Elder Law Sites


Index (Jump to area of interest)

Gateway Sites

Elder Law Legal Resources
Government, Assoc, General

Medicaid

Medicare and Social Security

Nursing Home Law

Long Term Care Insurance

Elder Abuse and Neglect

Advance Directives & Health Care Proxies

Health: Alzheimer's

General Aging, ElderCare & Related Info

State Specific Elder Law

Living Arrangements


Gateway Sites

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) - Questions and Answers when looking for an Elder Law attorney
Think All Webheads are Youngsters? Think Again.
Friendly4Seniors Web Site - Extensive links on a variety of topics

Elder Law Legal Resources

Federal

Access America for Seniors
Administration on Aging
Administration on Aging's Resource Directory for Older People
Pension & Welfare Benefits Administration Homepage
Directory for Aging Sites - WEB and Gopher by the U.S. Administration on Aging - Department of Health and Human Services
Health Care Financing Administration (Medicare & Medicaid)
Social Security Administration Home Page

State

New York State Office for the Aging
New York State Bar Association - Elder Law Section: Legal Resources Available on the World-Wide Web

National Associations & Universities

AARP WebPlace
Cornell Law School (IIL) - Overviews on:
Social Security Law
Medicaid
Medicare
The Kansas Elder Law Network (KELN) - specializing in Elder Law
Estate Planning and Wills
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) Resources Page
The National Council on the Aging
National Senior Citizens Law Center-- Current issues in Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, benefits and eligibility.
Stetson Elder Law Site - Center for Law and Aging, and helpful links listing for Elder Law resources and cases
Wake Forest University School of Law: Legal Clinic for the Elderly
Internet Legal Resource Guide - University of Texas - helpful for locating attorneys, and with a brief area re Elder Law
Health and Retirement Study U of Michigan's site about studies of aging

Gateways (Extensive Link Sites regarding Elder Law)

CataLaw: Elder Law Sites
New York Department of Aging's Elder Links Excellent page.
NYSBA Elder Law Web Resources
NOCALL: Elder Law & Aging - Northern California Assoc of Law Libraries - Links to Elder Law and many more areas

Helpful Sites on Elder Law Topics

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Home Page
ABA National Handbook on Laws and Programs Affecting Senior Citizens Available for download
Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center - by Duncan Kinder. Also includes many links to sites about disabilities.
Court TV Elder Law Center
Social Security Disability Update from Crowe & Shanahan with lots of articles and links
Elder Law Links - from Attorney Rick Lurye
Estate Planning/Elderlaw Legal Survival Page
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) - including using FMLA by grandparent
Flying Solo: dealing with divorce and separation and matters affecting the elderly and disabled
Legal Issues Important to Senior Citizens from seniors-site.com
National Health Law Program A national public interest law firm, seeking to improve health care for America's working and unemployed poor, minorities, the elderly and people with disabilities
Nanny Tax Employment Taxes for Household Employers
QuickenRetirement Center
ResearchWire: Discoveries in Elder Law - article about using the WWW for finding elder law resources
SeniorLaw - articles on Medicare, Medicaid and Supplemental Needs Trust
Talking to Children about Death
WidowNet - information and self-help resource for, and by, widows and widowers.
Yahoo! Seniors' Guide

 Medicaid Information

The Medicaid Clearing House - access state specific info and more about Medicaid program
Medicaid Legal Information various articles from Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc. (Erie County, New York)
Health Care Financing Administration Medicaid Information
Medicaid Frequently Asked Questions from Seniorlaw.com
Health Care Financing Administration -Info on Medicaid
HCFA's State Medicaid Manual for Download in WordPerfect format or use HTML (Publication 45)
HCFA's State Medicaid Manual at UKANS KELN.
SeniorLaw: Medicare & Medicaid Recent Developments

 Medicare and Social Security Information

Official U.S. Government Web Site for Medicare Information
Health Care Financing Administration -Information on Medicare.
HealthMetrix Research, Inc.- offers Medicare HMO cost comparisons - for HMO+Choice options
Medicare Rights Center - includes Answers to Medicare Questions, and a publications area
National Association of Social Security Claims Representatives NOSSCR has a good list of links to Social Security info sites.
Social Security Disability Benefits

