Did
You Know
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| The
National Aging Resource Center on Elder Abuse (now
the National Center on Elder Abuse) estimated that
820,000 elders became victims of elder abuse in
1994, excluding self-neglecting elders. Adding
self-neglecting elders raised the number of victims
to 1.86 million. |
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There
are many legal problems that affect the elderly. It is
important that
you
find an attorney with a broad understanding of the laws
that may have an impact on a given issue, for
example:
- Elder Abuse
- Fraud
- Medicaid
- Medicare
claims and appeals
- Disability
planning, including use of durable powers of attorney,
living trusts, "living wills," for financial
management and health care decisions.
- Estate
planning, including planning for the management of
one's estate during life and its disposition on death
through the use of trusts and wills.
- and
many more
Most
elder law attorneys do not specialize in every one of
these areas. So when an attorney says he/she practices
Elder Law, find out which of these matters he/she handles.
Other resources:
National Fraud
Information Center is the only nationwide toll-free
hotline
for consumers to get advice about telephone
solicitations and report possible telemarketing fraud
to law enforcement agencies..1-800-876-7060
Elder Abuse and Neglect Hotline- file a complaint about
the quality of life or quality of care inside a nursing
home 1-800-392-0210 Missouri Long Term Care Ombudsman Program- obtain information
on nursing homes or problems between nursing homes and
residents or their families 1-800-309-3282
Missouri Patient
Care Review Foundation - file a complaint about quality
of care 1-800-347-1016 |