Legal Services
Legal Services are available to assist older adults and adults with disabilities with a variety of legal problems concerning housing, consumer fraud, elder abuse, Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Medicare, Medi-Cal, age discrimination, pensions, nursing homes, protective services, conservatorships, and other matters.
California Bar Foundation - Legal Issues & Resources for Seniors. This Guide provides California specific answers to frequently asked questions related to financial, housing, employment, health care, estate planning and many other important issues.
California Bar Foundation - Legal Issues & Resources for Seniors. This Guide provides California specific answers to frequently asked questions related to financial, housing, employment, health care, estate planning and many other important issues.
Elder Law & Advocacy
Our Vision – To enhance the quality of life for persons 60 years of age and older.
Our Mission – Seniors are a growing and vital segment of our community. Elder Law & Advocacy seeks to protect seniors by providing legal advice and advocacy. We serve seniors by helping them to defend their legal rights and preserve their respected place in the community.
Our Mission – Seniors are a growing and vital segment of our community. Elder Law & Advocacy seeks to protect seniors by providing legal advice and advocacy. We serve seniors by helping them to defend their legal rights and preserve their respected place in the community.
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What We Do Our services are uniquely tailored to the needs of low-to-moderate income and under-served seniors. We are mobile when they are bed bound. We identify and publicize new threats to their security. We defend those who are financially, physical, or mentally unable to defend themselves. We preserve and venerate dignity in old age. Our programs include:
Senior Citizens Legal Services – legal services for persons ages 60 and over; Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) – information, counseling, and advocacy for matters involving health insurance, long term care insurance, Medicare, Medicare Part D and HMOs; Caregiver Legal Support – legal advice and representation for family caregivers of individuals ages 60 and over; Nursing Home Rights Enforcement Project (NHREP) – health monitoring and legal assistance for skilled nursing home residents; |
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