Planning Ahead
- Get Started
- Elder Financial Abuse
- Conservatorship
- Estate Account
- Power of Attorney
- Example of Power of Attorney
- Pay on Death Account
- Trust Account
- Certification of Trust
- Planning Ahead Checklist
- Personal Contact Information
- After a Death
- Coping with Grief
- Beneficiary/Retiree Services Group
- Glossary
- Resources
Resources
Phone numbers and URLs of various organizations that you may find helpful.
| AARP www.aarp.org | (800) 424-3410 |
| AARP http://www.aarp.org/relationships/caregiving/ Covers all the logistics of setting up long-term care |
(800) 424-3410 |
| The Administration on Aging, part of the Department of Health and Human Services, provides comprehensive information on all aspects of elder care. http://aoa.gov/ | (800) 677-1116 |
| Adult Protective Services | (800) 414-2002 |
| Aging Parents and Elder care http://www.aging-parents-and-elder-care.com/index.html | (630) 960-5106 |
| Alliance (resources on memory loss and brain injury) www.caregiver.org | (415) 434-3388 |
| Leading Age http://www.leadingage.org/ | (202) 783-2242 |
| American Psychological Association (information on stress and depression) www.apa.org | (800) 374-2721 |
| Assisted Living Federation of America (consumer education brochures, checklist) www.alfa.org | (703) 691-8100 |
| California Bar Association (pamphlets on estate planning, wills and living trusts) www.calbar.ca.gov/state/calbar/calbar_home.jsp | (415) 538-2000 |
| Council on Aging www.careaccess.org | (800) 510-2020 or (408) 296-8290 |
| California Department of Consumer Affairs, Cemetery & Funeral Programs www.dca.ca.gov/cemetery | (800) 952-5210 |
| CareGuide Locator (housing options, financial & legal info, support groups) www.careguide.com | (888) 389-8839 |
| Centre for Living With Dying www.billwilsoncenter.org/services/all/living.html | (408) 980-9801 |
| Citizen's Guide to Preventing & Reporting Elder Abuse | . |
| Contact Cares (federally funded health information company) www.billwilsoncenter.org/services/all/contact.html |
(408) 279-8228 |
| Elder Care Locator (social & human services information) http://www.eldercare.gov/Eldercare.NET/Public/Index.aspx |
(800) 677-1116 |
| El Camino Hospital (Health Line) | (800) 216-5556 |
| ElderCare Online (chats, resource guides, newsletters, articles) www.ec-online.net | . |
| Elder Financial Prevention Network (EFPN) provides education, information, resources, and tools regarding prevention and protecting ourselves and our loved ones from Elder Financial Abuse/Exploitation. | . |
| Family Caregiver Alliance links to elder care resources, organizations and fact sheets. http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/home.jsp | (800) 445-8106 |
| Hospice of the Valley www.hospicevalley.org | (408) 947-1233 |
| Internal Revenue Service www.irs.ustreas.gov | (800) 829-3676 |
| Kara Grief Support www.kara-grief.org | (650) 321-5272 |
| Lockheed Martin Retirement Services Office | (866) 562-2363 |
| Lotsa Helping Hands offers a group calendar to help families coordinate the tasks involved in elder care. http://www.lotsahelpinghands.com/ | |
| Lumetra (Federally funded health information company Formerly known as CMRI.) www.lumetra.com | (415) 677-2000 |
| Medicare www.medicare.gov | (800) 633-4227 |
| Mid-Peninsula Bereavement Groups (Mtn. View and Redwood City) | (650) 947-4252 |
| Ombudsman Program (nursing home issues) | (800) 231-4024 |
| Palo Alto Medical Center Community Health Resource Center | (650) 614-3200 |
| Social Security Administration www.ssa.gov | (800) 772-1213 |
| Texas Department on Aging (social & human services) www.dads.state.tx.us/ | (800) 252-9240 |
| Visiting Nurse Association of America (information on home health care & hospice) www.vnaa.org | (888) 866-8773 |
| Well Spouse Foundation (support groups, chats) www.wellspouse.org | (800) 838-0879 |
Note:The planning tips and guidelines on these pages are not intended as legal advice, nor to be construed as legal advice. For any legal or tax issues related to your personal situation, you should consult a qualified legal professional or tax adviser.
