care ombudsman, outreach activities, congregate meals, home delivered meals, nutritional services, respite care, senior discount programs, senior employment, transportation for seniors.
  
• Creative Retirement--Volunteering, starting a new career, working part time, traveling, finding hobbies, computers and seniors, preparing family histories, stay well programs, writing during retirement.
  
• Insurance,--General information, buying tips auto, home, life, long-term care, Medicare, Medigap, Social Security, SSI, SS Disability, health maintenance organizations (HMO's).
  
• Nutrition and Diet--Eating right, food groups, mealtimes, the importance of minerals, vitamins, fats, fiber, proper diet, controlling cholestrol.
  
• Housing--Staying in your home, financial considerations, homesteading, home equity conversion, accessory apartments, elderly cottage housing (Granny flats), homesharing, mobile/manufactured homes, housing options --board and care homes, congregate housing, independent living facilities, shared housing, retirement and life-care communities, retiring abroad.
  
• Nursing Homes--Checklist, glossary of terms, nursing home myths, problems with, abuses, residents' rights, spousal asset protection, visiting tips.
  
• Financial Matters--Financial planners, limiting health costs, medical costs, older worker problems, pension protection, retirement investment, T-bills, taxes and seniors, tax preparers.
  
• Legal Concerns--Legal help-aid, assistance, mediation services, selecting a lawyer, estate planning, gifts of estate, joint tenancy, revocable living trusts, other trusts, pay-on-death accounts, retirement accounts, wills, getting record in order, power of attorney, durable power of attorney, medical durable power of attorney, living wills (right to die), directive to physicians, guardianship, anti-euthanasia, right to refuse medicial treatment.
  
• Medical Problems--Advice and Help: information sources, HOTLINES, medical specialists, medical jargon, self-test products, surgery?-getting a second opinion, hospital tips; Aging and Life Extension: aging and its prevention; Aid and Comfort: coping with the sick, chronic illness, old age, handicapped, senior citizens; Diseases and Disorders: (too many to list); Mens'/Womens' Health Problems; Physical Aliments: (extensive list); Signs of Illness: colds, flu, critical signs of illness, hyper and hypothermia; Mental Health, Alzheimer's, coping with depression, fear and older persons, memory-use it or lose it.
  
• Grandparenting--Discovering the joys, traveling with grandchildren, visitation rights, grandparents as parents, grandparents' role, self-help groups, support organizations.
  
• Information Please--Address and telephone numbers for senior citizen organizations, mutual-help groups, agencies on aging, medical hotlines.
  
• Safety and Security--Preventing home accidents, falls, burns, fire safety, home security, avoiding: scams and con artists, elder/wife abuse, healthcare fraud.
  
• Medications--Deciphering prescriptions, learning more about your medications for safe use, food and drug interactions, drug reference books worth having, prescription drug abuse.
  
• Living Alone--Overcoming loneliness, women or men living alone, widowhood, getting support - Widowed Persons Service, meeting new friends.
  
• Consumer Rights--Getting what you pay for, federal/state rights, how to complain, where to get help, credit and seniors, shopping by mail.
  
• Travel--Senior travel ideas --Alaska, Canada, Caribbean, Hawaii, Mexico, cruises, packaged tours, tips before you go, air travel tips, senior discounts, baggage, carry-on and lost luggage, health insurance, health percautions, motion sickness, travelers' diarrhea, security on the road, shopping and tipping, traveling money.