Legal and Finances

Neighborhood Legal Services Michigan serves the citizens of Michigan with quality professional legal and advocacy services by removing barriers that prevent individuals from reaching their fullest potential.

Welcome to the CFPB’s resource hub for older adults. Whether you’re an older adult yourself, caring for one, or working professionally with aging populations, this page offers tools, guides, and information to help protect financial well-being, prevent fraud, and navigate important financial decisions in later life.

This guide is meant to help you prepare for these conversations, offer helpful tips for starting a discussion and provide a range of topics for your consideration.

Housing Options for Older Adults is a practical guide that helps seniors and their families weigh key living choices—from owning or renting to group settings and nursing homes—while addressing safety, comfort, costs, and legal considerations.

This booklet breaks down the benefits and challenges of each option and provides helpful resources—like the Eldercare Locator and the ABA Commission on Law and Aging—to support informed decisions.

Booklet based on the Advance Directives booklet written by Bradley Geller when he was staff to the State Long Term Care Ombudsman Program. This edition is based on Mr. Geller’s work but adds a section on Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment (POST), a new type of advance directive.

This outline offers a general overview of commonly asked questions regarding Medicaid and Long Term Care. The information provided reflects Michigan rules and can be relied upon for general information.

BenefitsCheckUp® is a free, confidential online tool from the National Council on Aging that helps older adults and people with disabilities discover assistance programs to afford essentials like food, healthcare, prescriptions, and housing. Just enter your ZIP code to find available benefits in your area and get guidance on how to apply.

Legal Aid is a nonprofit law firm providing free legal advice and representation in a broad range of areas including consumer cases, family matters, housing problems, government benefits, and much more.

A person has choices they can make and guides to help in the planning for medical care in the event of loss of decision-making ability. Visit our site to find resources that help answer questions and provide you with the tools for informed decision-making.

Our aging and caregiving resources keep you informed so you can Live Your Way. Search our Resource Database for local services, read the latest newsletters to learn how we’re supporting older adults, listen to Inside The Senior Alliance podcast to hear about the latest aging issues, or search our calendar to join us at an upcoming meeting.

The Upper Peninsula Caregiver Resource Center is dedicated to improving the quality of life for family caregivers and their loved ones by offering information, education, and supportive programs across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. From caregiver questionnaires and how-to webinars to legal and financial guidance, self-care tools, and virtual support groups, this hub equips you with the resources you need to navigate caregiving with confidence and compassion.

Our programs connect you with vital services for aging support—delivered across our tri-county region.

We bring together essential tools, guides, and support connections—from legal services to dementia fact sheets—designed to ease the caregiver journey. Whether you’re seeking information, camaraderie, or practical tips, this hub serving Northeastern Michigan offers compassionate and comprehensive resources to help you thrive.

Our services are designed to make aging easier, healthier, and more supported for individuals and families across Western Michigan. Explore options that include caregiving support, home-delivered meals, transportation, and other vital resources.

Tri-County Office on Aging (TCOA) serves Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham counties and the cities of Lansing and East Lansing. Our mission is to promote and preserve the independence and dignity of the aging population with a variety of programs and services.

Region IV Area Agency on Aging strives to provide quality programs and resources to not only older adults and people with disabilities, but caregivers as well. Caregivers come in all shapes and sizes. Some are caring for an aging parent or spouse, others care for adults with disabilities or their grandchildren. No matter the caregiver, we have a variety of resources available.

This is a program provided directly by Region IIIC Area Agency on Aging. It fulfills clients’ wishes to remain in their own home by arranging in-home long-term care services when they are at risk or in need of nursing home placement.

The Area Agency on Aging Region 3A provides services directly, and through contracted providers to serve older adults and caregivers in Kalamazoo County. This includes home delivered meals, home repair, respite service, transportation assistance, medical equipment, and more! Services are funded by the Older Americans Act, State Funding, and the Kalamazoo County Senior Millage.

The Caregiving Haven is a one-stop source for guidance, tools, resources, and connections that empower caregivers and their loved ones to focus on enjoying a fulfilling life together.

Senior Preferences is a free, all-inclusive resource guide produced by Jackson Publishing Co. that compiles a list of community organizations and local businesses catering to the needs of senior citizens.

Senior Preferences serves as a reference tool for professionals who influence senior decisions daily, including physicians, social workers and discharge planners. We make it easy for out-of-town family assisting with care to access area resources by publishing each edition digitally.