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Consumer Guidance






Beat the nursing home trap : a consumer's guide to choosing & financing long-term care / by Joseph Matthews. -- 2nd ed. -- Berkeley : Nolo Press, 1997, c1993.

A Consumer's guide : finding the assisted living program for you / developed by Donna L. Yee, John A. Capitman, Mark Sciegaj. - Waltham, MA : Brandeis University, Institute for Health Policy, 1996. [Pamphlet box]

Fighting consumer fraud in Virginia : how Virginia seniors can detect and avoid consumer fraud : a consumer guide from Attorney General Jim Gilmore. -- Richmond, Va. : Commonwealth of Virginia, 1997.

A Handbook about care in the home : information on home care services / AARP. - Rev. - Washington, D.C. : Health Advocacy Services, Program Coordination and Development Dept., with the assistance of the Women's Initiative, 1990, c1982. [Pamphlet box]

Health care choices for today's consumer : Families USA guide to quality & cost / Marc S. Miller, editor. - Washington, DC : Living Planet Press, c1995.

Hiring home caregivers : the family guide to in-home eldercare / D. Helen Susik. - San Luis Obispo, Calif. : American Source Books, c1995. (The Working caregiver series)

A Home away from home : consumer information on board and care homes / written by Margaret Haske ; edited by Rebecca Cohen. - Washington, DC : Consumer Affairs, Program Dept., American Association of Retired Persons, c1986. [Pamphlet box]

Home care for older people : a consumer's guide / by Anne P. Werner and James P. Firman. - Rev. ed. - Washington, D.C. : United Seniors Health Cooperative, c1994.

Safety for older consumers / U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. -Washington, D.C. : U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Someone who cares : a guide to hiring an in-home caregiver / Center for Applied Gerontology. - Chicago, Ill. : Council for Jewish Elderly, c1994. [Pamphlet box]


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