UI Programs | Care Coordination | End of Life Decisionmaking
Local & Regional Referrals | State & National Referrals | Health- Related Resources
Housing | Caregivers | Federal Agencies | Guides & Assessment Tools/Checklists
- One-on-One Elder Care Guidance, Information and Referral
Would you like to speak to a social worker privately regarding your elder care responsibilities? Do you have questions about your aging parent’s housing situation or health needs? Would you like to know what community resources are available to aging adults?
To see the listing of the 2010 academic year predetermined appointments, click on the phrase: eldercare_flyer. If you wish to meet with a geriatric social worker summer 2009 or if the pre-determined appointments are not convenient, contact Jane Holland at familyservices@uiowa.edu or 335-1371 to schedule a time.
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Iowa COMPASS - Maintains a data base and services for assistive technology and home modifications.
- University of Iowa Center on Aging
- Hand-outs to Seminar
- Care Coordination: presented by Chris Bangtson, Professor Care Coordinator (pdf)
- Hand-outs to Seminars
- End of Life Decisionmaking: presented by Len Sandler, Professor of Law, and Julie Freeman and Nick Gregory, Legal Interns
- Basics Estate Planning: presented by Len Sandler, Professor of Law
- Basic Estate Planning (pdf)
- Iowa State Extension Service (articles, forms and information)
- UI Beneficiary Designation Form
- TIAA-CREF Designation of Beneficiary Forms (for latest version, contact TIAA-CREF)
- UI Benefits Will Preparation at No Charge: Wills, Power of Attorneys and Living Will
- Legal Hotline for Older Iowans: Wills and life Planning, Consumer and Finance, Guardianship, Healthcare for Elders, Nursing Home and Long Term Care, Individual Rights and and Other Issues
- CCH Financial Planning Toolkit
- Estate Planning, including special needs trusts
- Asset Protection
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Estate Planning, Nursing Home, Special Needs, Elder and Other Issues
- How Medicaid Can Help Married Couples Pay the Cost of a Spouse's Care in a Medical Facility
- Iowa Bar Association -- forms to complete a living will or durable power of attorney for health care
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Iowa City Hospice - helping individuals and their families cherish the goodness of each and every day. For other locations around the State of Iowa, click on the word: Hospice.
- Care Coordination Resources
- National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers
- Premier Care (a fee based service): Call Dianne Brenneman, Elder Services, Inc, (319)887-2796
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Life Long Links - connecting you to Iowa's aging and disability resources
- Elder Care Locator - a national database
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AGIS - assessment and checklists, and national resources
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Iowa Assisted Living, Memory Care Units, Retirement Communities, and Subsidized Housing
- Locate Senior Housing
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BenefitsCheckUp -- The National Council on the Aging created BenefitsCheckUp to help older adults to quickly identify programs that may improve the quality of their lives. Family and friends can also obtain facts about benefits that their loved ones may qualify for. Chances are, you will be surprised to learn what benefits are available to you, regardless of your income.
- AGIS - assessment and checklists, and national resources
- Family Conversations with Older Drivers