Resources

Administration on Aging - The Elder Abuse Prevention and Treatment Resources page provides information concerning elder abuse prevention and treatment resources.  This site also contains information on the Older American’s Act, State Ombudsman Programs and an expansive directory of Web sites on aging.  
http://www.aoa.gov/eldfam/eldfam.asp

Alzheimer’s Association - The Alzheimer’s Association’s official web site.  This site is your gateway to a wealth of information on Alzheimer’s. 
http://www.alz.org

American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging - A link to the publication “Guide to Finding the Right Nursing Home.” 
http://www.aahsa.org

American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) - AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization for people 50 and over.  We provide information and resources; advocate on legislative, consumer and legal issues; assist members to serve their communities and offer a wide range of unique benefits, specialized products and services for our members.
http://www.aarp.org

American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living - This site provides a range of consumer information to assist individuals with decisions regarding Nursing and Assisted Living Facilities.  
http://www.longtermcareliving.com

ArizonaAdult Protective Services - People can report abuse, neglect, and exploitation of Arizona’s vulnerable or incapacitated adults 24 hours a day, seven days a week at the state’s hotline 1-877-767-2385http://www.de.state.az.us/aaa/apsciu/default.asp

Association for Protection of the Elderly - APE is a non-profit advocacy group dedicated to improving conditions for nursing home residents that are powerless to make changes, giving residents a voice that will be heard educating residents and their families on nursing home issues concerning quality of care and providing direction to legal resources.  APE is based in South Carolina
www.apeape.org

Center for Advocacy for the Rights and Interests of the Elderly - The Center for Advocacy for the Rights and Interests of the Elderly, is a nonprofit organization based in Philadelphia, dedicated to improving the quality of life for vulnerable older people. 
http://www.carie.org

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMMC) -  The federal agency that administers Medicare and Medicaid.  CMMC provides health insurance for over 74 million Americans through Medicare, Medicaid and other programs and regulates nursing homes and other health care providers. 
http://www.cms.hhs.gov

Coalition to Protect America’s Elders - The Coalition is a nonprofit national advocacy organization founded in 1997.  The Coalition works closely with our nation’s most prominent elder organizations and other advocacy groups to create public awareness of the conditions that exist in our nation’s nursing homes and propose effective solutions for improving the quality of nursing home care.  Site includes a Nursing Home Report Card for Florida.
http://www.protectelders.org

Community Alternatives to Nursing Homes - Welcome to the ADAPT home page.  There’s no place like home and we mean real homes, not nursing homes.  We are fighting so people with disabilities can live in the community with real supports instead of being locked away in nursing homes and other institutions. 
http://www.adapt.org

Elder Planning - Elder planning information including long-term care, geriatric care management, etc hosted by elder planning professionals in 14 states. 
http://www.elderlifeplanning.com

Elder Justice Coalition - The elder Justice Coalition is a national membership organization dedicated to eliminating elder abuse, neglect and exploitation in America.
http://www.elderjusticecoalition.org

Families 4 Care - Advocates for high quality care on behalf of our nation’s frail, elderly & disabled long-term care patients. 
www.families4care.org

Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home – This U.S. Department of Health & Human Services guide contains information to help people find and compare nursing homes. 
http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/nhguide.pdf

Healthgrades: Nursing Home Report Card - HealthGrades.com is a unique award winning Internet that accurately and objectively grades the performance of health care providers in the United States
http://www.healthgrades.com

Mr. Long Term Care: Martin Bayne’s site - a victim of Parkinson’s disease.  Goal: To provide a broader understanding of the myriad issues we face as the world’s population ages, principal of which are the financial, emotional, psychological and spiritual challenges of long-term care and care giving.  Site is in coordination with the Novartis Foundation for Gerontology.
http://www.mrltc.com

NationalCenteron Elder Abuse (NCEA) - A comprehensive source of information and assistance for elder abuse.  
www.elderabusecenter.org 

National Citizen’s Coalition for Nursing Home Reform (NCCNHR) - National advocacy organization based in Washington D.C.  Works closely with State Long-Term Care Ombudsman programs, and operates National Ombudsman Resource Center.
http://www.nccnhr.org

National Institute on Aging - The NIA disseminates research findings and health information on aging processes, disease, and other special problems and needs of older people.
http://www.nia.nih.gov

Nursing Home Advocacy Group Directory - A directory of non-profit nursing home advocacy groups.  http://www.nhadvocates.org

Nursing Home Compare - This site provides detailed information about the past performance of every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in the country.
http://www.medicare.gov/nhcompare

Seniors-Site.com - A unique, informative, interesting and entertaining Internet website for seniors, their families and care givers.  Our goal is to make Seniors-Site.com an outstanding super website or Internet for our visitors.  As such we will provide important content coupled with the opportunity for individuals to post their needs and concerns on our bulleting boards, if we cannot provide help ourselves and then, publish ideas, opinions and responses. http://www.seniors-site.com

The Elderly Place - This site is Alzheimer’s specific with an emphasis on care giving.  I have researched all of the information and links that are included throughout my web site.  The purpose of this site is to enlighten you on dementing diseases and to help you by adding informational links to similar topics.  It is not meant to diagnose.  I am not a clinical expert; instead, I am a social worker interested in working in the area of Gerontology.  
http://www.elderlyplace.com

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