Useful Links
Additional Resources (click here for newsletters, reports, books, etc.)
Useful Web Sites for information on Long-Term Care :
Medicare & Medicaid Information:
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (formerly Health Care Financing Administration) - www.cms.gov
One of the most useful services on this site is "Nursing Home Compare - National Nursing Home Database" (find it at: www.medicare.gov/nursing/home.asp )
Assisted Living:
Assisted Living Federation of America: www.alfa.org
National Center for Assisted Living: www.ncal.org
Nursing Home:
Nursing Home Compare (a service of the Health Care Financing Administration): www.medicare.gov/nursing/home.asp
Home Health Care:
American Federation of Home Health Agencies: www.his.com/~afhha/usa.html
Homecare Online: www.nahc.org
Aging:
American Association of Retired Persons: www.aarp.org
Administration on Aging: www.aoa.gov
BenefitsCheckUp: www.benefitscheckup.org - Free nationwide service provided by the National Council on the Aging that includes a database of about 1,000 federal and state programs available to help older people. While most programs are targeted to low-income seniors, some benefits are based strictly on age.
ElderLawAnswers.com: Created by a nationwide network of attorneys, ElderLawAnswers.com provides consumers with clear information on legal issues facing seniors. Consumers may find attorneys by searching by area code or city. The information on the site includes primers on Medicaid, Medicare, estate planning and long-term care planning. Handy tools include checklists on decisions seniors and their families must make, including buying long-term care insurance and choosing a nursing home. The site includes a dedicated search engine for finding elder law answers on the Internet. Our telephone number is (617) 556-0055.
ElderWeb (award winning Online Eldercare Sourcebook): www.elderweb.com
Gerontological Society of America: www.geron.org
National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers (520-881-8008): www.caremanager.org
National Council on Aging: www.ncoa.org
More:
American Health Care Association brochure, "Having the Conversation about Long-Term Care."
American Medical Pharmaceutical Outlet (AMPO): www.medshelp4u.com - Helps financially eligible individuals find relief for pharmaceuticals.
Urban Institute: www.urban.org
Health Insurance Association of America: www.hiaa.org
National Senior Citizens Law Center: www.nsclc.org
Prescription Assistance Programs
http://www.disabilityresources.org/RX.html
The Caregivers Marketplace: www.caregiversmarketplace.com
Senior Site www.seniorsite.com
Today's Caregiver Magazine: www.caregiver.com
Government Web Sites:
Agency for HealthCare Research and Quality: www.ahcpr.gov
General Accounting Office: www.gao.gov
Thomas, U.S. Congress on the Internet: http://thomas.loc.gov
U.S. Census Bureau: www.census.gov
National Center for Health Statistics: www.cdc.gov
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