Legal Services E-lerts
Elderly

Iowa Legal Aid Unveils Plan for New Foundation to Develop Sustainable Endowment; Former Governors Ray and Vilsack Recognize Importance of Civil Legal Aid

– 12/12/08

Elderly Requiring “At-Home” Care, but Not Needing “Constant Care by Licensed Healthcare Professional,” May Now Receive Medicaid Benefits, as Maryland High Court Rejects State’s Overly Strict Eligibility Standards

– 11/14/08

Seniors in Florida Obtain Advice from Manasota Legal Aid Society (FL) About How to Recognize and Avoid Financial Schemes

– 06/19/08

Woman Disabled by Dementia Challenges Maryland’s Criteria for Denying Medicaid Homecare; Represented by AARP and Maryland Legal Aid Bureau

– 06/13/08

Senior Tenants in Federally Subsidized Apartments Struggle to Stay in Their Homes

– 10/05/07

Palm Beach County Expands With Courthouse Help Desk Offering Civil Legal Advice to Seniors (Florida)

– 07/13/07

Elderly and Disabled Low-Income New Yorkers Sue City for Better Protective Services

– 04/13/07

Sacramento Senior Legal Services Hotline, Facing Loss of Federal Funds Because the California Department of Aging Will Not Join Funding Proposal, Will Reduce Services

– 10/27/06

Kentucky to Require Medicaid Trusts; 1,200 Recipients in Nursing Homes Must Agree or Lose Their Benefits

– 09/26/03