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PLANNING
FOR THE ELDERLY - CONSUMER
LINKS PAGE
Links
checked completely October 4, 2006
Jump HERE for
lawyers' links
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articles
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my elder law page
General,
Benefits, Programs:
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Organization / Website |
Web address |
 Kaiser
Family Foundation CALCULATOR to find out what
you will pay starting in 2006 under the Medicare prescription
drug law signed by the President Bush on December 8, 2003 |
www.kaisernetwork.org/static/kncalc.cfm |
| Benefits Checkup pages from the National Council on Aging
(both take you to the same welcome page) RX helps with
prescription plans. |
www.BenefitsCheckup.org www.BenefitsCheckupRX.com |
| CHOICES program - help
choosing supplemental insurance, help with insurance problems. Call a
local agency on aging or check this site |
http://www.ct.gov/agingservices/cwp/view.asp?a=2511&q=313032 |
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CTElderLaw - consumer-oriented website on a multiplicity of topics for CT elderly |
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CT Partnership for Long-term Care page summarizing Medicare/Medicaid requirements (take with a grain of salt) |
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Social Security Online |
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The National Health Law Project |
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National Association of Elder Law attorneys: find an elder law attorney |
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National Senior Citizens Law Center |
www.nsclc.org/ |
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Connecticut Department of Social Services Services to the Elderly |
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AARP |
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Connecticut Area Agencies on Aging (Dept. of Social Services description) |
http://www.ct.gov/agingservices/cwp/view.asp?a=2509&q=312998 |
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H.E.L.P. - California nonprofit with an array of helpful consumer-oriented publications |
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| State Police Elder Abuse Unit | Editorial
comment: WHY have sensible URLs been abandoned in favor of this
stuff that requires so many clicks??? http://www.ct.gov/csao/cwp/view.asp?a=1798&q=285768&csaoNav=| |
Facilities
and Home Care:
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Find a nursing home or other facility on the "Elder Care Locator" |
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the low-down on individual nursing homes from Medicare's "nursing home
compare" page |
www.medicare.gov/NHCompare/home.asp |
| Find the cost of nursing home care in your area | https://www.ltcfeds.com |
| Consider
purchasing: The "Baby Boomer's Guide to Nursing Home Care"
published by the
National Senior Citizens Law Center. (Eric Carlson's "15 Lies" is
no longer available online). |
http://www.nsclc.org |
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Find an assisted living facility |
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Read about "how to tour a nursing home" from the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging |
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Find a geriatric care manager |
http://www.caremanager.org/search.cfm?displayadvancedsearch=true |
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Area
Agencies on Aging CHOICES program - administers home health care in
Connecticut - call for assessment and assistance in finding home care
even if you don't qualify for financial help. |
Check
out the various regional Agencies on Aging: |
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Find a home care agency |
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Consumer
Consortion on Assisted Living - you can order "Choosing an Assisted
Living Facility: Considerations for Making the Right Decision" - 2nd
Edition |
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Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities - Find an accredited "continuing care retirement community" |
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Call the CT Department of Public Health to get their book on nursing homes in Connecticut - for $9.00 a great value - or download |
www.state.ct.us/dph
for the
address |
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Get
Dept. of Social Services 2000 "Elderly Housing Directory" - PDF (big
file) |
Click for the Manual - the link is too long to show! |
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Find
out
about nursing homes at the National Citizens Coalition for Nursing Home
Reform
(NCCNHR) - including a page summarizing nursing home residents rights |
www.nursinghomeaction.org.
Great organization, but, impossible website (IMHO). (I mean what can
you say when there is a choice of font sizes but it is too small to see
if you would have preferred the large size?) You CAN order on-line
their invaluable publication "Nursing Homes: Getting Good
Care There" but I nearly gave up and went to Amazon. check bottom
right hand corner of home page or Click
HERE to get to the order page! See also Consumer Guide to
Choosing a Nursing Home -- online
or PDF |
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Get help with pet expenses: A.N.G.E.L.S. Day.com |
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Get help with shopping and socializing: Breakthrough To the Aging program (Greater Capitol Region Conference of Churches -- Hartford Area) |
link on Capitol Region Conferenc of Churches site -- too long to print! |
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1-800-Wheelchairs.com: Commercial site selling Bathroom Assistance, Bedroom Products, Communication Aides, Diabetic Supplies, Lift Chairs, Walkers, Scooters and of course, Wheelchairs. |
Medical and
Health Information:
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Alzheimer's Disease Research Center -- hosts an incredibly useful e-mail list for caregivers |
Center's
page is: http://alzheimer.wustl.edu/adrc2/ List
page: http://alzheimer.wustl.edu/adrc2/alzheimerlist/ |
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Tips for Caregivers of People with Alzheimers Disease (National Institutes of Health) |
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Definitions and discussions of AD and dementia |
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Connecticut Hospice, Inc. |
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Center for Medicare Advocacy: FREE assistance, counseling, and help with appeals of Medicare denials |
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Various sites with information about prescription discount cards and prescription plans |
www.rxnorth.com (Canadian) |
For Attorneys:
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My "links" page to sources of law and lots of other useful information |
List of Articles Referred to on the main Elderly Planning Page:
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"What if I give it all away?" Questions and Answers about the Medicaid Transfer Rules in Connecticut
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Getting Ready to Be on Medicaid in Connecticut: How Should You "Spend Down"?
