Help Finder
What do I do next?
Find who to call, what to say, and what to confirm before you rely on the plan.
Not sure where to start?
If several things are going on, start with what needs attention first. Start here
Why this takes more than one call. Read the Order of Help
Or pick the situation that comes closest. Your best guess works fine.
If this is an emergency right now:
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Something Feels Unsafe
Help when someone may be in danger, being harmed or taken advantage of, missing, or unable to manage safely.
Serious Illness and Dying
Help when someone is getting sicker, symptoms are changing, care isn’t working, you need to understand what may happen next, or you need help talking about it.
Something Is Changing Now
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Understanding What’s Ahead
- I Was Told I’m Dying. What Next?
- I Want to Understand Hospice for Myself
- I Need Help Understanding or Starting Hospice for Someone Else
- My Child May Need Hospice or Palliative Care
- I Need Help Understanding Palliative Care
When the Care Isn’t Working
- The Hospice Isn’t Working
- I Need Help With a Hospital Discharge
- Medicare Denied or Is Ending Coverage
- I’m Home, but the Discharge Plan Isn’t Working
- I Got a Referral. What Next?
When the Illness Is Hard to Carry
Talking About It
Someone Died
Help with what to do in the first days and weeks after a death, and support when you need it.
- Someone Died. What Do I Do Now?
- I Need Help Planning or Paying for a Funeral
- I Need Death Certificates
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- I’m Grieving and Need Support
- I Need Funeral or Burial Arrangements That Respect Our Culture or Religion
- I Need Help With Money and Bills After a Death
- I Need to Safely Dispose of Medications
- I Need Help Returning or Disposing of Medical Equipment and Supplies
- I Need to Make a Plan for the Pets
- What Do I Tell the Kids?
Medical Decisions and What Matters
Help when a medical decision has to be made, people disagree, it’s unclear what the person would want, or you need clear information to make one.
Making the Decision
- I Need Help Deciding About Treatment
- I Need Help Making a Medical Decision for Someone Else
- I Don’t Want the Care They’re Recommending
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Knowing What They Want
- I Need to Talk With Them About What They Want
- Can This Person Still Make Their Own Medical Decisions?
- I Don’t Know What They Would Want
When People Disagree or Leave You Out
- My Family Is Deciding What I Get to Know
- We Disagree About What Should Happen
- I Need Help When an Advance Directive Isn’t Being Followed
Getting Clear Information
Caregiving Is Getting Harder
Help when care needs are growing, supervision is harder, or the current caregiving plan may no longer be enough.
When the Care Is Too Much
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When Something Happens
Dementia
- Someone With Dementia Is Missing
- I Need Help Keeping Someone With Dementia Safe at Home
- I Need Help With Difficult Dementia Behaviors
- I’m Worried About Someone With Dementia Driving
When Home Isn’t Working
Money and Everyday Needs
Help when food, housing, utilities, medications, transportation, or other everyday needs become harder to manage.
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- I Need Help Paying My Utility Bills
- I Need Help Paying for My Medications
- I Need Help Getting or Paying for Medical Care
- Medicare Denied or Is Ending Coverage
- I Need Help Applying for Medicaid Long-Term Care
- I Need Help With Transportation to Medical Appointments
- I Need Medical Equipment or Supplies
- I Need a Working Phone or Internet Connection
- I Need to Manage Someone Else’s Money
Planning, Forms, and Legal Help
Help when decisions need to be written down, someone needs authority to act, or forms and legal documents need to be ready before they’re needed.
Veterans and Military Families
Help with VA care, caregiving, long-term care, hospice, benefits, burial, and what to do after a Veteran dies.
Still trying?
Why this takes more than one call.
Help is scattered, and where you live matters. Each program has its own rules. Having to keep calling doesn’t mean you’re asking the wrong questions.
Can’t find what you’re looking for?
If something is missing, wrong, outdated, or unclear, send me a note.