Online Resources

I. Selected Websites, News Sources, Blogs, and Pathfinders

The sites listed in this section are the most reliable and comprehensive sources of breaking and frequently updated news and information about issues affecting elder law practitioners and their clients.

A. Websites: General Information

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA)
https://www.naela.org/

NAELA’s Council of Advanced Practitioners
https://www.naela.org/
The Council of Advanced Practitioners (CAP) was established by NAELA as an invitation only council for advanced practitioners in July 2005. Membership in CAP is available to preeminent elder law attorneys only..

National Senior Citizen’s Law Center (NSCLC)
https://www.nsclc.org/

NSCLC’s commentary on notable elder law cases
https://justiceinaging.org/

b>AARP
https://www.aarp.org/

AARP’s Policy & Research Center
https://www.aarp.org/research/

AARP Issues Blog
https://blog.aarp.org/

RAND Corporation: Research on Aging and Health
https://www.rand.org/health.html
A good source of research-based information on policy issues

National Council on Aging
https://www.ncoa.org
Policy-oriented research and publications; articles for laypersons

ABA Commission on the Law and Aging
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/law_aging/

Consumer’s Toolkit for Advanced Health Care Planning (2005)
https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/law_aging/2020-tool-kit-hcap.pdf

Administration on Aging
https://www.aoa.gov/
Site is geared mainly to elders and their families, but it does have good statistical information. Aoa Aging Internet Information Network, https://acl.gov/, contains topically-arranged links to internal resources on the AoA site and external resources.

Fleming & Curti Elder Law
https://www.elder-law.com/
One of the oldest resource-rich law-firm-based elder law sites on the Net. Its “Elder-Law Issues Newsletter” is published weekly.

Life Care Planning Law Firm of Jerold E. Rothkoff
https://www.rothkofflaw.com/
The Law Offices of Jerold E. Rothkoff is committed to helping seniors and their families navigate through the difficult legal issues involving the aging process.

Senior Law
https://www.seniorlaw.com/resource.htm
Another long-standing law-firm based elder law site.

Elder Law Answers
https://www.elderlawanswers.com/
ElderLawAnswers supports seniors, their families and their attorneys in achieving their goals by providing the best information on the Internet about crucial legal issues facing seniors, and a network of highly qualified elder law attorneys nationwide.

Virtual Chase
https://virtualchase.justia.com/wiki/elder-law/
Ballard, Spahr’s small but useful collection of elder law sites.

B. Websites: Topical Sites and Legal Pathfinders

Topical websites focus on an issue or issues that are relatively narrow, and generally comprise both links to external resources and information and resources located on site. A legal “pathfinder” serves as an annotated guide to resources on a particular topic or area of research interest.

Saint Louis University Elder Law & Long Term Care Pathfinder
https://law.slu.edu/healthlaw/research/links/topical.html#elder

Loyola University Chicago Elder Law Pathfinder
https://lawlibguides.luc.edu/elderlaw

Legal pathfinders on narrow, specific topics pertaining to elder law and practice.

Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
https://www.kff.org/uninsured/

Coalition on Family Caregiving
https://www.cfcares.org

C. Blogs

Elder Law Prof Blog
https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/elder_law/

Wills, Trusts, and Estates Prof Blog
https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/trusts_estates_prof/

Elder Law: You and Yours Blawg
https://yandy-elderlaw.blogspot.com/

Massachusetts Estate Planning and Elder Law Blog
https://lhamillattorney.typepad.com/main/

PA Elder, Estate, and Fiduciary Law Blog
https://paelderestatefiduciary.blogspot.com/index.html

My Elder Blog
https://myelder.com/blog/

Healthcare Neutral, LLC
https://www.healthcareneutraladrblog.com/
Healthcare Neutral, LLC was established to address the unmet need in the healthcare field for efficient and effective alternatives to the traditional litigation process. Healthcare Neutral, LLC provides alternative dispute resolution services exclusively for the healthcare industry.

D. Journals

Elder Law Journal
https://theelderlawjournal.com/
Tables of Contents and information only. Full text is available on Lexis.

Marquette’s Elders Advisor
https://law.marquette.edu/facultyblog/2010/05/age-discrimination-in-health-care/comment-page-1/
Table of Contents and information only. Full text available on Westlaw.