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Medicare/Medicaid
Medical Debt and Seniors: How Consumer Law Can Help
(Separate Website)
Americans are living longer, in part due to dramatic advances in medical care. One of the costs of longer life expectancies is that someone has to pay for this medical care. While access to quality medical care is essential for seniors and should be a universal right, it can leave them saddled with unmanageable medical debt. Consumer law remedies are critical in helping seniors avoid financial ruin due to overwhelming medical bills.
By: National Consumer Law Center
Medicare Coverage of Skilled Nursing Facility Care
(Separate Website)
This booklet explains: (1) Medicare covered skilled care; (2) your rights and protections, (3) where you can get help with questions. This document is available in PDF format.
By: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Nursing Homes and Medicare
(Separate Website)
This link takes you to the Nursing Homes section of the Medicare.gov website. The purpose of this section is to provide visitors with information relating to Medicaid and Medicare certified nursing homes throughout the United States. It includes information on payment and patient rights, and a nursing home checklist which will help you evaluate the nursing homes that you visit. The site also includes a comparison of nursing homes by state.
By: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Title III
(Separate Website)
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) secures equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities in employment, public accommodations, transportation, state and local government services and telecommunications. Title III of the ADA applies to public accommodations, which are private entities that are open to the public.
By: Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities
Choosing a Caregiver
(Separate Website)
A guide for individuals and families with special needs
By: SC Department of Disabilities and Special Needs
DisabilityInfo.gov, the comprehensive Federal website of disability-related government resources
(Separate Website)
This web site provides a comprehensive list of the federal government's online information for people with disabilities. From the DisabilityInfo.gov home page you may select the category of information or services you're interested in from tabs at the top of the page. From the DisabilityInfo.gov home page you can also use the search function to look for any information by typing in related words.
By: First Gov - Your First Click is the U.S. Government
Elder Law
(Separate Website)
Senior citizens must deal with many legal issues. In recent years, there has been a growing awareness of the need to address these issues, and there is now an area of practice known as elder law. Elder law is specifically designed to address the particular concerns of older citizens. By looking at the whole picture, before a crisis occurs, a plan can be developed to carry out your wishes to the greatest extent possible. PDF document (may load slowly).
By: South Carolina Bar Association
Family Matters.
(Separate Website)
A Guide for Adult Brothers and Sisters of People with Learning Disabilities
By: SC Department of Disabilities and Special Needs
Health Information in Asian Languages
(Separate Website)
These pages contain health information in English and the following languages: Cambodian/Khmer, Chinese, Hmong, Korean, Laotian, Thai, and Vietnamese.
By: Tufts University
Health Licensing
(Separate Website)
Health Licensing has the ultimate goal of ensuring that individuals receiving care and services from health care activities licensed by the Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC), are provided appropriate care and services in a manner and, in an environment that promotes their health, safety, and well-being.
By: SC Department of Health and Environmental Control
Health-Related Information for People with Disabilities
(Separate Website)
Find health-related information from the Federal government for people with disabilities from this section of the DisabilityInfo.gov web site, including information about: Children and Youth Developmental Disability, Cost, Disability Statistics, Health Rights, Long Term Services and Supports, Managed Care, Medicare and Medicaid, Mental Health, Occupational Safety, Prevention, Private Health Insurance, Quality, Specific Health Conditions and Disabilities, Substance Abuse, Veterans, and Women and Minorities.
By: First Gov - Your First Click is the U.S. Government
Home Health and Long Term Care
(Separate Website)
DHEC Home Health Services understands that "home" is where patients of any age want to be when they are sick. If you have just returned from a stay in the hospital or if you are having temporary or chronic health problems, we are here to provide you with the best home health care we can possibly deliver.
By: SC Department of Health and Environmental Control
Home Health Care Companies (Search and Compare)
(Separate Website)
From this web site you may search for home health companies near you and compare them.
By: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Long Term Care - Help For Health
(Separate Website)
This web page contains a number of resources to help you understand your rights relating to long term care (nursing homes, assisted living centers, home health aids).
By: National Asian Pacific Center on Aging
Now...And The Future
(Separate Website)
Resource Planning Guide for Persons with Disabilities and Their Families
By: SC Department of Disabilities and Special Needs
Practical Guide to Services
(Separate Website)
Detailed information about programs and services available for people with disabilities. The guide also lists family support organizations, advocacy groups and other agencies which provide services to people with disabilities.
By: SC Department of Disabilities and Special Needs
Sea su Propia Defensa: 7 Consejos (Know Your Own Defense: 7 Tips)
(Separate Website)
La misión de P&A: la misión de P&A es proteger los derechos legales, civiles y humanos de las personas con discapacidades en Carolina del Sur. Una de las vías en la cual nosotros logramos esta misión es capacitando a individuos para cuidarse así mismos.
By: Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities
Sexuality in the Nursing Home
This document discusses reasons why residents might show sexual interests in others and how to deal with inappropiate behavior.
By: Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Aging Services
Title II of the ADA: State and Local Government
(Separate Website)
Title II of the ADA protects people with disabilities from discrimination by state and local governments. It applies to all kinds of state or local governments, for example: police departments, county councils, courts, and state agencies like Department of Social Services (DSS) or Department of Disabilities and Special Needs (DDSN). Title II does not apply to private businesses. They are covered by another part of the ADA called Title III. This information packet does not cover public transportation. If your problem is with a private business or a public transit service please ask us for information about that problem.
By: Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities
Easy to Read Drug Abuse Website
(Separate Website)
Adobe Acrobat Reader required. (If you are using a screen reader that does not support PDF format, copy the PDF link, and use the Access Adobe online form to convert this file to HMTL text.)
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(Separate Website)
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