Health and Medical Guide to Seniors' Health Assisted Living Health information topics about 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   Recommended Resources: [CaRP] Can't open cache file. [CaRP] Unable to create/open RSS cache file. [CaRP] Failed to open file: /home/presbyme/public_html/carp/autocache/c56f49b02c797209bec1338a4d957740 [CaRP] Can't open remote newsfeed.