Elder Care, Caregiver, and Estate Planning — Tools and Resources

General Information

• Advanced Care Planning, Resources for Caregivers, New York State Caregiving & Respite Coalition (NYSCRC)

• Older Adults’ Health, American Psychological Association

• Caring for a Loved One, NYS Office for the Aging

• Estate Planning and Medicaid Planning, American Council on Aging

• Geriatric Care Managers, National Institute of Aging (NIH), U.S. HHS

• Advanced Planning and End of Life Decision-Making, End of Life Choices New York

• End-of-Life Decision-Making and the Family Health Care Decisions Act (FHCDA) – New York State Public Health Law, Article 29-CC

• End-of-Life Decision Making and the Family Health Care Decisions Act (FHCDA) – New York State Public Health Law, Article 29-CC, New York Health Access

• End-of-Life Decision Making and the Family Health Care Decisions Act (FHCDA) – New York State Public Health Law, Article 29-CC, Justia U.S. Law, current as of 2019

• National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

• Managing Someone Else’s Money, Power of Attorney, Trusts, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

• Social Security Online Benefits Calculators

• Supported Decision-Making New York (SDMNY), Hunter/CUNY, NY Alliance, DRNY, The Arc Westchester

• Medicaid Planning: Definition, Costs & Types of Planners, American Council on Aging

• National Council on Aging (NCOA)

• New York Foundation for Eldercare - Resources

• New York State Caregiving & Respite Coalition (NYSCRC)

• Powers of Attorney for Finance and Health Care to Medicaid, American Council on Aging

• Prepare to Care: A Caregiving Planning Guide for Families, Family Caregiving, AARP

• Why Do I Need an Estate Plan If I Don't Have Any Assets? AVVO Legal Guide, May 25 2018

Media, Articles, and Notices

• How to Communicate Effectively with Older Adults, Psychology Today, Nov 2014

• Family Caregivers Become More Crucial as Elderly Population Grows, Wall Street Journal, Jun 3, 2016