The following Websites are a sample of the many wonderful resources available online for financial, legal, and insurance information related to caregiving.
Elder Fraud & Abuse
The following organizations are dedicated to helping you and your elderly loved ones protect against financial exploitation and elder fraud:
National Fraud Information Center (NFIC)
1701 K Street NW, Suite 1200
Washington D.C. 20006
Hotline: 800-867-7060
www.Fraud.org
The National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA)
120 15th Street NW, Suite 350
Washington D.C. 20005-2800
202-898-2586
www.ElderAbuseCenter.org
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
1604 North Country Club Road
Tucson, AX 85716
520-881-4005
www.nela.org
State & Local Programs
Benefits Checkup
Designed by the National Council on Aging, this Website enables you to complete a questionnaire to find federal, state, and local programs that you might be eligible for and how to apply.
www.benefitscheckup.org
Senior Housing
Eldercare Locator
Administration on Aging
800-677-1116
The Eldercare Locator helps older adults and their caregivers find local services including health insurance counseling, free and low-cost legal services and contact information for Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs).
www.eldercare.gov
Financial & Legal Services
National Academyof Elder Law Attorneys
1604 N. Country Club Road
Tucson, AZ 85716
800-677-1116
www.naela.org
Pharmacy & Prescription Services
American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) and the ASCP Research and Education Foundation
ASCP is the international professional association that works to advance the practice of senior care pharmacy. ASCP’s 6,500+ members manage and improve drug therapy and improve the quality of life of geriatric patients and other individuals residing in a variety of environments, including nursing facilities, sub acute care and assisted living facilities, psychiatric hospitals, hospice programs, and home and community-based care.
www.ascp.com and www.ascpfoundation.org
SeniorCarePharmacist.com
This Website provides practical information about safe medication use for older persons and includes a directory of senior care pharmacists across the country who are specialists in geriatric drug therapy and the unique medication-related needs of older persons. Senior Care Pharmacists can identify and prevent medication-related problems through careful evaluation and monitoring of patients’ drug regimens.
www.SeniorCarePharmacist.com
Food and Drug Administration
888-463-6332
FDA provides consumers with information on prescription, generic, and over-the-counter drug products. The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research has developed numerous informational materials to help consumers make informed decisions about using medicines.
www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/DPAdefault.htm
Medicare
The United States government medical insurance program for seniors (65 and older) and other qualifying beneficiaries.
800-633-4227
www.medicare.gov
National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE)
301-656-8565
NCPIE is a coalition of over 130 organizations committed to safer, more effective medicine use through better communication. NCPIE’s information is de-signed to help consumers make sound decisions about the use of medicines.
www.talkaboutrx.org
Peter Lamy Center for Drug Therapy and Aging, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland
877-706-2434
The Center is dedicated to improving drug therapy for aging adults through programs and publications including a series called the ElderCare Brochures, in-tended to address the complexities of medications and multiple disease states.
www.pharmacy.umaryland.edu/lamy/
Social Security Administration
The United States Social Security Administration.
800-772-1213
www.ssa.gov
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I am a practice managment consultant for physicians and I always promote having a resource directory in their office or helping patients as part of their collections department. I LOVE THIS ARTICLE. I do not support asking a doc to discount his/her bill-(this is insurance fraud if they billed insurance and discounted after), but I would really like to see them help patients save money elsewhere.
