Resource and Referral Services
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Elder Care Publication Guides
Unless otherwise stated, you can obtain one free copy of each publication listed below by
contacting the author and/or organization listed. To order a publication in bulk, contact the organization to obtain
the cost, if any, for multiple copies.
Community Services
Write:
AAHA Publications
901 E Street, NW., Suite 500
Washington, DC 20004-2037
Include the title, publication number, and a self-addressed, business-size, stamped envelope.
-
Community Services for Older People Living at Home - Publication No. CF015.
Write:
Foundation for Hospice and Homecare
519 C Street, NW.
Washington, DC 20002-5809
Include a self-addressed, 52. cent stamped envelope.
- All About Hospice: A Consumer's Guide
Financial
Phone:
Toll Free 1-800-772-1213 to receive the free Social Security publications listed below.
- Understanding Social Security
- Retirement
- Disability
- Survivors
- Supplemental Security Income
- A Guide For Representative Payees
Phone:
Toll Free 1-800-829-3676 to receive a free copy of the IRS tax guides listed below.
- Tax Information for Older Americans - Publication No. 554
- Social Security Benefits and Equivalent Railroad Retirement Benefits - Publication No. 915
- Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled - Publication No. 524
- Tax Information for Survivors, Executors, and Administrators - Publication No. 559
- Pension and Annuity Income - Publication No. 575
- Child and Dependent Care Expenses -Publication No. 503
- Tax Rules for Children and Dependents - Publication No. 929
- Tax Counseling for the Elderly Handbook - Publication No. 1114
- Guide to Free Tax Services - Publication No. 910
Write:
OWL
666 11th Street, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20001
- Women and Money - The Independent Woman's Guide to Financial Security for Life,
by Francis Leonard. Include a check or money order for $12.95.
Health Insurance
Phone:
Call Toll Free 1-800-772-1213 - to receive the free Medicare publications listed below.
- Medicare
- You Should Know About QMB
- Medicare: Hospice Benefits
Medicare and Coordinated Care Plans
- Medicare: Coverage for Second Surgical Opinion
- Medicare Coverage of Kidney Dialysis and Kidney Transplant Services: A Supplement to
Your Medicare Handbook
For the publications listed below write or call:
Medicare Publications
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
6325 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21207
Toll Free 1-800-638-6833
8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
- The Medicare 1999 Handbook
Department of Health and Human Services
- 1999 Guide to Health Insurance for People With Medicare
- Medicare and Advance Directives - A guide to making sure the elder's wishes about the types of medical treatment
received are followed and the person designated is allowed to make decisions on the elder's behalf should he or she become
physically or mentally unable to communicate those wishes.
Write:
AARP Fulfillment
601 E Street, NW.
Washington, DC 20049
Include the title and publication number.
- Before You Buy - A Guide to Long-term Care Insurance - Publication No. D12893
- Medigap: Medicare Supplemental Insurance - A Consumer's Guide -
Publication No. D13133
Home Care
Write:
The National Association for Home Care
519 C Street, NE.
Washington, DC 20024-5809
Include the title, publication number, and a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
- How to Choose a Home Care Agency: A Consumer's Guide and Home Care
Bill of Rights - Publication No. C005
- All About Home Care: A Consumer's Guide
Write:
AARP Fulfillment
601 E Street, NW.
Washington, DC 20049
Include the title and publication number.
- Staying at Home: A Guide to Long-Term Care and Housing - Publication
No. D14986
Housing
Write:
AAHA Publications
901 E Street, NW., Suite 500
Washington, DC 20004-2037
Include the title and publication number for
the three AAHA publications listed below.
Include a self-addressed, business-size,
stamped envelope for the two brochures.
- Continuing Care Retirement Community: A Guidebook for Consumers -Publication No. CF012 - $4.00 per copy (payable by check )
- The Continuing Care Consumer Brochure: A Life Style Offering Security and Independence -
Publication No. CF013
- Living Independently: Housing Choices for Older People (brochure) - Publication No. CF0154
Write:
AARP Fulfillment
601 E Street, NW.
Washington, DC 20049
Include the title and publication number.
- Staying at Home: A Guide to Long-Term
Care and Housing - Publication No.
D14986
Long Distance Caregiving
Write:
AARP Fulfillment
601 E Street, NW.
Washington, DC 20049
Include the title and publication number.
- Miles Away and Still Caring: A Guide for
Long-Distance Caregivers - Publication
No. D12748
Long Term Care
Write:
AARP Fulfillment
601 E Street, NW.
Washington, DC 20049
Include the title and publication number.
- Care Management: Arranging for
Long Term Care - Publication No.
D13803
- Making Wise Decisions for Long Term
Care - Publication No. D12435
Nursing Homes
Write:
AARP Fulfillment
601 E Street, NW.
Washington, DC 20049
- Nursing Home Life: A Guide for Residents and Families - Publication No. D13063
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