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Compare nursing homes
(Separate Website)
Find and compare nursing homes in your area.
By: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Do I Need a Will?
(Separate Website)
This fact sheet from the Louisiana State Bar Association has general information about wills.
By: Louisiana State Bar Association
Guide to long-term health care insurance
(Separate Website)
This type of insurance covers services needed by people with chronic illness or disability. Check out the costs, limitations and exclusions, and coverage options you need.
By: Federal Citizen Information Center
Hospice benefits
(Separate Website)
This booklet talks about hospice benefits Medicare will pay for and who can get them.
By: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Information About Your Medicare Options
(Separate Website)
Find out more about Medicare. Here is a link to the U.S. Government's site for people on Medicare.
By: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Living Wills
(Separate Website)
What is a living will? How do you make a living will? The Advocacy Center talks about these questions and others. See this link to the information sheet from the organization's website.
By: Advocacy Center
Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage
(Separate Website)
Nursing home resident rights
(Separate Website)
A list of your rights if you live in a nursing home.
By: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Paying for nursing home care
(Separate Website)
Here is information on how to pay for nursing homes, including legal information about Medicare, Medicaid, Medigap and long-term care insurance.
By: U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Probate and Succession
Why you may want to make a will.
By: Louisiana Elder Law Task Force
Restraints in nursing homes When and what kind of restraints are legal. What to do if restraints are wrongly used.
By: National Citizens’ Coalition for Nursing Home Reform
Senior Health Insurance Information Program
(Separate Website)
Learn more about different health insurance plans for seniors. Here is information from the Louisiana Department of Insurance. Volunteer counseling about health insurance is also available -- see the site to learn more.
By: Louisiana Department of Insurance
Transfer and discharge Protect against forced transfer or discharge from a nursing home.
By: National Citizens’ Coalition for Nursing Home Reform
Pensions
COBRA Rights Fact Sheet
(Separate Website)
Fact sheet on the federal law that protects your right to continuation of group health insurance after job loss.
By: U.S. Department of Labor
Continuing group health plan coverage
(Separate Website)
If you have lost or are about to lose coverage under a group health plan, you may be able to continue coverage under that plan. Learn how here.
By: U.S. Department of Labor
Grandparent Information Center -- AARP
(Separate Website)
Look here for free pamphlets and other information from the AARP about issues facing grandparents today.
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
(Separate Website)
Fact sheet on the 1996 federal law that gave new protections to employees and their families, improving the portability and continuity of health insurance coverage.
By: U.S. Department of Labor
Life changes mean health choices: Know your benefit options
(Separate Website)
This web site talks about your rights and responsibilities when you face life or work events that affect your health care benefits.
By: U.S. Department of Labor
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Living Will Declaration (separate website)
Here are links to information about living wills from the Louisiana Secretary of State and a living will declaration form. This information cannot take the place of the advice of an attorney, but it may help you.
By: Louisiana Secretary of State
Louisiana State Employees' Retirement System Questions and Answers about state employees' retirement benefits.
By: State of Louisiana
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Intake Workers: Referrals
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