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Advanced Directives
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Put It In Writing
An advance directive is your life on your terms. The American Hospital Association (AHA) has compiled key resources to enhance educational efforts and raise awareness around this important issue.
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IHA Institute for Healthcare Advancement
Easy to understand version of the California Advance Health Care Directive may be downloaded for free in PDF format and printed for personal use.
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Consumer Protection
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American Bar Association
Commission on Law and Aging's Consumer’s Tool Kit for Health Care Advance Planning
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Emergency Preparedness
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Better Business Bureau
Check out businesses before you buy or charitable organizations before you donate.
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Ready
Emergency Planning tools: simple steps to ensure the safety and well being for you and your loved ones.
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72Hours.org
In a major disaster, it might take several days before vital services are restored. Helpful information to be prepared.
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Final Arrangements
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My Wonderful Life
Free on-line service to help you plan and personalize your own funeral, so it reflects the way you lived.
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Health and Aging
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Alzheimer's Association
Education, support and awareness of this debilitating disease.
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Identity Theft & Privacy
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Administration on Aging
Help for elderly individuals to maintain dignity and independence in their homes and communities through comprehensive, coordinated, and cost effective systems of long-term care, and livable communities across the U.S
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Department of Justice
What to Do To Avoid Becoming A Victim Of Identity Theft
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Intellectual Property
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Privacy Rights
Clearinghouse for empowering consumers, protecting privacy.
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Copyright Office
Serving the copyright community of creators and users, as well as the general public. Online copyright records cataloged since 1978.
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Legal System
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US Patent Office
Federal agency for granting U.S. patents and registering trademarks. Processes, laws and news.
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Govtrack.us Tracking Congress
Find your representative or senator using congressional district maps or searching by name or ZIP code. GovTrack compiles statistics about Members of Congress and information on all bills back to 1993.Follow the status of current pending legislation as it
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Library of Congress Thomas
Federal legislative information freely available to the public. Includes Bills, Resolutions, activity in Congress, Congressional records, committee information.
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Library of Congress
World’s largest law library, with a collection of over 2.65 million volumes spanning the ages and covering virtually every jurisdiction in the world, provides access to a broad range of legal databases and
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Long-Term Care and Hospice
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Natural Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NYPCO)
Standards of practice for hospice to provide support and care for persons in the last phases of an incurable disease so that they may live as fully and as comfortably as possible. Hospice recognizes that the dying process is a part of the normal process o
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Money and Investments
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Dollar Times
Tips for saving money including financial calculators and worksheets you can download.
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Choose to Save
National coalition of public and private sector institutions committed to making saving and retirement planning a priority for all Americans
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Instant Credit Card Solutions
Free information on issues like where to apply for student credit cards, bad credit credit cards guaranteed approval, best balance transfer credit cards, and more. Education to demystify the world of credit
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Investopedia
Lots of topics regarding finance, investments, debt, retirement. Includes tutorials to teach and test your knowledge.
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InvestorWords
Comprehensive glossary of financial investor terms
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Organ Donor
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California Transplant Donor Network
The Transplant Network serves the Northern/Central California as well as the Northern Nevada region and offers on-going support and resources for donor families.
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Philanthropy
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Partnership for Philanthropic Planning
Helping people and organizations create charitable giving experiences that are the most meaningful in achieving both charitable mission and the philanthropic, financial, family and personal goals of the donor.
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Retirement
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Social Security Administration
Apply for benefits, find out what benefits you can apply for, estimate your future benefits, and more.
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Senior Issues
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Elder Law Answers
Issues and topics related to senior issues, including a link to ElderLaw Radio podcasts.
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AARP
Multiple resources for seniors including health, money, leisure, and family. Some access may require membership fee.
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Support Groups
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National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization
Use referral network to find a certified professional organizers who specialize in working with people affected by chronic disorganization.
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Clutterers Anonymous
Fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem with clutter and help each other to recover.
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Understanding O.C. Hoarding
Content, support, articles on hoarding compulsive disorder.
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Executor Services
Provide Executors, Heirs and family members with high quality up-to-date information about the services available for Estate Administration.
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Trade Associations
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Institute of Real Estate Management
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National Association of Professional Organizers
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NALS
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National Institute for Domestic Partner Estate Planning
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Financial Planning Association
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American Bar Association
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American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
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Society of Financial Service Professionals
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National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
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National Association of Estate Planners & Councils
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Certified Retirement Financial Advisor
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