Resources
Community Resources
Alzheimer’s Association — Provides services and information to people with memory problems, families caring for them, and health care providers.
American Parkinson Disease Association-Washington Chapter — Helps patients, family members, caregivers cope with Parkinson’s disease. Role is to inform, assist, educate and raise funds to help ease the burden and find the cure.
National Multiple Sclerosis Society (Greater Northwest Chapter) — Educates, inspires and empowers those affected by multiple sclerosis.
Senior Information and Assistance — Senior Services was established in 1967, and is the largest non-profit agency serving seniors in the Seattle/King County area.
Eldercare Attorneys
Julianne Kocer, Atorney at Law — Estate planning/elder law attorney serving clients in the Washington Counties of King, Snohomish, Pierce, Thurston, Mason, Grays Harbor, and Pacific. She practices in the legal areas of wills, trusts, Medicaid, disability programs, probate, real estate, and medical malpractice.
Janet Smith, Attorney at Law — specializes in elder law, wills and estate planning, powers of attorney, living wills, disability planning, probate, and guardianship.
Janet H. Somers, PLLC — represents clients in both routine and complex issues regarding Guardianship, Probate, Trust and Estate Planning, Trust Administration, Adoption and Adult Family Home administration matters.
Mary Wolney P.S., Attorney at Law — Attorney and Counselor at Law. Providing compassionate legal assistance in all areas of concern to Elders and their families, including Powers of Attorney; Living Wills (Advanced Directives); Disability and Long-Term Planning; Wills and Trusts; and Probate.
Geriatric Mental Health Services
Anna Davis, ARNP
Evergreen Geriatric Regional Assessment Team — offers specialized crises intervention and stabilization service to older adults in King County.
Placement Services
Aging Safely, Inc — Adult Family Home Placement Service serving east side of Lake Washington from Renton to Bothell, plus Issaquah, Sammamish, Redmond, Woodinville, Monroe and Snohomish. Contact: Dotti Snow, RN
Registered Nurse/MSW Assessors
Sandy Pearson, RN — 253-334-4756
Ann Shepherd, RN — 206-406-7300
Laurie Strom, MSW — 206-999-6037
Gale Wald, RN, BA — 206-755-3636
Valuable Information for Elders
Compassion & Choices of Washington (C&C) — sets a new standard in Washington State for health care directives. It is the product of almost a year of committed research and development. It contains several major improvements over the documents that were previously unavailable.
Health care directives — promoted by Washington State Medical Association
Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage (Medicare D) — Provides information and on-line tools to help navigate the Medicare D plan.
POLST (Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment) Form information — designed to summarize the wishes of an individual regarding life-sustaining treatment. The form is intended for any individual with an advanced life-limiting illness.
Washington State Living Will Registry — a secure, online database that preserves Washington State residents’ end-of-life preferences. The registry is available to authorized health care providers only and contains vital information when a person is unable to communicate or make decisions about end-of-life treatment.
