Elder Law



Elder law refers to several areas of elder law and estate planning legal practices as they relate to the elderly. Because older people are faced with difficult, end-of-life decisions involving retirement, estate planning, and long-term care, elder law focuses on wills, trusts, tax issues, Social Security benefits, Medicare and Medicaid coverage, nursing-home care, in-home care, powers of attorney, medical directives, and other legal matters of particular concern to them such as elder abuse law. Please read on to find an elder law attorney, elder law lawyer, or to learn more about elder law.

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Elder Law Articles
State Specific Resources
-  State Codes and Statutes Websites-  State Health Department Websites
 
Assisted and Long-Term Care
-  Checklist: Nursing Homes & Assisted Living Choices-  Assisted Living Facilities
-  Choosing Long-Term Care-  Common Questions: Nursing Homes
-  Elder Care: Adult Day Care-  Elder Care: Nutrition and Feeding at Nursing Homes
-  Elder Care: Retirement Communities-  Long-Term Care Insurance
-  Nursing Home and Long-Term Care Alternatives-  Researching Elder Care Living and Facility Options
-  State Inspections and Licensing of Nursing Homes-  Things to Look for in a Long-Term Care Policy
-  Working with Care Facility Staff
 
Estate Planning
-  Alternatives to Guardianship-  Estate and Gift Tax Counseling for the Elderly
-  Powers of Attorney-  Transferring Property outside Probate
 
Financial
-  Getting Credit After 62-  Income Tax Counseling for the Elderly
-  Senior Community Service Employment Program-  Viatical Settlements: Cashing in Life Insurance
 
General
-  10 Things Funeral Directors Won't Mention-  Driver's Licenses and the Elderly
-  What You Need to Know About Elder Abuse-  Elder Services: Finding Local Resources
 
Health Care
-  Accessing Your Medical Records-  Appealing Health Insurance Denials
-  Do Not Resuscitate Orders-  Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
-  Health Care Power of Attorney-  Health Care Terms
-  Hospice Care-  Obtaining and Applying for Prescription Drug Services
-  Retirement and Health Insurance
 
Medicare
-  Life Changes and Your Medicare Benefits-  Medicare and Medicaid
-  Medicare and Proof of Citizenship or Nationality-  Transferring of Assets for Medicaid Look-Back Periods
-  Medicare Program Changes-  Prescription Drug Coverage under Medicare
-  Pros and Cons of End-of-Life Counseling in Medicare-  Supplemental Medicare Insurance Coverage (Medigap)
-  Wheelchairs and Tricks; the Medicare Fraud Bust
 
Social Security
-  Claiming Social Security Benefits-  Life Changes and Your Social Security Benefits
-  Social Security Benefits and Working-  Social Security: Why It was Created & How It Works
-  Sorting Out Social Security
 
Hot Topics
-  Are Senior Citizen Discounts Legal?-  Companies Fined Millions for Bilking Ohio Seniors
-  Golden Years Tarnished by Economic & Health Woes-  You May Have to Pay for Your Parents' Care
-  Spotting and Preventing Elder Neglect and Abuse-  Looting a Loved One's Estate
-  Paying the Long-Term Costs of Long-Term Care
 
Elder Law Forms and Videos
Do-it-Yourself Legal Forms
-  Bankrutpcy Evaluation-  Last Will and Testament
-  Living Trust-  Living Will
-  Power of Attorney
 
Lawyers.comSM Virtual Community
Legal Forums
-  Elder Law-  Guardianship
-  Nursing Home Abuse-  Estates, Wills & Probate
-  Social Security-  FL - Estates, Wills & Probate
-  NY - Estates, Wills & Probate
 
Chats
-  Chat Listing-  Sharon Siegel
 
Hiring an Elder Law Lawyer
-  Elder Law: Meeting with a Lawyer-  Elder Law: Preparing to Meet with a Lawyer
-  Elder Law: Selecting a Good Lawyer
 
Related Topics on Lawyers.comsm
-  Estate Planning-  Nursing Home Abuse
 

Ask a Lawyer - Elder Law questions answered by leading lawyers
is there a legal form letter of "Acceptance of New Trustee" for a Trust for a child of special needs
Situation: 87 yr old Nursing home patient has used prescription medication for years to relieve pain
repeatedly informed the doc that vet cannot take certain pain meds because they cause her to fall and become disoriented. Doc recently ordered these meds again and woman is now disoriented. Doc has not called POA back to discuss needs. What should we do?
In ohio what kind of transfers for property and exempt from the medicaid lookback law ?
what do I need to do to have the legal authority to make decisions for an elderly relative who no lo
what do I need to do to have the legal authority to make decisions for an elderly relative who no longer has any food in his home, doesn't bath because he is too weak, has fallen at home 3-4 times this last year, has his cable bill automatically deducted from his acct, even though the cable hasn't worked in months, and when the company at my request went to his home to check the cable, he said nothing was wrong, and told me he forgot why they came. His mobility is becoming more impaired, might eat a hamburger every other day, hasn't bathed or showered in months, to possibly a year. We have asked the police to go to the house, when he has forgot to hang up the phone for 4 or 5 days. He has no outside contact, no friends, and in case of emergency, no one goes to the home except for every other wednesday to do odd household chores. How can I legally intervene on his behalf, and be allowed to move him to an assisted living center, possibly against his will??
How do we add my brother as an alternate power of attorney when my mom is incapacitated and her POA'
I have Financial Durable Power of Attorney, my sister has Medical Durable Power of Attorney for our mom. She has Alzheimer''s and has recently had strokes which have left her unable to talk, walk or write. Recently, there was a medical emergency for my mom and my sister was out of the country and I was out of state. My brother lives nearby but was unable to sign anything at the hospital because of the power of attorney situation. It worked out alright this time because I was able to get there in time. We want to prevent this from happening again. How do we solve this problem?
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Elder Law Lawyer Web Sites
 
 -  Mississippi Law - Cumbest, Cumbest, Hunter & Mccormick, P.A.
 -  Las Vegas Elder Law - Trent, Tyrell & Associates
 -  Missouri Lawyers - Case, Rajnoha & Boudreau
 -  Stearns County Attorney - Kelm & Reuter, P.A.
 -  Maui County Law - Tateishi & Pascual, Attorneys A Law Corporation