Housing Advisors: Helping with the decision of where to move to.
Choice Advisory
www.choiceadvisory.com
800.361.0138
Snap for Seniors
www.snapforseniors.com
206.575.0728
Dick Carruthers / Windermere Real Estate Company
www.dickcarruthers.com
206.526.5544
Move Management: Helping with all facets of the move.
Benevia
www.benevia.com
888.236.3842
Ruth Granen
www.yourhomeservices.net
206.719.1011
Next Step Transitions LLC
www.nextsteptransitions.com
206.276.7271
Appraisal of Personal Items:
Kathleen Victor
425.882.9003
Household Repairs:
www.homeownersclub.org
Community Resources:
http://www.seattle.gov/parks/resources.htm
www.nwseniors.com
Moving Company: Complementary Bids
www.movinglink.com
888.884.9772
Estate Liquidation:
Mroczek Brothers
206.525.3456
CPA:
James Brady
206.363.7393
Financial Consultant
John F. Wells
RBC Wealth Management
206.621.3200
john.wells@rbc.com
Estate Planning / Elder Law Attorney:
Mary Anne Vance
www.vancelaw.com
206.682.2333
Isenhour Bleck
www.isenbleck.com
206.340.2200
Thompson and Howle
www.thompsonhowle.com
206.682.8400 or 206.545.7777
Links to Additional Resources
Finance:
National Reverse Mortgage Association, Use Your Home to Stay At Home: www.reversemortgage.org
U.S. Dept. of Housing & Urban Development's Top Ten Things to Know if You Are Interested in a Reverse Mortgage: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hecm/rmtopten.cfm
Government/Associations:
National Association of Senior Move Managers: www.nasmm.com
AARP Website: www.aarp.org
AARP's complimentary reverse mortgage booklet Home Made Money: www.aarp.org/revmort
Social Security Administration: www.ssa.gov
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Educating Seniors about investing wisely and avoiding fraud: http://www.sec.gov/investors/seniors.shtml
Health and Aging:
Aging with Dignity's Five Wishes document:
www.agingwithdignity.org
Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center:
www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers
Book: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Long Term Care PLanning by Marilee Driscoll
Medicare information at:
www.medicare.gov
The National Right to Life Committee's "Will to Live":
www.nrlc.org
National Hospice and Palliative Care:
caringinfo.org
Non-medical assistance to help the elderly stay in their homes longer:
visitingangels.com
rightathome.net
http://homeinstead.com
Wallet-size cards w/ health directive document retrieval service:
www.healthdirectives.org
America's Health Insurance Plans on-line guide to long term health insurance:
http://www.ahip.org/content/default.aspx?bc=41|329|450
Home Quality Products & Services:
A host of assistive devices:
www.elderstore.com
Ergonomic gadgets for the kitchen, cleaning, and garden:
www.oxo.com
Seniors Superstores:
www.seniorsuperstores.com
Technology products to foster independent living:
www.enablemart.com