Guides: Elder Law Treatises: Introduction

Introductory Resources

Elder Law in a Nutshell by Lawrence A. Frolik; Richard L. Kaplan
Call Number: Reading Room Study Aids KF390.A4 F752
This study guide introduces the reader to the area of law surrounding aging Americans. It focuses on ethical considerations in dealing with older clients, health care decision making, Medicare, Medicaid and long-term insurance. Other topics include nursing homes, guardianship, Social Security benefits and veterans' benefits. Elder Law in a Nutshell is also available online via West Academic Study Aids.

Advising the Elderly or Disabled Client: Legal, Health Care, Financial, and Estate Planning by Lawrence A. Frolik & Melissa C. Brown (WG&L)
Written with the practitioner in mind, this serves as a reference manual on representing the elderly and covers Medicare, Medicaid, alternative housing, private pension plans and more.

Advising The Elderly Client by A. Kimberley Dayton, Julie Ann Garber, Robert A. Mead, and Molly M. Wood
Offers a thorough survey of the legal issues faced by the elderly, including financial and estate planning, Social Security and supplemental security income, pension and retirement benefits, health care facilities and paying for health care, planning for incapacity, and discrimination against the elderly as well as elder victimization, abuse, and neglect.

Elderlaw: Advocacy for the Aging by Joan M. Krauskopf
Written with the practitioner in mind, this serves as a reference manual on representing the elderly and covers Medicare, Medicaid, alternative housing, private pension plans and more.
Elder Law and Financial Strategies by Jerry A. Hyman
This treatise looks at all aspects of financial planning necessary for the later years in life. Topics covered include social security, durable powers of attorney, retirement planning, trusts, estate planning, medicare & medicaid and much more.