Statewide Nursing Home and Assisted Living Program

Statewide Nursing Home and Assisted Living Program
Legal Aid Bureau, Inc., Maryland

Free Legal Assistance for Nursing Home Residents

The Nursing Home Program provides free legal assistance to financially eligible nursing home residents anywhere in Maryland. The Nursing Home Program accepts requests for legal assistance from nursing home residents, family members, social workers, or others who are helping nursing home residents.

Intake Hours
9 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday

How to Contact Us
Telephone:
Baltimore Metropolitan Area: (410) 296-6705
Toll Free Elsewhere in Maryland: (800) 367-7563

Mailing Address:
Legal Aid Bureau, Inc.
29 W. Susquehanna Ave.
Suite 305
Towson Md 21204-5201

Free Legal Assistance For Assisted Living Residents

The Legal Aid Bureau of Maryland provides free legal assistance to financially eligible assisted living residents in Maryland. We accept requests for legal assistance from residents, family members, anyone helping a resident or anyone pursuing assisted living options

Intake Hours
9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday

9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 6 to 8pm.
Thursday

How to Contact Us
Telephone:(800) 896-4213 or (410) 951-7750

Examples of Problems with which we may be able to help are:

Admission agreement contracts
Understanding assisted living or nursing home regulations
Residents' rights
Medical assistance eligibility: financial or medical
Medical decision making rights
Quality of care
Billing disputes
Involuntary discharges and transfers
Medicare eligibility

Source: Legal Aid Bureau, updated by the Maryland State Law Library (MSLL).

Last review (no legal content): 5/8/08 (PLL/M.A.J.)

This site offers legal information, not legal advice. We make every effort to ensure the accuracy of the information and to clearly explain your options. However we do not provide legal advice - the application of the law to your individual circumstances. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney. See our section on "Finding A Lawyer In Maryland." The Maryland State Law Library, a court-related agency of the Maryland Judiciary, sponsors this site. The website was developed (1999-2007) as part of an access to justice initiative by the Maryland Legal Assistance Network (MLAN) in collaboration with a number of legal services providers serving low and moderate income Marylanders.

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