Resources for Seniors Article
National Resources for Seniors
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) (888) 687-2277
Administration on Aging (202) 619-0724
Alzheimer’s Association (800) 272-3900
American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging (800)285-2221
Center for Disease Control (800) 311-3435
Immunization (800) 232-4636
Traveler's Health (877) 394-8747
The Center for Social Gerontology (734) 665-1126
Center for Medicare Advocacy (860) 456-7790
Consumer Consortium on Assisted Living (703) 533-8121
Consumers Union (202) 462-6262
Credit Bureaus (ordering credit reports):
Equifax (800) 685-1111
Experian (888) 397-3742
Transunion (877) 322-8228
National Domestic Violence Hotline (800) 799-7233
Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (800)669-4000
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (877) 275-3342
Federal Trade Commission (877) 382-4357
FTC identity theft hotline (877) 438-4338
US Government Seniors Portal (800) 333-4636
Internal Revenue Service (800) 829-1040
National Mental Health Information (800) 456-2647
Advocates for the Seriously Mentally Ill (800) 421-2124
National Center on Elder Abuse (202) 898-2586
National Citizens’ Coalition for Nursing Home Reform (202) 332-2275
National Elder Care Locator Service (800) 677-1116
National Fraud Information Center (800) 876-7060
National Senior Citizens Law Center (202) 289-6976
Social Security Administration (800) 772-1213
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (800) 569-4287
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (800) 827-1000
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (800) 669-4000
Veterans' Legal Benefits (202) 265-8305
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QUESTIONS
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Is there a place where we can get a Financial Power of Attorney Form with no charge. Do you know if more than one person can be names as POA? like my daughter and my son both?
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I am a disabled senior with significant brain damage. I have been taken advantage of (financially) by a former realtor and former friend. I cannot afford an attorney to sue her. Can anyone assist me?
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Doe my will have to be probated in Arizona when I have only financial assets all of which have instructions as to what happens to the asset when they receive a copy of my death certificates?
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What paperwork do I need to file a claim for non-payment of a debt owed for my business services to a client. The amount is $650 and the dates of service are 12/31/06, 1/02/06, and 2/15/07.
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My bank refuses to modify the note they are carrying on my home which is in my x husbands name (3 month marriage) where I invested the $40,000 down pymt and have made each and every payment since 10/05. what can I do???
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I am on Arizona Workers' Compensation my surgeon has released me to a pain management doctor. My back has not improved and I have chronic pain half of the day an the other half I am asleep for the medication. I don't want to live this way I want my back injury fixed, what are my options can I ask for another surgeon.
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My parents bought a 1.94 acre property in 2002, when it got survived and property got measured & flagged the next door neighbor moved the flags & stold 8 feet from the side of the property. They have tried talking to the neighbors but they said that they had a verbal agreements with the neighbor before them to borrow that extra piece of land so they are not going to give it up, since then my parents have paid 2 more times to get it surveyed & they keep moving the flags. Can they sue them for the tax and use of the property as well as the extra surveys for all the 13 years they have paid?
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Can a convicted felon be appointed a power of attorney over someone?
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Small Claims Court -- What are the boundaries of cases that can be brought before this court?
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am i able to apply on line? I have trouble with transportaion but will make arrangements if this is not an option for me. Thank you.
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National Domestic Violence Hotline
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Bankruptcy Court Self Help Center
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Certified Legal Document Preparer Program
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ORGANIZATIONS
- Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project
View full description - Community Legal Services - Yavapai County
View full description - Arizona Coalition to End Sexual & Domestic Violence
View full description - Southwest Community Services - The Division of Disabled Persons
View full description - DNA - People's Legal Services, Inc., Flagstaff
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