Disability & aging

Medicaid Home Care: Finding HCBS and Waiver Programs

Find the right Medicaid home-care program, understand waiver screening and waiting lists, and prepare the information your state needs to assess support.

Social Security Disability Denied: How to Start an Appeal

Read the reason for an SSI or SSDI denial, preserve the appeal deadline, and submit evidence that addresses the decision instead of restarting without a plan.

SSI for a Child With a Disability: How to Start the Application

Understand child SSI's medical and family-finance reviews, gather useful school and treatment records, and complete both the report and application process.

SSI vs. SSDI: Which Disability Benefit Should You Apply For?

Compare SSI's financial rules with SSDI's work-history rules, prepare an accurate disability application, and ask Social Security to check both programs when relevant.

Working While on SSDI: How the Trial Work Period Works

Understand SSDI's nine trial-work months, the later earnings review, and why reporting a new job matters even when benefit payments continue.

CAPI California 2026: Payment Amount and Eligibility

If you are 65 or older, blind, or have a disability, and Social Security turned you down for SSI only because of your immigration status, you were not

Get Paid to Care for a Family Member in California (IHSS)

In California, the state will pay you to take care of an aging parent, a disabled child, a spouse, or another relative at home. The program is called

CalABLE Account Eligibility 2026: New Age 46 Rule

A CalABLE account is California’s tax-free savings account for people with disabilities. You can put money in, let it grow, and spend it on