Resources

Helpful Links

Finding a Certified Elder Law Attorney

National Elder Law Foundation (NELF)


Finding a Special Needs Disability Attorney

Special
Needs Alliance


Pennsylvania Pooled Trusts

Achieva The Family Trust
Secured Futures


Public Benefits

Medicare
Social Security
PACE or PACENET – PA prescription drug programs
National Council on Aging – Benefits Checkup


Nursing Home Locators and Survey Results

PA Department of Aging Nursing Care Facility Locator

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
PA Department of Health’s Nursing Home Care Page


Complaints Regarding Nursing Home Care

1-800-254-5164

Pennsylvania Elder Abuse Hotline

(800) 490-8505


End of Life Planning

Physicians’ Orders for Life
Sustaining Treatment

Five Wishes
Out of Hospital DNRs
Hospice article from The New
Yorker


Living Trusts

The Truth about Probate and Living
Trusts in PA


Financial Tools

Annuity Truth
Savings Bonds Calculator
Saving for College


Pennsylvania Property Tax and Rent Rebate Information & Application for Seniors

PA Department of Revenue Property Tax/Rent Rebate Page


Obtaining a Birth or Death Certificate

PA Department of Health Records Page