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October 1995

Social Security Advocacy After Your Client's Application for Benefits Has Been Granted
The advocates work is not over once a client establishes entitlement to benefits from the Social Security Administration. This article describes some of the steps that an advocate can take to resolve problems that may delay a client's receipt of benefits, reduce the benefit award, and/or lead to benefit reductions.

By Michael R. Schuster, Zita Z. Dresner, and Kathleen M Harrigan
Ten Pension Guidelines to Prevent Poverty Among Older Women
The ten pension guidelines described in this article provide a framework for assuring that all low-wage workers have access to adequate and equitable pensions.

By Vicki Gottlich, M. Cindy Hounsell, and Dianna Porter
"Fitting the Forum to the Fuss" in Acute and Long-Term Care Facilities
Health and long-term-care advocates should recognize the range of dispute-resolution channels that exist in facilities and should try to gauge the appropriate role of each. This article profiles a number of forums for addressing disagreements in hospitals and nursing homes in an effort to guide advocates to the right "fit."

By Erica Wood and Naomi Karp
Due Process Considerations for Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries in Managed Care Systems
Managed care is a fact of life. It is essential that managed care delivery systems for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries include basic due process rights. This article discusses the specific requirements of current Medicare and Medicaid law and proposes a framework to guide advocacy as these two programs change.

By Alfred J. Chiplin, Jr., and Patricia B. Nemore
Collaborative Approaches: Aging, Disability, and Dispute Resolution
The use of alternative dispute resolution continues to increase. This article discusses some of the cutting-edge projects using alternative dispute resolution and examines emerging issues, including ethical considerations and concerns regarding arbitration.

By Robin Talbert and Naomi Karp
National Study of Guardianship Systems: Summary of Findings and Recommendations
This article reports the results of a national study of over 700 cases for guardianship of older persons. The study addressed, among other things, the factors triggering petitions for guardianship and the availability, utilization, and effectiveness of alternatives to guardianship.

By Lauren Barritt Lisi and Saidy Barinaga-Burch
State Guardianship Legislation: Directions of Reform
This article briefly surveys recent state laws reforming adult guardianship and profiles a major reform of West Virginia's guardianship system

By Erica F. Wood
Preventing the "Blind Men and the Elephant" Syndrome: The Need for Coordination with Adult Protective Services
This article focuses on federal and state laws that encourage and mandate coordination among different entities involved with elder abuse and highlights organizations that support coordination efforts and programs that have developed collaborative models.

By Lori A. Stiegel
Housing Rights of Group Home and Nursing Facility Residents
Nursing home and group home residents may encounter discrimination in the form of zoning and land-use restrictions, licensing, or health and safety regulations. This article discusses the ways in which federal civil rights laws are being used to challenge this discrimination.

By Stephanie Edelstein, Vicki Gottlich, Dorothy Siemon, and Bruce Vignery
Elder Rights Advocacy: Focus of the 1992 Amendments to the Older Americans Act
This article describes subtitle A of Title VII of the Older Americans Act, in particular the statute's requirement that states develop an elder rights plan identifying statewide activities and setting priorities for those activities.

By Penelope A. Hommel

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