LEGAL SERVICES FOR SENIORS IN LOS ANGELES
BET TZEDEK PROGRAM
Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Program Description
“ We provide free, comprehensive legal assistance and representation, volunteer and court-based self-help services, and legal education…Bet Tzedek’s services keep families in their homes; secure care for those with physical, developmental or intellectual disabilities, protect seniors from abuse and real estate fraud…”
-bettzedek.org
Seniors receive free legal services and representation from Bet Tzedek – The House of Justice on a broad range of issues, including:
• Senior Housing
• Consumer Fraud
• Social Security and other Benefits
• Caregiver Issues
• Nursing Home Issues
• Wills
• Bankruptcy
Legal clinics held by Bet Tzedek – The House of Justice provide an overview of legal issues and help guide seniors with legal documents. Legal clinics empower seniors by giving them the tools they need to address basic legal issues on their own.
Legal Clinic topics include:
-Debtor Rights, creditors, bankruptcy
-Wills and Estate Planning
-SSI Overpayments
-Power of Attorney for Healthcare
Educational Workshops are also held on the following topics:
• Conservatorship
• Home Equity Fraud
• Planning for Long Term Care and Incapacity
• IHSS Consumer Training
• Surrogate Decision Making
• Home Equity Fraud and Predatory Lending
• Elder Law
• Elder Abuse
• Benefits for Caregivers
• Holocaust Restitution Assistance
• Elders at Risk - Making a Difference
• Nursing Home Residents' Rights
• Protecting Yourself Against Senior Fraud & Abuse
• Legal & Financial Planning
source: bettzedek.org
MORE PROGRAMS BY BET TZEDEK:
- Caregiver Training Coalition Program - Legal services for Caregivers
- Nursing Home Advcacy Project Program
- Kinship Care Legal Assistance for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Program
