Assisted Living

Dictionaries/Glossaries

1.	Senior Housing Definitions Assisted Living Federation of America http://www.alfa.org/public/articles/details.cfm?id=125




2.	Glossary of Terms American Health Care Association, National Center for Assisted Living http://www.longtermcareliving.com/glossary/index.htm

Directories

1.	Eldercare Locator: Community Assistance for Senio Administration on Aging http://www.eldercare.gov/




2.	American Association of Homes and Services for the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging http://www2.aahsa.org/Document/Display.asp?MsgID=9-@-MC842003141350.eml&SC=...




3.	Assisted Living Federation of America: State Affil Assisted Living Federation of America http://www.alfa.org/Links/#ALFA%20State%20Affiliates




4.	Finding an Assisted Living or Residential Care Fac National Center for Assisted Living http://www.ncal.org/consumer/finding.htm




5.	National Long Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center Administration on Aging http://www.ltcombudsman.org/static_pages/ombudsmen.cfm




6.	State and Area Agencies on Aging Administration on Aging http://www.aoa.gov/eldfam/How_To_Find/Agencies/Agencies.asp

Financial Issues

1.	Choosing Long-Term Care: A Guide for Patients with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.medicare.gov/publications/pubs/pdf/choosingltc.pdf




2.	Paying for Long-Term Care Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.medicare.gov/longtermcare/static/selfinsurance.asp

Law and Policy

1.	Seniors Commission Report Commission on Affordable Housing and Health Facility Needs for Seniors in the 21st Century http://www.seniorscommission.gov/pages/final_report/sencomrep.html




2.	Assisted Living State Regulatory Review 2003 National Center for Assisted Living http://www.ncal.org/about/2003_reg_review.pdf




3.	Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program Administration on Aging http://www.aoa.gov/eldfam/Elder_Rights/LTC/LTC.asp

National Institutes of Health

1.	Long-Term Care: Choosing the Right Place National Institute on Aging http://www.niapublications.org/engagepages/longterm.asp

Organizations

1.	Administration on Aging http://www.aoa.gov/




2.	National Institute on Aging http://www.nia.nih.gov/




3.	National Center for Assisted Living http://www.ncal.org/

Overviews

1.	Assisted Living and Supportive Housing Family Caregiver Alliance http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=390




2.	Assisted Living: Independence, Choice and Dignity National Center for Assisted Living http://www.ncal.org/about/alicd.pdf




3.	Consumer Guide to Assisted Living and Residential National Center for Assisted Living http://www.ncal.org/consumer/thinking.htm

Related Issues

1.	Types of Long-Term Care Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.medicare.gov/longtermcare/static/typesoverview.asp




2.	Alternatives to Nursing Home Care: Other Alternati Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.medicare.gov/nursing/alternatives/other.asp




3.	CarePlanner Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.careplanner.org/




4.	Considering Long Term Care for Your Parents: Allow Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HA00054




5.	Consumer Checklist (Assisted Living Communities) Assisted Living Federation of America http://www.alfa.org/public/articles/details.cfm?id=75




6.	Long-Term Care Options for Alzheimer's Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AZ00028




7.	Out-of-Home Care Options Family Caregiver Alliance http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=411

Statistics

1.	Assisted Living Resident Profile National Center for Assisted Living http://www.ncal.org/about/resident.htm




2.	Selected Long-Term Care Statistics Family Caregiver Alliance http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/content_node.jsp?nodeid=440