The Rights of Older Persons, Second Edition: A Basic Guide to the Legal Rights of Older Persons Under Current Law

by Robert N. Brown

Book Overview

The three broad areas of concern are the right to an adequate income, the right to health care, and freedom from restraints on life, liberty, and property.

The handbook deals with the right of older people to receive the benefits promised by law: Social Security, Supplemental Security Income, Medicare, and others. It covers major laws affecting older people as well as court decisions and rules issued by the government agencies responsible...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809314320
• ISBN13: 9780809314324
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.3" x 6.9"