Resources
Below are resources and links to help you and your family evaluate your needs related to elder law, estate planning, asset protection, veterans’ and medical/Medicaid benefits assistance, Life Care Planning, litigation, conservatorship, guardianship, wills and trusts, wrongful death, and probate law. Please don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions.
DVDs
- The Senior Gems DVD – Your guide to supporting family members with dementia (866-353-3747)
- Taking Charge of Memory Loss – A four part educational program for families of someone with memory loss (also available in Spanish)
Books
- To Have And To Hold – Estate planning for the soul by David M. Overstake
- My Voice, My Choice; A Practical Guide to Writing a Meaningful Healthcare Directive – by Anne Elizabeth Denny
- Stuck With It, Not In It: Redefining Life With Parkinson’s Disease – by Susan Gangsei
- Nursing Homes Getting Good Care There – A consumer action manual prepared by The National Citizen’s Coalition for Nursing Home Reform by Sarah Greene Burger, Virginia Fraser, Sara Hunt, Barbara Frank (Second Edition)
- God Got A Dog – by Cynthia Rylant and Marla Frazee
- Jane Brody’s Guide to the Great Beyond: A Practical Primer to Help You and Your Loved Ones Prepare Medically, Legally, and Emotionally for the End of Life – by Jane Brody
- Living With The End In Mind – by Erin Tierney Kramp, Douglas Kramp with Emily P. McKhann (New York: Three Rivers Press, 1998)
- The Last Lecture – by Randy Pausch (New York: Hyperion, 2008)
- Chasing Daylight: How My Forthcoming Death Transformed My Life – by Eugene O’Kelly with Corinne O’Kelly (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005)
- Tell’Em Charlie Sent Ya – by Brenda Hartman
- Being Mortal – by Atul Gawande
Helpful Links
- AARP – Alzheimer’s Association – Better Business Bureau – Facing Aging Minnesota
- Minnesota Board on Aging – Minnesota Department of Veterans – Minnesota Guardianship Association
- Minnesota Statute for Medical Assistance for Needy Persons
- Minnesota Trial Lawyers Association (MTLA) – National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA
- National Parkinson Foundation Minnesota – Salvation Army Office of Planned Giving
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Medicare – U.S. Government (Official) Site for Medicare