Helpful Resources

City and County of Denver - The official site of the City and County of Denver

"Dying Without a Will" If a person dies without a will or a will turns out to be invalid, two things can happen...(Read the article to find out more) Article posted on the Financial Planning Toolkit site

Colorado Bar Association Senior Law Handbook 2008

Book Review: The Eldercare Handbook: Difficult Choices, Compassionate Solutions
A nursing home administrator has written a comprehensive guide to handling both the logistics and the emotions of making tough care decisions for an elderly parent or loved one. [Read full book reveiw]

AARP Elder Watch Their mission is to ensure that no older person is left to suffer, alone and in silence, at the hands of those who exploit them.

ElderLawAnswers.com supports seniors, their families and their attorneys in achieving their goals by providing certain services.

Estate and Elder Law from LexisNexis - 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.

CASE Partnership This Web Site supports the National CASE Partnership Replication Project whose purpose is to combat telemarketing and other elder fraud through faith-based alliances with prosecutors and law enforcement agencies.

Probate Attorney Referral service- Denver Probate also offers a "referral service," which consists of pre-screened attorneys who specialize in estate/trusts/protective proceedings/fiduciay law and who have agreed to provide the service on a fixed-fee basis.

Trust Companies - A list of companies in Denver that will accept fiduciary accounts.

Where to Write for Vital Records - A state-by-state list of contact information for vital records

Where's/What's My Stuff? www.caregiver.org Provides a number of free informational services including a "Where to Find My Important papers" form.

National Senior Citizens Law Center http://www.nsclc.org/

National Health Law Program http://www.healthlaw.org/ Working for Justice in Health Care for Low Income People

Hospital Compare http://www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov/
A website that provides information about the quality of care at local hospitals.

Consumer publications to educate the public
Topics:
Medicare Part D
Ten Tips for Talking to Your Aging Parents
Ten Tips for Maintaining a Healthy Brain
Ten Key Considerations for Consumers
Long-Term Care Insurance: The Essentials®
Resources for Caregivers 2004
Reaching for tomorrow
The Mature Market Institute: Who We Are

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	Helpful Resources City and County of Denver - The official site of the City and County of Denver Official Site of the State of Colorado "Dying Without a Will" If a person dies without a will or a will turns out to be invalid, two things can happen...(Read the article to find out more) Article posted on the Financial Planning Toolkit site Colorado Bar Association Senior Law Handbook 2008 Book Review: The Eldercare Handbook: Difficult Choices, Compassionate Solutions A nursing home administrator has written a comprehensive guide to handling both the logistics and the emotions of making tough care decisions for an elderly parent or loved one. [Read full book reveiw] AARP Elder Watch Their mission is to ensure that no older person is left to suffer, alone and in silence, at the hands of those who exploit them. ElderLawAnswers.com supports seniors, their families and their attorneys in achieving their goals by providing certain services. Estate and Elder Law from LexisNexis - 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. CASE Partnership This Web Site supports the National CASE Partnership Replication Project whose purpose is to combat telemarketing and other elder fraud through faith-based alliances with prosecutors and law enforcement agencies. Probate Attorney Referral service- Denver Probate also offers a "referral service," which consists of pre-screened attorneys who specialize in estate/trusts/protective proceedings/fiduciay law and who have agreed to provide the service on a fixed-fee basis. Trust Companies - A list of companies in Denver that will accept fiduciary accounts. Where to Write for Vital Records - A state-by-state list of contact information for vital records Where's/What's My Stuff? www.caregiver.org Provides a number of free informational services including a "Where to Find My Important papers" form. National Senior Citizens Law Center http://www.nsclc.org/ National Health Law Program http://www.healthlaw.org/ Working for Justice in Health Care for Low Income People Hospital Compare http://www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov/ A website that provides information about the quality of care at local hospitals. Consumer publications to educate the public Topics: Medicare Part D Ten Tips for Talking to Your Aging Parents Ten Tips for Maintaining a Healthy Brain Ten Key Considerations for Consumers Long-Term Care Insurance: The Essentials® Resources for Caregivers 2004 Reaching for tomorrow The Mature Market Institute: Who We Are
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