Schuyler County Government

Long-Term Care Resource Center

The Long Term Care Resource Center is located within the Office for the Aging at the Schuyler County Human Services Complex, 323 Owego Street in Montour Falls. It is open during business hours: 9am-5pm Monday through Thursday, 8am-4pm Friday. Please feel free to come and browse.

The following resources are free:

Consumer Booklet: “Affordable Financing for Long Term Care” (NYSPLTC)
Consumer Booklet: “A Shopper’s Guide to Long-Term Care” (NAIC)

The following books are available in the lending library, with a loan period of three weeks:

Abromovitz, Les. Long-Term Care Insurance Made Simple. Los Angeles: Health Information Press, 1999.

Lipson, Benjamin. Choosing the Right Long-Term Care Insurance. New York: Wiley and Sons, 2002.

Matthews, Joseph. Long Term Care: How to Plan & Pay for It. Berkeley: Nolo, 2004.

Orman, Suze and Linda Mead. You’ve Earned It, Don’t Lose It: Mistakes YouCan’t Afford to Make When You Retire. New York: Newmarket Press, 1997.

Rowley, Stephen. The Consumer’s Guide to Long Term Care Insurance. Bloomington: First Books Library, 2004.

United Seniors Health Council: National Council on Aging. Planning for Long-Term Care. New York: McGraw Hill, 2002.

VanBooven, Valerie. Aging Answers. St. Louis, MO: LTC Expert Publications, LLC, 2004.

DVD Series. LifeView Resources, Inc. The Family Guide to Long-term Care. Nashville: LifeView Resources, 2005.

Video. Haase, Marty. Residents’ Rights in Long Term Care Facilities. Albany: New York State Office for the Aging.

The purchase of the materials listed above has been funded by the New York State Office for the Aging’s LTCIEOP program.

Additionally, there are a number of videos and books available on aging issues and caregiving through the Office for the Aging’s Caregivers’ Resource Center loan program. Contact Shannon Slater if you are interested: 535-7108.

Text Box: Southern Tier Public Library System The following books are available for loan through the STLS, made available through the Steuben County Long-Term Care Information, Education and Outreach Program.

Abromovitz, Les. Long-Term Care Insurance Made Simple. California: Health Information Press, 1999.

Bove, Alexander. The Medicaid Planning Handbook. New York: Little, Brown, 1996.

Driscoll, Marilee. Long Term Care Planning. Indiana: Alpha, 2003.

Frolick, Lawrence A., and Kaplan, Richard L. Elder Law in a Nutshell: 3rd Edition. Minnesota: West, 2003.

Lipson, Benjamin. Choosing the Right Long-Term Care Insurance. California:Wiley and Sons, 2002.

Matthews, Joseph. Long Term Care: How to Plan & Pay for It. California: Nolo, 2004.

Rowley, Stephen. The Consumer’s Guide to Long Term Care Insurance. Indiana: First Books Library, 2004.

Rozenweig, Ellen. New York Elder Law. New York: PLIP Press, 2005.

Shelton, Phyllis. Long Term Care: Your Financial Planning Guide. New York: Kensington, 2003.

Note: The information provided by the Long Term Care Education and Outreach Program is intended for the sole purpose of educating consumers in regard to the choices available for financing their future long term care needs. Particular emphasis is placed on understanding long term care insurance. Nothing herein is intended nor should it be construed as an endorsement by the State of New York of any specific insurance product or insurer.