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Funding College with Section 529 Plan Gifts: Benefits and Pitfalls
- Paying for Staying at Home: Reverse
Mortgages
Other places to write or call: (please give me
feedback on this information so I can keep it current)
Connecticut Programs and Information:
Elder Rights/Protective Services. Investigates
potential cases of elder abuse, neglect, abandonment or exploitation of
persons 60 and over including monitoring and linkage with community
based services. 1-888-385-4225 or 1-860-424-5241; after
hours/weekends Infoline 800-203-1234.
Connecticut Home Care Program for
Elders. Offers home and community based services as an
alternative to institutional placement. Program is available to
Connecticut residents aged 65 and older who qualify financially and
functionally. 1-800-445-5394 or 1-860-424-5181. For
eligibility information, see the "Home
Care" page of the CTElderLaw.org
website. The Department
of Social
Services also has information.
CHOICES, help for Connecticut
residents in selecting appropriate "Medigap" or Medicare supplemental
insurance: 1-800-994-9422, Connecticut's program for Health Insurance
Assistance, outreach, information and Referral Counseling and
Eligibility Screening" (affiliated with the Area Agencies on Aging.)
The State website is impossible to write out! CLICK.
Connecticut Hospice, Inc., 61 Burban
Drive, Branford, CT 06405. Tel: (203) 481-6231, Fax: (203)
483-9539, email: cthospc@interserv.com.
Connecticut Hospice provides care for those in the terminal stages of
illness.
Information on Reverse Mortgages:
www.aarp.org/money/revmort -- AARP's site complete
with calculator.
http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hecm/hecmhome.cfm
- the government's site on HECM reverse mortgages.
National Center for Home Equity Conversion
(NCHEC) has a
site comparing many companies. http://www.reverse.org/
The following documents may be somewhat dated, so check the updates.
"Money from Home: A Consumer's Guide to
Reverse Mortgage
Options." Write to FannieMae, 3900 Wisconsin Avenue NW,
Washington,
DC 20016-2899.
"Facts for Consumers -- Reverse Mortgages,"
published by
the Federal Trade Commission, Office of Consumer/Business
Education, Washington, D.C. 20580.
"Home Made Money," published by AARP,
lists key questions to ask, offers less costly alternatives to reverse
mortgages, and includes information on obtaining reverse mortgage
counseling. The guide can be ordered online or by calling toll
free 1-800-424-3410.
You can order online by sending email to RMinfo@aarp.org.
"Your New Retirement Nest Egg," by Ken
Scholen, available from The National Center for Home Equity
Conversion, 7373 147th Street West, Suite 115, Apple Valley, MN
55124.
Help with Medicare and Medigap Insurance
Help with Medicare Issues: Center for Medicare Advocacy,
P.O. Box 350, Willimantic, CT 06226. 1-860-456-7790. Free
assistance for Connecticut residents in most cases.
Help selecting appropriate "Medigap" or
Medicare supplemental insurance: CHOICES, 1-800-994-9422,
Connecticut's program for Health Insurance Assistance, outreach,
information and Referral
Counseling and Eligibility Screening" (affiliated with the Area
Agencies
on Aging.) You can also check the CT Insurance
Department site for Medigap policies.
General:
American Association of Retired Persons,
Consumer Affairs Division, 601 E Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
20049, telephone (202) 434-2277. http://www.aarp.org
National Association on Area Agencies on
Aging (www.n4a.org), 1112 16th Street,
NW, Washington, D.C. 20036, telephone
(202) 296-8130 (maintains a nationwide "Eldercare Locator
Number," a toll-free number for information about public programs
for older Americans. Call 1-800-677-1116).
Brookdale Center on Aging, Hunter College, 425
East 25th
Street, New York, NY 10010. Tel: (212) 481-4426; Fax: (212)
481-5069. Many useful publications.
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CREATES NO ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP. NO ENDORSEMENT IS
INTENDED BY ANY REFERENCES HEREIN. PLEASE CONSULT YOUR OWN LEGAL
AND FINANCIAL ADVISORS BEFORE TAKING ANY ACTION.
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Lisa Nachmias
Davis
Attorney at Law
205 Church Street, Third Floor
New Haven, CT, 06510
Phone: 203-776-4400
Fax: 203-774-1060 or 776-4411
email: davis@sharinglaw.net