Elder Law Online Resources

Note: The following links are to the web.archive site in order to avoid broken links. For historical reason we keep some old sites in this list.

Historical Background

• The Cultural Context of Aging
• History of Aging in the US
• The Gathering of Wisdom
• Social Security History
• The History of Death in England
• The Sociology of Death & Dying

The Law

• United States Code
• Code of Federal Regulations

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• Anderson’s Ohio Revised Code

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• Anderson’s Ohio Administrative Code
• US Code Title 42 Chapter 35: Programs for Older Americas
• ORC Title 37: Health, Safety, Morals
• ORC Title 51: Public Welfare
• U.S. Social Security Law
• U.S. Medicare Law

Government Committees, Departments & Agencies

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Social Security Administration
• Administration on Aging
• Access America for Seniors
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

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• Senate Special Committee on Aging
• The Ohio Department of Aging

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Government Publications & Databases

• Social Security Benefit Information Publications
• HCFA’s State Medicaid Manual
• The Administration on Aging Services
• ElderPage: Information for Older Persons and Families
• Aging Network Resource Page
• The Elder Care Locator – 1-800-677-1116
• The Supportive Housing Connection
• The Golden Buckeye Card Program

Medicare & Medicaid

• U.S. Medicare Law
• Medicare Information
  
• The Basics — Medicare Reform
• Medicare & Medicaid Recent Developments
• U.S. Medicaid Law
• The Medicaid Clearinghouse
• Medicaid Programs: State by State Descriptions & Plans

Nursing Home & Long Term Care Information

• Nursing Home Law
• Nursing Home Checklist
• Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect Information Center
• Avoiding Fraud When Buying Long Term Care Insurance
  
• Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect Resource Center

Seniors & Driving

• AARP’s 55 Alive Mature Driving Program
• Mobility and Independence: Changes and Challenges for Older Drivers

Organizations

• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
• National Senior Citizens Law Center
• AARP Webplace
• National Council on the Aging
• The Gerontological Society of America

General Information

• Elder Law — In Brief
• SeniorLaw Home Page
• Legal Services & Elder Law for Older Adults
• Elder Law Center
• Elder Law FAX
• SeniorLaw: Resources
• The Kansas Elder Law Network
• Elder Law Sites – Web Site Aging Directory
• ABA Commission on Legal Problems of the Elderly
• Older & Wiser
• ElderWeb Online Eldercare Sourcebook
• Elder Abuse Prevention
• Gerontology Page
• Andrus Gerontology Library: Web Resources
• Credit and Older Americans
• Maintaining Prosperity in an Ageing Society
• Differences between Wills and Living Trusts
• Aging in Ohio
• Advance Health Care Directives
• The Culture of Grief
• 1999–The International Year of the Older Person

• Ipso Facto’s Estate & Probate Law

Tools

• The Resource Directory for Older People

Forms

• Social Security Forms
• Medicare & Medicaid Forms

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• Last Will and Testament
• General Power of Attorney
• Specific Power of Attorney
• Power of Attorney Revocation
• Uniform Living Will