Elder Abuse and Legal

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• Emotional Support Animal Laws for Rentals: While emotional support animals are qualified for certain legal protections, they are not as extensive as those for service animals. This guide from TurboTenant provides information on the differences between them and tenant protections from the FHA.
• Family Assets Senior Care Resources: “Comprehensive guides and eligibility tools for every senior care type and financial resource available to your family. Our guides cover health conditions, how to select the right care provider, and how to pay for care using Medicaid and other financial resources.”
• How to Identify and Report Elder Abuse: This guide intends to “break the stigma of elder abuse by walking you through the different kinds of elder abuse, how to recognize the signs of elder abuse, and how to report it if you see it.” From MedBest.
• How to Prevent Elder Abuse in Nursing Homes: “Learning how to recognize elderly abuse may help reduce the number of cases each year.” From NursingHomesAbuse.org.
• Nursing Home Abuse Center: A free online resource “designed to inform and encourage improvements to the status quo.” Not affiliated with any lawyer or law firm.
• Older Adult Law: Covers “a wide range of legal matters unique to aging and elderly Americans, such as long-term care options and elder abuse.” From FindLaw.