Helpful Links

Advance Directives
Download an Advance Directives packet with Living Will, Durable Power of attorney & organ donor card.

Advance Planning Tool Kit
A step by step guide to planning for the future.  Developed by the American Bar Association Commission on Law & Aging

Center for Guardianship Certification
Become a National Certified or Master Guardian

Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Information on public benefits

Compare Nursing Homes in Your Area
Medicare provides information, ratings & comparisons of nursing homes in your area

Courtwise
A guardianship training program

Medicare
Information on your Medicare benefits as well as comparisons of drug plans, health plans & nursing homes

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA)
Attorneys with experience in elder law such as probate, advance directives, wills and possibly guardianship

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
A support network of families dealing with mental illness

National Guardianship Association Model Code of Ethics
A guide to guardians in daily decision-making

National Guardianship Association Standards of Practice
Standards for day-to-day guardianship practice

Ohio Coalition for Adult Protective Services (OCAPS)
A statewide coalition that strives to enhance services to adults at risk of abuse, neglect &/or exploitation

Ohio Courts
Link to all Ohio Trial Courts by County (Including Probate Courts)

Ohio Department of Aging (ODA)
Information on Aging Issues in Ohio

Ohio Department of Mental Health (ODMH)
Resources for individuals and families dealing with Mental Illness 

Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD)
Resources for individuals & families dealing with developmental disabilities

Ohio State Bar Association
Resources for attorneys as well as the public

Ohio Supreme Court
Legal Resources

Rights of the Ward
Rights of a person under guardianship promoted by the National Guardianship Association (NGA)

Statement of Expert Evaluation
Form for physicians/ psychologists to complete to begin the guardianship process