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How to Become the Legal Guardian of a Person Receiving Services From the Division of Developmental Disabilities (from the New Jersey Judiciary)
Using this Website to Represent Yourself
Court Filing Fee Waivers
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Representative Payees: Important Information for SSI and Social Security Beneficiaries
Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged & Disabled (PAAD) (from the N.J. Department of Health and Senior Services)
Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) (from the N.J. Department of Health and Senior Services)
Personal Care Assistant Services for the Aged, Blind and Disabled
My Social Security Account (from the Social Security Administration)
Multilanguage Gateway (from the Social Security Administration)
If You Need An Interpreter (from the Social Security Administration)
Are you a Senior Citizen Receiving SSI Benefits?
Lifeline Utility Assistance (from the N.J. Department of Health and Senior Services)
Hearing Aid Assistance to the Aged & Disabled (HAAAD) (from the N.J. Department of Health and Senior Services)
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Medicare: Nursing Home Compare (from Medicare.gov)
Nursing Home Watch List (from MemberoftheFamily.net)
Office of the Ombudsman for the Institutionalized Elderly
The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care
Wills and Trusts
Wills and Estates
Websites for Surrogate Courts
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National Resource Center on Psychiatric Advance Directives
Living Wills, Health Care Power of Attorney, and POLST (New Jersey Practitioner Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment)
Proxy Directive (Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care) Designation of Health Care Representative (from the NJ Department of Health)
Instruction Directive (Living Will) (from the NJ Department of Health)
POLST form (New Jersey Practitioner Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) (from the NJ Department of Health)
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