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Document Advance Health Care Directive - Can I Revoke or Modify It?
Contributed by: Community Legal Aid Society, Inc.
Last Reviewed: 06/01/2004
Related Topics: Advanced Directives (Living Will, Do Not Resuscitate Orders, etc.)  Health Benefits 
Document Affordable Health Care
Contributed by: Community Legal Aid Society, Inc.
Last Reviewed: 06/01/2004
Related Topics: General, Health Care  Medicaid  Health Benefits 
Document Answers to Frequently Asked Tax Questions by Retirees / Senior Citizens
Contributed by: IRS
Last Reviewed: 06/02/2004
Related Topics: Taxes 
Document Avoiding Auto Repair Fraud
Tips to protect yourself from being victimized by unscrupulous auto repair shops. 
Also available: Document autorepair.shtml
Contributed by: Attorney General, State of Delaware
Last Reviewed: 01/20/2004
Related Topics: Automobile  Consumer Laws  Contracts and Warranties 
Document Avoiding Contractor Fraud
Advice to avoid being taken advantage of by a contractor.  
Contributed by: Attorney General, State of Delware
Last Reviewed: 01/20/2004
Related Topics: Consumer Laws  Home Purchase, Improvement and Foreclosure  Contracts and Warranties 
Document Basic Information About Wills
Contributed by: Community Legal Aid Society, Inc.
Last Reviewed: 06/02/2004
Document Consumer Guides for Seniors (FTC)
Related Topics: Credit 
Document Delaware HelpLine
a free online service which provides information on state government agencies and referrals to community resources 
Contributed by: Delaware HelpLine
Last Reviewed: 06/02/2004
Related Topics: General, Family Law  Disability Rights  General, Health Care  Disability Assistance  Miscellaneous 
Document Delaware Home Solicitation Act
Tips to protect yourself from high-pressure, door-to-door, ambiguous or misleading contracts and poor quality merchandise 
Contributed by: Attorney General, State of Delware
Last Reviewed: 01/20/2004
Related Topics: Consumer Laws  Contracts and Warranties 
Document Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities
Related Topics: Health Benefits  A Better Chance Program (ABC)/TANF 
Document Grandparent Visitation (CLASI)
Related Topics: Visitation  General, Family Law 
Document Guardianship (CLASI)
Document Legal Handbook for Older Delawareans (CLASI)
Document Long Term Care Ombudsman Program
The Long Term Care Ombudsman Program of the Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities (DSAAPD) has published a comprehensive new guide to help residents make informed choices about assisted living and nursing homes. 
 
Last Reviewed: 11/08/2004
Related Topics: Nursing Homes 
Document Nursing Home Residents' Rights (CLASI)
Related Topics: Nursing Homes 
Document Nursing Homes - Information You Need to Know
A brochure from the American Bar Association and the Law in Public Service Committee of the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section containing Questions to Ask, Program Options, and Payment Options. 
Contributed by: American Bar Association
Last Reviewed: 07/01/2004
Related Topics: Health Benefits  Nursing Homes 
Document Reverse Mortgages - Proceed With Care
Whether seeking money to pay for medical treatment, finance a home improvement, buy long-term care insurance, or supplement their income, many older Americans are turning to "reverse mortgages." If you're considering a reverse mortgage, it's important to understand how the loans work and what your rights and responsibilities are. 
Contributed by: Federal Trade Commission
Last Reviewed: 01/21/2004
Related Topics: Home Purchase, Improvement and Foreclosure  Credit  Home Ownership 
Document Search for Abandoned Property
Contributed by: State of Delaware, Div. of Revenue
Last Reviewed: 04/19/2004
Related Topics: General Information, Forms  Miscellaneous 
Document Staying Healthy at 50+ (AHRQ)
Related Topics: Health Benefits  General, Health Care 
Document The Advanced Health Care Directive
In advance of a disabling illness that deprives you of your ability to make decisions about your own health care, you can prepare a written document which tells your physicians, relatives and others what you want. In Delaware, this document is referred to as an "Advance Health Care Directive". (It is no longer referred to as a "living will".) 
Contributed by: Community Legal Aid Society, Inc.
Last Reviewed: 06/21/2004
Related Topics: Advanced Directives (Living Will, Do Not Resuscitate Orders, etc.)  Health Benefits 
Document The Advanced Health Care Directive - "The Agent" (CLASI)
Related Topics: Advanced Directives (Living Will, Do Not Resuscitate Orders, etc.)  Health Benefits 

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