Resources for Gay and Lesbian Seniors
(Separate Website)
Through impact litigation, education, and policy advocacy, Lambda Legal seeks to ensure that older lesbians and gay men are protected against discrimination and receive treatment that respects their dignity, individuality, and privacy. Moreover, Lambda Legal works to increase awareness of the importance of advance legal planning and executing legal documents among older lesbians and gay men, ensuring that their wishes about medical decision-making at the end of life, and property distribution after death, are respected.
By: LAMBDA Legal Defense & Education Fund
End of Life Planning: DO NOT RESUSCITATE ORDER
There are often many questions about who has the authority to approve orders not to resuscitate a person or to approve a ?No Code.? The law in Georgia is very specific and there are circumstances when regardless of a person?s wishes, that order cannot be carried out in the person?s current location.
By: Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Aging Services
What is Elder Abuse?
Elder abuse affects people of all backgrounds without regard for social status, income, sex, or race. Four to ten percent of elders will be a victim of abuse. Elder abuse is grossly underreported and investigated. Victims are often ashamed and fear reporting their abusers. In addition, victims often do not know where to find help. This brochure is aimed at providing information and resources for victims as well as defining laws pertaining to elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
By: Atlanta Legal Aid Society
LegalAid-GA is a project of Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Georgia Legal Services Program and the Pro Bono Project of the State Bar of Georgia. The project is funded by the Legal Services Corporation and the Georgia Access to Justice Project and produced in cooperation with Pro Bono Net, the Carl Vinson Institute of Government and legal service organizations and government agencies throughout Georgia and the United States.