Resources
Website Resources
Federal
- Administration on Aging - Excellent "Elder Page" resource guide
- Federal Government's official site on Medicare, Medicaid and the HIPPA health care act
- Medicare information
- Social Security information
- Veterans Affairs site with information on VA health care benefits
State and Local
- Clark County (Las Vegas) Clerk's Office civil information
- Clark County (Las Vegas) Court Calendar information
- Clark County (Las Vegas) Courthouse information
- Clark County (Las Vegas) Probate Court information
- Nevada based resources and information for the elderly and their families
- Nevada DMV - Disabled driver license plates and permits and information on golf cart registration
- Nevada State Health Insurance
- Senior's real property tax and rent rebate program information
- University of Nevada Center for Ethics and Health Policy
- University of Nevada Sanford Center for Aging
- University of Nevada School of Medicine, Center for Cognitive Aging
Support and Advocacy
- Aging Parents and Elder Care - Resources for children with aging parents
- Alzheimer's Association
- American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging
- American Cancer Society
- American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
- American Hospice Organization - Information for the terminally ill and their caregivers
- American Speech, Language & Hearing Association
- Benefits Check-Up - Provided by the National Council on Aging - a great site to find resources
- Canadian prescription drugs at discount prices
- Children of Aging Parents - Information and resources for adult children as caregivers
- Closed Caption Media Program - Service site for the hearing impaired
- Directory for Health Care Information
- Grandparents Resource Center
- Grandparents Web - Dedicated to an experience in love
- Medicare Rights Center - A national advocacy guide
- Multiple Sclerosis Society - A good website with easy to use features and links
- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
- National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) - The nation's leading advocacy group for improving lives of the mentally ill
- National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform
- National Council on the Aging - Survey results on adult day care facilities
- National Elder Law Foundation - Resources to find Certified Elder Law Attorneys
- National Family Caregivers Association
- National Health Law Project (NHeLP) - Provides health care advocacy for low-income people
- National Long Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center
- National Senior Citizens Law Center - Advocates for low-income elderly and disabled persons
- Nursing home locator and evaluation service available nationwide
- Special Needs Alliance - A national alliance of disability lawyers. To visit the website of a Special Needs Alliance attorney in or close to your home state, see below:
