Resources
Things worth reading before you need them.
Guides, handbooks and local programmes we point families to. Nothing here is ours — these are the outside resources our members hand out most often.
This is a starting list, not a finished one — if you know a resource that should be here, tell any West Edge member and we'll add it.
Legal & paperwork
Handbooks on powers of attorney, health care directives and Washington seniors' legal rights.
Washington Law Help — Powers of attorney and advance directives →
Free legal aid (Northwest Justice Project). Fillable forms plus plain-language explanation, built around Washington's own laws.
Caring for someone with dementia
Caregiver guides and local support groups.
Alzheimer's Association, Washington State Chapter — Support Groups →
Free, real, currently-running groups across Seattle, with a phone line to get connected directly.
Paying for care
What Medicare and Medicaid do and don't cover, and where the gaps usually are.
SHIBA — free Medicare counseling →
Run by the Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner. Genuinely unbiased — they don't sell anything — and they help untangle Medicare/Medicaid questions.
Local programmes
Senior centres, meal programmes, transport and activities across West Seattle and nearby.
Sound Generations →
Meals on Wheels, the Hyde Shuttle and volunteer rides, senior centers and fitness classes — covers West Seattle directly.