Health and Financial Decisions: Legal Tools for Preserving Your Personal Autonomy |
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Information on powers of attorney, trusts, health care advance directives, living wills and other planning tools.
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The ABA Commission on Law and Aging consists of a 15-member interdisciplinary body of experts in aging and law, including lawyers, judges, health and social services professionals, academics, and advocates. With its professional staff, the ABA Commission examines a wide range of law-related issues, including: legal services to older persons; health and long-term care; housing needs; professional ethical issues; Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and other public benefit programs; planning for incapacity; guardianship; elder abuse; health care decision-making; pain management and end-of-life care; dispute resolution; and court-related needs of older persons with disabilities.
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