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This additional information is sorted into four sections:

■ - Legal Resources
♦ - General Information  
ü - Nursing Home and Health Care Issues
* - Medicare/Medicaid and LTC Insurance Information

■ Department of Human Services- DHS  (MI)  www.michigan.gov/dhs
General site for the Family Independence Agency.

www.mfia.state.mi.us/olmweb/ex/html
Provides access to policy and procedure information as well as eligibility, and program administration manuals (PEM & PAM), pertaining to Medicare and Medicaid.

www.cis.state.mi.us/brs_afc/sr_afc.asp
Contains information and ability to search for licensed Adult Foster Care facilities and Homes for the Aged. (To be linked under FIA in 2003/2004).

■ Elder Law and Advocacy Section, State Bar of Michigan (MI)   http://www.michbar.org/elderlaw/
Contains information on elder law issues and provides access to pertinent publications. 

www.abanet.org/aging (National)
American Bar Association Commission on Aging website which contains research, development, and legal information on elder law issues.

■ LawHelp  http://www.lawhelp.org/ (National)    http://www.mi.lawhelp.org/ (Michigan)
Contains information to assist people with low and moderate incomes find legal resources.

■ Michigan Department of Attorney General (MI)  www.michigan.gov/ag
The “Helping Seniors” of the “quick links” section in this website offers helpful resources for seniors.

■ Michigan Legislature (MI)  http://www.michiganlegislature.org/
Provides access to Michigan Laws.

■ State Bar of Michigan  www.michbar.org/
(Access to Justice button/ Access to Justice/ 2003 Pro Bono Reference Manual) Pro Bono Manual PART 2 appendix lists legal service providers and pro bon programs offering free legal services to eligible clients.

■ Michigan Protection and Advocacy (MI)  www.mpas.org/HomePage.asp
Offers information and legal resources for people with disabilities. 

■ Michigan Poverty Law Program (MI)  http://www.mplp.org/
Offers information on Elder Law, public benefits, legal findings and advocacy.

■ National Health Law Program   http://www.healthlaw.org/
Offers information on accessing health care for uninsured or underinsured consumers (including senior citizens) and related legal issues.

■ Senior Law (National)  http://www.seniorlaw.com/
Offers information on Elder Law, estate planning, Medicaid and Medicare and rights of the elderly. 

♦ AARP (National)  http://www.aarp.org/
♦ AARP (Michigan) http://www.aarp.org/states/mi/
Contains a wide array of information and resources for seniors.

♦ Access America for Seniors http://www.seniors.gov/
Allows seniors to conduct online business with federal agencies.

♦ Administration on Aging  http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/
Includes information, resources and related links useful to senior citizens and their families.

♦ Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral Center (National) http://www.alzheimers.org/
A service of the National Institute on Aging.  The site provides information on Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders.

♦ Care.com's Senior Care Directory  https://www.care.com/senior-care-p1006.html
A comprehensive listing of resources by state in seven categories: housing resources, transportation resources, home care, end-of-life care, legal resources, and financial planning and management.

♦ Department of Health and Human Services (US)  http://www.hhs.gov/
This agency offers support and assistance to older citizens, infants and children and people with disabilities.

♦ Department of Veterans Affairs (US)  http://www.va.gov/
Offers information on VA programs, facilities and service offered to veterans and their families.

♦ Department of Health and Human Services (US)  http://www.hhs.gov/
This agency offers support and assistance to older citizens, infants and children and people with disabilities.

♦ Department of Veterans Affairs (US)  http://www.va.gov/
Offers information on VA programs, facilities and service offered to veterans and their families.

♦ Eldercare Locator  http://www.eldercare.com/
Provides basic information about elder service agencies in the state and local area requested by zip code.

♦ ElderWeb (National)  http://www.elderweb.com/
Contains information and related links to long term care information, databases of organizations and a library of reports, articles and events.

♦ The Family Caregiver Alliance (National) http://www.caregiver.org/
Contains resources and information for people who provide long term care at home. 

♦ FirstGov  http://www.firstgov.gov/
A website that provides online access to U.S. Federal Government resources and related links.

♦ Health Care Association of Michigan (MI)  http://www.hcam.org/
Contains information on choosing and financing long term care facilities, consumer guides and publications.  Trade organization of health care professionals of for-profit health care facilities in Michigan.

♦ Healthfinder  http://www.healthfinder.gov/
Assists consumers in finding health information; offering a wide array of state, federal and professional resources.

♦ Leapfrog Group (National)  http://www.leapfroggroup.org/
Contains information useful to consumers when making hospital choices. 

♦ Michigan Department of Community Health (MI) www.michigan.gov/mdch
Offers a wide array of information and resources on the Michigan Bureau of Health Systems and including links to the Public Health Code.  Look at  Bureau of Health Systems then ONLINE LOOK-UPS for Nursing Home Search for a statewide search for Nursing Homes.

♦ Michigan Office of Services to the Aging (MI)  www.miseniors.net/
Offers information on Nursing Homes, senior centers, home health care agencies, publications and other programs for seniors.      

♦ National Aging Information Center  http://www.aoa.gov/naic/
Offers a wide array of resources and links for senior citizens, their families and  those who work with older persons. 

♦ National Association of Insurance Commissioners http://www.naic.org/
Offers information on various long term care private insurance plans.

♦ National Institute on Aging   http://www.nia.nih.gov/
Provides information on health and aging research as well as information on the special needs of aging citizens.

♦ Helpguide-Skilled Nursing Facilities  http://www.helpguide.org/elder/nursing_homes_skilled_nursing_facilities.htm
An industry portal site that serves professionals and trade organizations in the Long Term Care and Senior Care industry.

ü American Health Care Association (National)  http://www.ahca.org
Provides information about long term care.

ü Citizens for Better Care (MI) http://www.cbcmi.org/
Offers information on navigating long term care issues, publications and related links.

ü Eden Alternative  http://edenalt.com/
Provides information about the Eden Alternative, products, services and Eden Homes.

üMichigan Association of Homes and Services (MAHSA)  http://www.mahsahome.org/
Information on long term care facilities and health care services. Trade organization of non-profit providers of housing and health care services to seniors. 

ü Michigan Centers for Independent Living (CIL)  http://www.michigan.gov/mdcd
General site under the Department of Career Development.  CIL is an organization that assists people with disabilities who want to live more independently.

http://www.michigan.gov/mcsc/0,1607,7-137-6002-62985--,00.html
A disability resource which provides a listing of Centers for Independent Living throughout Michigan.

ü Michigan Government (MI)  http://www.michigan.gov/
Official State of Michigan website.  Provides a wide array of information and links pertaining to Michigan government and the services it offers. 

ü National Citizens Coalition for Nursing Home Reform –NCCNHR     http://www.nursinghomeaction.org/
Provides a link to fact sheets concerning  “A Consumers Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home”.  Many other fact sheets and on information on LTC topics.

* Benefits Check Up  http://www.benefitscheckup.org/
Assists users with identifying public assistance benefit eligibility requirements for older citizens.

* Center for Medicaid and State Operations  http://www.medicare.gov/
Offers a wide array of information to Medicare beneficiaries, including health care plans, nursing home comparisons, various publications and   links to other helpful websites.

* Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services  http://www.cms.hhs.gov/
Official Agency website, offering information on Medicaid, Medicare.

* Social Security Administration  http://www.ssa.gov/
The official site of the Social Security Administration. (Can be used to order a replacement Medicare card among other services).

* Tricare for Life   http://www.tricare.osd.mil/
Provides information on expanded medical coverage for Medicare eligible military retirees.