Information Resources

Advanced Directives

• Advance Directives: What Nursing Facility Residents Need to Know (PDF)
• 25 Suggested Topics to Discuss with Your Health Care Agent (PDF)

Alzheimer's Disease

• Alzheimer's Disease Booklet (PDF)
• Caring for Someone With Alzheimers...Real World Strategies That Work! (PDF)
• Coping With Alzheimers: Helpful Hints for Caregivers in the Home (PDF)
• Safe Return for Victims of Alzheimer (PDF)

Assessment

• Assessing the Situation (PDF)
• Checking Legal Issues (PDF)
• Communicating with Health Professionals (PDF)

Asset Protection

• 10 Asset Protection Planning Mistakes (PDF)
• Joint Accounts are Almost Always a Bad Thing (PDF)
• Questions and Answers About Protecting Your Assets from the Nursing Home (PDF)
• Scam Alert (PDF)
• The Pitfalls Of Giving Away Your Home (PDF)

Elder Care and Caregiving

• 10 Tips for Choosing a Caregiver for an Elder (PDF)
• Adult Day Care - an Alternative to Nursing Home Placement (PDF)
• Balancing Work and Caregiving (PDF)
• Community Services to Meet Changing Needs (PDF)
• Dealing With Long Distance Issues (PDF)
• Driving and Transportation (PDF)
• Getting the Facts on Palliative Care (PDF)
• Glossary of Eldercare Terms (PDF)
• Involving Others (PDF)
• Providing Hands-on Care (PDF)
• So Far Away: Twenty Questions For Long Distance Caregivers (PDF)

Elder Law and Estate Planning

• The Question Everyone Asks (PDF)
• What is Elder Law (PDF)
• Choosing a Life Insurance Policy (PDF)
• Understanding and Using Powers of Attorney (PDF)
• Frequently Asked Questions about Powers of Attorney (PDF)
• What You Should Do With Your Estate Planning Documents (PDF)
• The Primary Purpose of Having Assets in Your Trust (PDF)
• The Jolly Testator Who Makes his Own Will (PDF)

End of Life

• Beginning the Conversation About the End of Life (PDF)
• Dealing With Pain at the End of Life (PDF)
• Funerals: A Consumer's Guide (PDF)
• Getting the Facts About Hospice (PDF)
• Managing Symptoms at the End of Life (PDF)
• Spiritual Concerns at the End of Life (PDF)

Health Care

• Your Guide to Choosing Quality Health Care
• Choosing a Health Plan
• Choosing a Doctor
• Choosing Treatments
• Choosing a Hospital
• Health Information on the Internet

Life Care Planning

• Life Care Planning Booklet (PDF)

Long Term Care

• Choosing Long Term Care - A Guide for People with Medicare (PDF)
• Having the Conversation about Long Term Care (PDF)
• Long Term Care: Where AARP Stands (PDF)

Long Term Care Insurance

• Long Term Care Insurance: Tips to Help You Decide (PDF)
• Understanding Long Term Care Insurance (PDF)
• No Long Term Care Insurance? Uh-oh (PDF)

Medicaid

• Medicaid Law Changes Enacted (PDF)
• Medicaid Myths (PDF)
• 2008 Part D Coverage - Major Changes Are Coming (PDF)
• Medicare Part D Modest in It's Aid (PDF)
• Increase in Medicare Rates (PDF)

Nursing Home

• Chosing and Paying for Nursing Home Care (PDF)
• Making the Transition to Nursing Facility Life (PDF)
• Tips on Visiting Friends and Relatives in Nursing Homes (PDF)
• When a Loved one Enters a Nursing Facility: Family Questions in the First Thirty Days (PDF)

Senior Housing

• Assessing Housing Options (PDF)
• Assisted Living: Asking the Right Questions (PDF)
• Assisted Living: Weighing the Options (PDF)
• Planning Ahead: A Consumer's Guide to Assisted Living Facilities (PDF)
• Home Repair and Universal Design (PDF)
• How Well Does Your Home Meet Your Needs (PDF)

Special Needs Trust

• You are a Trustee of a Special Needs Trust: What Do You Do Know? (PDF)