elderly persons

First-tier Tribunal (Care Standards)

Website of the First-tier Tribunal (Care Standards) which was established under the Protection of Children Act 1999. This tribunal considers appeals relating to decisions regarding the suitability of individuals to work with children, the registration of care homes, children's homes and adoption and fostering agencies and the registration of childminders and day care providers. The site provides links to the regulations under which the Tribunal operates and to legislation under which appeals may be brought.

Justice in Aging

Justice in Aging (formerly the National Senior Citizens Law Center or NSCLC), is an advocacy, litigation and training group based in Washington DC. It works on behalf of low-income elderly and disabled people. Its website has background information on key issues and details of cases the NSCLC is involved with. The Resource Library provides briefings, fact sheets, blogs, toolkits, reports, webinars and other material.

Senior Law

The Senior Law website is produced by US law firm Goldfarb Abrandt & Salzman LLP, who specialise in elder law and the rights of the elderly and disabled. It provides articles covering elder law, elder abuse and neglect, nursing home law, Medicaid information, Medicare and social security information. There is also a directory of links to other US lawyers specialising in elder law.
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