Nursing Homes

Coping

1.	Myths and Realities of Living in a Nursing Facilit American Health Care Association, National Center for Assisted Living http://www.longtermcareliving.com/family_guide/myths/myth1.htm




2.	Family Questions: The First Thirty Days American Health Care Association, National Center for Assisted Living http://www.longtermcareliving.com/family_guide/1st30days/day1.htm




3.	Guide for Families: Making the Transition to Nursi American Health Care Association, National Center for Assisted Living http://www.longtermcareliving.com/family_guide/transition/trans1.htm




4.	Having the Conversation About Long Term Care American Health Care Association, National Center for Assisted Living http://www.longtermcareliving.com/family_guide/conversation/conv1.htm




5.	Tips on Visiting Friends and Relatives American Health Care Association, National Center for Assisted Living http://www.longtermcareliving.com/family_guide/visit/visit1.htm

Dictionaries/Glossaries

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




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

Directories

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




2.	Find Homes and Services for the Aging American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging http://www2.aahsa.org/SiteSearch/SearchResults.asp?SC=Consumers/Finding%20H...




3.	Nursing Home Compare Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.medicare.gov/NHCompare/Home.asp




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

Financial Issues

1.	Financial Information: Paying for Long Term Care American Health Care Association, National Center for Assisted Living http://www.longtermcareliving.com/financial_information/howtopay1.htm

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.	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

Nutrition

1.	What Family Members and Volunteers Can Do to Suppo Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.cms.hhs.gov/partnerships/tools/materials/nutrition/sub12.asp

Organizations

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




2.	American Health Care Association http://www.ahca.org/




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

Overviews

1.	JAMA Patient Page: Nursing Homes American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZV2MOS1UC&sub_...




2.	Consumer's Guide to Nursing Facilities American Health Care Association, National Center for Assisted Living http://www.longtermcareliving.com/planning_ahead/nursing/nursing1.htm

Related Issues

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




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




3.	New Medicare-Approved Drug Discount Card Program C Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.medicare.gov/MedicareReform/savingsfactsheet.asp

Specific Conditions

1.	Understanding Long Term Care Insurance American Health Care Association, National Center for Assisted Living http://www.longtermcareliving.com/financial_information/insurance1.htm




2.	About Nursing Home Inspections Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.medicare.gov/nursing/aboutinspections.asp




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




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




5.	Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.medicare.gov/publications/pubs/pdf/02174.pdf




6.	Helping You Choose Quality Long Term Care Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations http://www.jcaho.org/quality+check/guides/ltc.htm




7.	Nursing Facility Services for Individuals Age 21 a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/services/nursfac.asp




8.	Nursing Home Checklist Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services http://www.medicare.gov/nursing/checklist.pdf




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




10.	Report a Complaint about a Health Care Organizatio Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations http://www.jcaho.org/general+public/public+input/report+a+complaint/index.h...




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

Statistics

1.	Changing Profile of Nursing Home Residents: 1985-1 National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/agingtrends/04nursin.pdf




2.	Falls in Nursing Homes National Center for Injury Prevention and Control http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/nursing.htm




3.	FASTATS: Nursing Home Care National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/nursingh.htm




4.	National Nursing Home Survey: 1999 Summary National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/series/sr13/160-151/sr13_152.htm...