Elderbar, an open discussion listserve for professionals in law and aging, will give you the opportunity to communicate across the boundaries of the law and aging networks and the public and private sectors. Elderbar is a service provided as part of the Commissions work on the National Legal Resource Center. Subscribe

Collaborate is a listserve on aging, disability and dispute resolution. The listserve includes more than 185 mediators, lawyers, long-term care ombudsmen, aging and disability advocates, service providers and academics. The objective is to promote the use of creative dispute resolution mechanisms in the aging and disability communities. The listserve is low-key, and offers a useful way to exchange information, updates and announcements. Subscribe

Making Medical Decisions for Someone Else: A How-To Guide This guide offers steps to follow in making health care decisions for another, working within the health care system, and resolving health care decision disputes. The handbook is free and can be downloaded here.

Protecting Against Power of Attorney Abuse

This report seeks to encourage states to adopt provisions of the new Uniform Power of Attorney Act. It features background on why the uniform law was developed and highlights key provisions, includes information about each state’s power of attorney laws, and provides a detailed chart comparing each state’s law with relevant provisions of the new model act. Includes advocacy tips for enacting provisions of the Act. Link to the 88-page report from here.

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