Elderly and Aging – Page 2 – Butterfly Financial Library

Medicare

Medicare/programs for the elderly

National Association for Home Care & Hospice

Nat’l Assoc for Home Care and Hospice is a non-profit trade group that provides free information on how to select a care giver.

Website: www.nahc.org

National Health Law Program

This national public interest law firm advocates for improved health care for low income, unemployed, elderly and disabled patients. Click on “Library” to see free publications by topic area.

Website: www.healthlaw.org

National Senior Citizen Law Center

This national advocacy group representing the poor, elderly and disabled offers legal resources for seniors, a Pension Help tool and articles regarding nursing home and assisted living issues.

Website: www.nsclc.org

NeighborWorks America is a non-profit organization created by Congress to support local organizations in revitalizing communities. This web site offers the public links to other sources of information as well as a way to look up a member organization in your area. Select the “site map” or “NeighborWorks Lookup” from the red menu items on the left.

Website: www.neighborworks.org

LIHEAP Clearinghouse

A website that lists each state’s low-income energy programs including state, utility-funded, and charitable. Click on State Programs and then click on your State to find listings.

Website: liheapch.acf.hhs.gov

National Energy Assistance Referral

Low Income Energy Assistance Program

Heating and cooling assistance for low-income households. Those seeking help can call the National Energy Assistance Referral (NEAR) project toll-free at 1-866-674-6327 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Eastern Time) or email NEAR at energyassistance@ncat.org. Please include your city, county and state in your email message.

Phone: 1-866-674-6327

Leading Age

Leading Age is a non-profit that offers consumer information about aging services planning and selection.

Website: www.leadingage.org

Benefits Check Up

This site, from the National Council on Aging, provides various free benefits checking tools to see what assistance you may be eligible for in housing, medical services, prescriptions, legal services, utilities, taxes and more

Website: www.benefitscheckup.org

Directory of Regulatory Boards

Know about the qualifications of those you are dealing with! This web site lets you access, by state, the governmental bodies and private associations that regulate and certify people in various professions including accounting, nursing, medicine, insurance, social work, marriage counseling, funeral services, real estate and insurance, to name just a few. Click on resources, then click on Directory of Regulatory Boards and Colleges.

Website: www.clearhq.org