Medicare, Medicaid, & Nursing Homes, Senior Housing

Sorting Out Housing Options for Seniors

Who Pays for Senior Housing?

What You Should Know When Choosing a Continuing Care Retirement Community

Nursing Home Access: A Consumer Perspective

Medicare Handbook  (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) Summarizes Medicare benefits, rights and obligations, with information about Medigap insurance. Includes a listing by state of organizations to contact for assistance.

BACK TO TOP OF PAGE

Advance Directives - Living Wills & Health Care Power of Attorney, Anatomical Gifts

Living Wills and Health Care Powers of Attorney Basics

What You Should Know about Living Wills

What You Should Know about Health Care Powers of Attorney

Recognized Advance Directive Forms Simplify Health Care Planning

Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Orders

Ohioans Can Use Living Will To Express Anatomical Gift Intentions

BACK TO TOP OF PAGE

Wills

Will Basics

Trusts & Avoiding Probate

Using Trusts to Improve Quality of Life for Individuals with Disabilities

Trusts Can Help Protect from Bank Failure

Family Incentive Trusts Help Children Set Goals

Transfer-On-Death Deed Avoids Probate

BACK TO TOP OF PAGE

Probate & Estate Administration

The Law & You - Probate Law Basics (pdf)

Make Sure Your Assets Go To Intended Beneficiaries

Estate & Gift Tax

Understanding Gift and Estate Taxes

Joint Bank Accounts

Understanding the Different Forms of Bank Account Ownership

BACK TO TOP OF PAGE

Cemeteries

State Law Regulates Most Ohio Cemeteries

Powers of Attorney

What You Should Know about Powers of Attorney

Financial Powers of Attorney

Social Security

Social Security Handbook Information about Social Security programs and descriptions of related programs.

Miscellaneous

Guardianships

General Elder Law & Estate Planning Websites

Findlaw - guide to estate planning, wills & trusts

Cornell - estate & gift tax

Cornell - estate planning

Ohio probate/estate/elder law statutes

TITLE [21] XXI COURTS -- PROBATE

Indiana probate/estate/elder law statutes

Michigan probate/estate/elder law statutes

BACK TO TOP OF PAGE