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Basic Elder Law Websites and Information Gateways

• State Bar of Michigan, Elder Law and Advocacy Section (Good contact information in the Basic Resources section)

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Aging 

• FirstGov for Seniors Maintained by the Social Security Information with links on everything of interest to seniors from law to leisure. 

• National Senior Citizens Law Center “Helping older people to live in dignity and freedom from poverty.”

Health Care Powers of Attorney

• Michigan Health Care Power of Attorney: Form and information at Advance Directives: Planning for Medical Care in the Event of Loss of Decision-Making Ability, State Bar of Michigan, Elder Law & Advocacy Section. Also includes forms for the Living Will and Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders.

• General information

Medical and Long-Term Care, including Retirement Communities

• See the Medicare website for links to Home Health Care Companies and Nursing Home Comparisons.

• Retirement Homes.com Includes directory of facilities in North America.

• National Long Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center

Estate Planning

See Wills and Trusts

Wills, Trusts and Probate

See Wills and Trusts

Medicare and Medicaid

• Medicare
• Medicaid and Medicare – Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Medicare Rights Center

Social Security  

• Social Security Administration
• Social Security Benefits Application

Other Benefit Programs

• Supplemental Security Income
• Veteran’s Benefits

Grandparents’ Rights

See Family Law

Age Discrimination

• Michigan: Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, MCL 37.2101   et seq.  For text, go to www.michiganlegislature.org and browse the “Chapter Index’ (left panel).

• Federal: Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) Age Discrimination Act of 1975. For information and links to the text of the acts, go to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or the U.S. Department of Labor.

Elder Abuse and Neglect

See the Administration on Aging’s website for background information on the topics as well as hotlines and other places to go for legal help.

Finding an Elder Law Attorney

• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
• State Bar of Michigan Lawyer Referral