Resources

Links to Additional Helpful Resources

Estate Planning

Estate Planning Counsel of Seattle

http://www.epcseattle.org/resources.cfm

Public Law Library of King County

http://www.kcll.org/guides/estate-planning-guide

 

Vulnerable Adults

Washington State Department of Social and Health Services – Adult Abuse and Prevention

https://www.dshs.wa.gov/altsa/home-and-community-services/adult-abuse-and-prevention

Report Potential Adult Abuse or Exploitation

https://www.dshs.wa.gov/altsa/report-concerns-involving-vulnerable-adults-phone

National Adult Protective Services Association

http://www.napsa-now.org/

Washington Courts, Mandatory Vulnerable Adult Protection Order Forms

https://www.courts.wa.gov/forms/?fa=forms.contribute&formID=70

 

Guardianships, Supportive Decision Making, and Diminished Capacity

King County Superior Court, Guardianship Forms

http://www.kingcounty.gov/courts/scforms/guardianship.aspx

National Guardianship Network

http://www.nationalguardianshipnetwork.org/NGN

WINGS (Working Interdisciplinary Network of Guardianship Stakeholders)

https://www.naela.org/NGN/WINGS/State_WINGS_Groups_in_Action/NGN/WINGS/State_WINGS.aspx

Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) for Seattle/King County

http://www.agingkingcounty.org/

The Arc of Washington State

http://arcwa.org/library/guardianship

National Council on Aging

https://www.ncoa.org/

  

Legal Aid & Nonprofit Organizations

Columbia Legal Services

http://columbialegal.org/

Disability Rights Washington

http://www.disabilityrightswa.org/

Equal Justice Coalition

http://www.ejc.org/

Northwest Justice Project

https://nwjustice.org/

Washington Law Help

http://www.washingtonlawhelp.org/

Long Term Care Ombudsman of Washington State

http://www.waombudsman.org/

AARP of Washington

http://states.aarp.org/region/washington/

Lutheran Social Services

http://www.lcsnw.org/

Lambda Legal

http://www.lambdalegal.org/

 

Government Resources

Aging and Long-Terms Support Administration/Department of Social and Health Services

https://www.dshs.wa.gov/altsa

Washington State Attorney General’s Office

https://www.dshs.wa.gov/altsa

Medicaid

https://www.dshs.wa.gov/altsa/home-and-community-services/medicaid

Medicare

https://www.medicare.gov/

Long Term Care Planning, US Department of Health and Human Services

http://longtermcare.gov/

Administration on Aging

http://www.aoa.gov/

Internal Revenue Service, Forms and Publications

https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs

 

Social Security and Supplemental Security Income

Social Security Administration FAQ

https://faq.ssa.gov/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=34019&_referrer=http://www.kirkcthompsonattorney.com/resources

Apply Online for Social Security Disability Benefits

https://www.ssa.gov/disabilityssi/

Social Security Administration Forms

https://www.ssa.gov/forms/