Health information topics about Health System Nursing Homes Health information topics about 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. 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