 Nursing Home Law

Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Information Center
California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR)
Nursing Home Compare: Information on every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in the country
Reviewing a Nursing Home Contract

 Long Term Care Insurance

Long Term Care Insurance Article from The Alexander Law Firm
Long Term Care Financial Services: Info on Long Term Care Insurance
Avoiding Fraud When Buying Long-Term Care Insurance: A Guide For Consumers

 Elder Abuse and Neglect

Administration on Aging of the Department of Health & Human Services:
Elder Abuse Prevention Page.
ElderCare Locator.
Protecting the Rights of Older Americans.
American Bar Association:
Commission on Legal Problems of the Elderly.
Commission on Domestic Violence.
CAVNET (Communities Against Violence)
Elder Abuse Prevention - What is elder abuse and how to prevent it
Family Violence Prevention Fund
National Center on Elder Abuse: Excellent site for families fighting against or learning about elder abuse. Includes information about basics of elder abuse, and clearinghouse for publications, statistics, and how to get help
National Victim Center - help for crime victims, including elder abuse
U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime: Resources for Elderly Crime Victims
U.S. Department of Justice National Institute of Justice: Justice Information Center

 Advance Directives & Health Care Proxies

Advance Directives & Health Care Proxies from Choice in Dying
Deathnet -- All aspects of death and dying
More Forms - on EstatePlanningLinks.com's Form's page

 ElderCare, Aging & Related Related Resources on the Web

Age of Reason - Home to Seniors On-Line
Aging Parents and Adult Children Together (A/PACT): Series of 10 articles produced by the Federal Trade Commission in partnership with AARP.
CareGuide - Child Care and Elder Care Directory including information on Assisted Living Residences, Nursing Homes, Preschools and Daycare.
Eldercare Web - Full of great information.
EldersFirst -Elder care info afrom Careguide.net
In the Prime - Links from the PBS show's web site
The Merck Manual of Geriatrics. 2d Edition (On-line)
Reverse Mortgages Explained: Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation
Reverse Mortgages- Consumer Info: National Center for Home Equity Conversion (NCHEC)
Senior.com - informational and commercial site geared toward seniors
Senior Citizen Resources - broad listing of elder care related links, from health to pets to politics
SeniorNet - providing older adults education for and access to computer technology.
Seniors Computer Information Project Home Page
ThirdAge - A Web community of active older adults. Features chat, free stuff, discounts, health care, computers, retirement, investing, caregiving, travel, etc.
WebSite for Seniors - Listings for financial planning, health, and more.

 Health: Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimer's Association - The oldest and largest national voluntary health organization dedicated to research for the causes, cure, and prevention of Alzheimer's disease and to providing education and support services to Alzheimer's patients, their families and caregivers.
Alzheimer's Disease Website - Education and Referral, from the National Institute on Aging
The Alzheimer Page -- Comprehensive site created and sponsored as an educational service by the Washington University Alzheimer's Disease Research Center in St. Louis, Missouri and supported by a grant from the National Institute on Aging. Includes many links to other Alzheimer's and dementia resources.
Boston University Alzheimer Disease Center - many Alzheimer's related articles, including lots of articles for the caregiver.
Caring for a Patient with Dementia - This site includes many articles on various aspects of Alzheimer's Disease. The articles "are a series on dementia-related diseases prepared by Kenneth Hepburn" of the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN. Topics include: what Alzheimer's is; what each of the behaviors are; financial and legal aspects of care; finding a nursing home, etc.
Coping with Alzheimer's Disease -- A journal and resources from a woman who provides ongoing care to her mother.
Yahoo! Alzheimer's Links - listing links to Alzheimer's pages on WWW

 State Related Resources

CareGuide - State Page
Medi-Cal information from the Medi-Cal Policy Institute

 Living Arrangements

Senior Alternatives - Checklists for Living Arrangements - Assisted Living, Nursing Home, Retirement Communities
Senior Resource: housing and lifestyle choices and how to plan and pay for them
 

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