Home Care Services

Coping

1.	Assistive Devices for the Home: Tools and Tips to Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HA00028




2.	Modifying Your Home for Independence American Occupational Therapy Association http://www.aota.org/featured/area6/links/link02ca.asp

Dictionaries/Glossaries

1.	JAMA Patient Page: Home Health Care American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_id=zzzwokh370d&sub_...

Directories

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




2.	Home Care/Hospice Agency Locator National Association for Home Care http://www.nahc.org/Tango/HCLocator/locator.html




3.	Home Health Compare Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.medicare.gov/hhcompare/home.asp




4.	Meals on Wheels: Find a Local Program Meals on Wheels Association of America http://www.mowaa.org/findmealprogram.asp




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

Financial Issues

1.	Medicare and Home Health Care Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.medicare.gov/publications/pubs/pdf/10969.pdf

Law and Policy

1.	Statement of Patient Privacy Rights Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://cms.hhs.gov/oasis/att_a.pdf




2.	Home Health Services (Medicaid) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/services/homehlth.asp




3.	Older Americans Act Administration on Aging http://www.aoa.gov/press/fact/alpha/fact_oaa.asp




4.	Older Americans Act Information and Assistance Sys Administration on Aging http://www.aoa.gov/press/fact/alpha/fact_information_asst.asp

Nutrition

1.	Elderly Nutrition Program Administration on Aging http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/press/fact/alpha/fact_elderly_nutrition.asp

Organizations

1.	American Academy of Home Care Physicians http://www.aahcp.org/




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

Overviews

1.	Home Care Service: What Is It and How Do You Find Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HO00084

Related Issues

1.	Helping You Choose Quality Home Care and Hospice S Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations http://www.jcaho.org/general+public/making+better+choices/helping+you+choos...




2.	Guide to Selecting an Adult Day Center National Adult Day Services Association http://www.nadsa.org/consumers.htm




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




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

Research

1.	Specialized Care from Hospital to Home Improves th National Institute of Nursing Research http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/may2004/ninr-12.htm

Specific Conditions

1.	What Should I Ask When Considering a Home Care Age American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/eto/content/eto_2_5x_what_should_i_ask_when_c...




2.	Myths about Home Care: Home Care Is Only for the H American Academy of Home Care Physicians http://www.aahcp.org/homebound.shtml




3.	Myth about Home Care: Assisted Living Programs Sub American Academy of Home Care Physicians http://www.aahcp.org/almyth.shtml




4.	How Do I Hire a Home Care Employee? Administration on Aging http://www.aoa.gov/prof/aoaprog/caregiver/carefam/taking_care_of_others/wec...




5.	Evaluating Physicians Who Offer House Calls: A Gui American Academy of Home Care Physicians http://www.aahcp.org/patienteducation.shtml




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




7.	Respiratory Home Health Care American Association for Respiratory Care http://www.yourlunghealth.org/staying_healthy/health_tips/respiratory_home_...