Senior Citizens

This resource center is the single place where you can find information about the legal rights, issues, and needs of older Marylanders.  It is sponsored by a coalition of elder law advocates, including the Maryland Legal Assistance Network (MLAN), the Elder Law Task Force (Legal Aid Bureau), and the Maryland Senior Legal Hotline

(1-800-896-4213)
Maryland Senior Legal Hotline

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Title III B is one of a network of programs that offer free legal help to seniors in Maryland.

Finding Legal Information

Frequently Asked Questions - Answers from the Maryland Senior Legal Hotline

Maryland State Agencies - A list of all of the Maryland state government agencies with information on what they do and how you can contact them.

How to Find Resources and Services

Services for older Marylanders - the Senior Information & Assistance Service - your phone call to all the senior services in your area - run by the Maryland Area Agencies on Aging.

Senior Health Insurance Assistance Program - Help with buying, understanding, and using your health insurance

Maryland Department of Aging - The web site of the state government agency that works for all older Marylanders

Administration on Aging - The web site of the United States government agency that oversees policy and services to older Americans

Social Security Administration - The web site of this federal agency Social Security Administration.  You can find information about almost any questions you have about Social Security.

Medicare - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - This website at the federal agency formerly known as the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), contains a wealth of information.

The Maryland State Government's web site.

Help for Operators of Smaller Assisted Living Facilities: The online resource center for operatorsincludes model policies / procedures, "best practices and lessons learned" and extensive resoruces.

 

Source: Legal Aid Bureau, updated by Maryland Legal Assistance Network

Last Date Reviewed: 7/29/05(MLAN/AC/DD)

Is this legal advice? This site offers legal information, not legal advice.  We make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information and to clearly explain your options.  However we do not provide legal advice - the application of the law to your individual circumstances. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.  See our section on Finding Legal Help.

About this website. The Maryland State Law Library, a court-related agency of the Maryland Judiciary, sponsors this site. The website was developed (1999-2007) as part of an access to justice initiative by the Maryland Legal Assistance Network (MLAN) in collaboration with a number of legal services providers serving low and moderate income Marylanders.  In the absence of file-specific attribution or copyright, the Maryland State Law Library may hold the copyright to parts of this website. You are free to copy the information for your own use or for other non-commercial purposes with the following language “Source: Maryland's People’s Law Library – www.peoples-law.org. © Maryland State Law Library, 2007.”

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