Aging & Disability

Contacts and links that go with Chapter 33. Checked October 2026.

In the book: Chapter 33

The chapter covers moving with an aging parent or a family member with special needs:

• Whether El Salvador is right for your parent, and how to pay for care
• Splitting the year between two countries without losing Medicare or Social Security
• Senior rights and benefits, care at home, and how to choose a care home
• Getting around with limited mobility, and the disability card
• What to do when a parent dies abroad

Older adults and disability (as of October 2026)

• INABVE (in Spanish): the government institute that took over services for older adults and people with disabilities. Main line 2522-9292; disability line 7018-7989; [email protected]. Ask here about the disability card, the letter for a disability plate, and reporting abuse or neglect of an older adult.
• Attorney General's office (Fiscalía General de la República) (in Spanish): reports of abuse, neglect, or harm, at any of its offices, open 24 hours. In an emergency, call 911.
• Vice Ministry of Transport (VMT) (in Spanish): disability plates and decals.

Medicines and health care workers (as of October 2026)

• Superintendencia de Regulación Sanitaria (SRS) (in Spanish): the health regulator for medicines. Ask here how much medicine you may bring when you move.
• Search for a licensed nurse or other health professional (in Spanish), Consejo Superior de Salud Pública.

US benefits and services (as of October 2026)

• Medicare: travel outside the US
• Social Security: payments while you're outside the US
• US Embassy in San Salvador: death of a US citizen