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The Idaho Senior Legal Risk Detector is a joint project of Idaho Legal Aid Services, Inc. and ProBono.Net. The purpose of the risk detector is detect issues for seniors or the elderly related to housing, debt, financial exploitation, healthcare, and abuse and to do so quickly and accurately.
To determine whether you, as a senior are at risk, or whether a loved one who is a senior is at risk, please visit our Idaho Senior Legal Risk Detector to answer some questions:
Below are modules (guided informational programs) related to legal issues surrounding caregiving and caregivers in Idaho in English and Spanish.
https://www.idaholegalaid.org/files/html/caregiver-training-module-legal-considerations
Below are modules (guided informational programs) created by Idaho Legal Aid Services relating to End of Life Planning in Idaho, such as Power of Attorneys, Living Wills, Wills, etc.. The modules are available in English and Spanish.
https://www.idaholegalaid.org/files/html/end-of-life-planning
Know about Elder Abuse
What is “elder abuse?”
Elder Abuse has many forms. It can mean any mistreatment of a senior. Examples include confinement, neglect, abandonment, bodily injury, unwanted sexual contact, verbal intimidation and threats, and financial exploitation.
Myth: “We don't have that problem in our community.”
Fact: Abuse is often not seen or recognized.
Basic Information about Idaho’s Laws for Seniors
Seniors and their family, neighbors, friends and caregivers will find this Guide helpful. The Guide gives general information about legal issues that seniors frequently encounter and offers practical options for each situation. It will also give direction on where to look and who to call for more detailed information.
This brochure provides information on different ways to manage decision-making as we age.
The attached documents help provide general information regarding voting rights in Idaho. For more information, please visit the ACLU's website regarding voting rights: https://www.acluidaho.org/en/voting-rights.
[This page was last reviewed and updated on: 8/21/2020.]
Idaho Votes provides information to answer the following questions:
Am I registered to vote?
What is the status of my absentee ballot?
What address am I registered under?
What is my voting precinct or district?
Where is my polling place?
You can also register to vote or update your voter registration and request an absentee ballot.
Please visit this website to access Idaho Votes's Online Voter Tools: https://idahovotes.gov/
Visit the Federal Voting Assistance Program's website for information regarding Idaho registration deadlines and absentee voting: https://www.fvap.gov/guide/chapter2/idaho.
This guide by the Self-Advocacy Speaker's Network details how supported decision making may be an alternative to a guardianship for a disabled adult.
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