Elder Care: Legal/Financial/Advocacy

BenefitsCheckUp
The National Council on aging created this service that identifies federal and state assistance programs for older Americans. After entering simple information, such as age, income and zip code, BenefitsCheckup explains which benefit programs the inquirer may be eligible for and how to apply for them. The whole process takes less than 15 minutes and is completely confidential; as such, it doesn't require the user's name, address, phone number, social security number, or other information that could be used to identify them

Free Advanced Directives on-line(The "choices Bank")

HICAP (Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program) Statewide toll free number: 1-800-434-0222 Alameda County (510) 839-0393 Contra Costa: West County: (510) 374-3943; Central County: (925) 313-1720

Medi-Cal

AARP Document Re: Public Benefits
Information on Medicare Health Plans, Nursing Home information for each state and county. Phone: 1800-633-4227

Information on Medicare Health Plans, Nursing Home information for each state and county. Phone: 1800-633-4227

Medicare Basics and Overview
Call Social Security Administration (SSA) at 1 800-772-1213. You can also call the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) at 1 800 MEDICARE (1 800-633-4227). The SMS website features a brochure entitled Medicare Basics.

NSCLC
Advocates nationwide on behalf of low-income elderly individuals and persons with disabilities. It provides litigation assistance, research and consulting support, national policy representation, training and manuals and periodicals.