Advance Directives – Additional Resources

   

Legal

 
Maryland Attorney General Office

Maryland Bar Association – The Elder Law Section co-sponsors the Sixty Plus Legal Program (preparation of simple wills, advance directives, and deeds for seniors with low and moderate incomes) and the Medical Assistance Long Term Care Representation Program (representation of individuals improperly denied nursing home Medicaid coverage). 

  

Medical

 
Please consult your primary care physician

Upper Chesapeake Health – Lisa Karmel, Director, Guest Services – Can answer questions for hospital patients on how to complete their Advance Directive. lkarmel@uchs.org

  

Spiritual

 
Please consult you spiritual or congregational leader

Chaplin Allen Siegel of Upper Chesapeake Health serves as a local resource for those with spiritual questions regarding their Advance Directive. asiegel1@uchs.org

  

General

 
The Harford County Office on Aging, in partnership with the Maryland Bar Association, presently has a program assisting seniors with their Advance Directive and Financial Power of Attorney forms. For more information, contact Lisa Anderson, ljanderson@harfordcountymd.gov 410-638-3025. Available classes will be posted on the Healthy Harford Calendar of Events.

If you would like someone to speak to your Human Resource Office, congregation, or club, about Advance Directives, contact Bari Klein at bklein@healthyharford.org