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Contacts
for Providers
American
Society on Aging
www.asaging.org.
ASA is committed to
enhancing the knowledge
and skills of those
working with older
adults and their families.
Paraprofessional
Healthcare Institute
www.paraprofessional.org
The Paraprofessional
Healthcare Institute
(PHI) is a national
nonprofit health care
employment development
and policy organization,
based in the South
Bronx, New York City,
with affiliates in
five states. The Institute
believes that creating
quality jobs for direct
care workers is essential
to the provision of
high quality, cost-effective
services to long-term
care consumers.
The
Wellspring Program
www.wellspringis.org
Wellspring Innovative
Solutions for Integrated
Health Care was formed
in 1994 as a pro-active
response to trends
toward managed care,
decreased reimbursement,
and limited human resources.
The Wellspring movement
began as a cooperative
effort between Good
Shepherd Services in
Seymour and Evergreen
Retirement Community
in Oshkosh.
National
Gerontological Nursing
Association
www.ngna.org
The National Gerontological
Nursing Association
seeks to effectively
improve the care and
well-being of older
adults by providing
a forum in which gerontological
nursing issues are
identified and explored.
The association works
on developing and supporting
educational programs
for nurses, health
providers, and the
general public; and
educating and informing
the general public
on health issues, particularly
those affecting older
adults
American
Health Care Association
www.ahca.org
The American Health
Care Association (AHCA)
is a federation of
affiliated state health
organizations, representing
nearly 12,000 non-profit
and for-profit assisted
living, nursing facility,
developmentally-disabled,
and subacute care providers
that care for more
than 1.5 million elderly
and disabled individuals
nationally.
American
Association of Homes
and Services for the
Aging
www.aahsa.org
The American Association
of Homes and Services
for the Aging (AAHSA)
is committed to advancing
the vision of healthy,
affordable, ethical
long-term care for
America. The association
represents 5,600 mission-driven,
not-for-profit nursing
homes, continuing care
retirement communities,
assisted living and
senior housing facilities,
and community service
organizations. Every
day, AAHSA’s
members serve one million
older persons across
the country. AAHSA
has state association
partners that represent
AAHSA members in 39
states.
Links
to Nursing Home Consumer
Organizations
AARP
- Choosing a Good Nursing
Home
http://www.aarp.org/confacts/health/choosingnh.html
This section of AARP's
website provides consumer
information on how
to choose a nursing
home, attempts to answer
the questions What
should I know? How
do I start looking
for a nursing home?
The website also provides
sources for additional
information.
Alzheimer's
Association
http://www.alz.org/ResourceCenter/FactSheets/guidenewhome.pdf
The Alzheimer's Association
is the largest national
voluntary health organization
supporting Alzheimer's
research and care.
On this site, you'll
find information about
the disease, advocacy
efforts and care strategies
for Alzheimer's symptoms.
The second link is
to a document titled
'A Guide for Choosing
a New Home.'
American
Association of Homes
and Services for the
Aging (AAHSA)
http://www.aahsa.org/public/sh.htm
This section of AAHSA's
website provides consumer
information on how
to choose a quality
nursing home and answers
the questions Should
you consider a nursing
home? What kinds of
services can a nursing
home offer? Who are
the providers of primary
services in a nursing
home? Who pays for
nursing home care?
What does every good
nursing home have?
This site also provides
additional sources
for information about
nursing homes.
American
Medical Directors Association
(AMDA)
http://www.amda.com/consumercorner
AMDA's Mission: The
American Medical Directors
Association is the
professional association
of medical directors
and physicians practicing
in the long term care
continuum, dedicated
to excellence in patient
care by providing education,
advocacy, information,
and professional development.
This section of AMDA's
website explains the
quality measures in
consumer friendly terms.
National
Citizens' Coalition
for Nursing Home Reform
http://www.nccnhr.org/public/50_541_1952.CFM
NCCNHR's current 20-member
board, which includes
residents of nursing
homes, represents the
grassroots membership
of concerned advocates
of quality long term
care nationwide. The
board is elected by
consumer-controlled
member groups and meets
four times a year to
establish policies
and to help direct
financing and programming
issues. NCCNHR provides
information and leadership
on federal and state
regulatory and legislative
policy development
and models and strategies
to improve care and
life for residents
of nursing homes and
other LTC facilities.
Administration
on Aging (AOA)
http://www.aoa.gov/NAIC/Notes/nursinghomes.html#_Fact_Sheets
This section of AOA's
website provides downloadable
consumer materials
including a Consumer
Guide on How to Choose
a Nursing Home as well
as information about
alternatives to nursing
homes. This website
also provides links
to other organizations
such as consumer advocacy
groups and nursing
home national and state
associations, in addition
to on-line journals
and newsletters.
Center
for Medicare &
Medicaid Services -
Nursing Home Quality
Initiative
http://cms.hhs.gov/providers/nursinghomes/nhi
On November 12, 2002
(CMS) released quality
measures for all Medicare
and Medicaid certified
nursing homes. This
website contains links
to reports and other
documents that describe
in more detail the
national release and
the quality measures
for the national release.
You may wish to review
the Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQs) section
for additional information
on the Nursing Home
Quality Initiative.
Medicare.gov
– Nursing Homes
http://www.medicare.gov/nursing/overview.asp
The purpose of this
site is to provide
visitors with information
relating to Medicaid
and Medicare certified
nursing homes throughout
the United States.
It includes information
on comparing nursing
homes, payment and
patient rights, and
a nursing home checklist
to help consumers evaluate
the nursing homes that
they visit.
LongTermCareLiving.com
http://www.LngTermCareLving.com
Sponsored by the American
Health Care Association
and the National Center
for Assisted Living,
LongTermCareLiving.com
provides consumers
with information about
long term care such
as planning, preparing,
and paying for long
term care - for yourself
or for a loved one.
Medline
Plus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/nursinghomes.html
This MEDLINEplus website
is a goldmine of health
information from the
world's largest medical
library, the National
Library of Medicine.
Health professionals
and consumers alike
can depend on it for
nursing home information
that is authoritative
and up to date.
Center
for Health Systems
Research and Analysis
http://www.chsra.wisc.edu
At the Center for Health
Systems Research and
Analysis (CHSRA) at
the University of Wisconsin-Madison,
researchers seek to
improve long-term care
and health systems
by creating performance
measures and developing
information and decision
support systems. This
web site also provides
information about the
Nursing Home Quality
Initiative (NHQI).
National
Long Term Care Ombudsman
Resource Center
http://www.ltcombudsman.org/static_pages/ombudsmen.cfm
Under the federal Older
Americans Act, every
state is required to
have an Ombudsman Program
that addresses complaints
and advocates for improvements
in the long term care
system. To find the
ombudsman nearest you,
contact your State
Ombudsman office.
Nursing
Home INFO
www.nursinghomeinfo.com
Nursing Home INFO is
a service of Nelson
& Wallery, Ltd.,
a financial and Internet
marketing consulting
firm specializing in
the senior care industry.
Their mission is to
provide creative technology
and information solutions
to business and the
general public, and
this web site helps
consumers make informed
choices.
Eldercare
Locator
www.eldercare.gov
The Eldercare Locator
is a nationwide toll-free
service and online
tool helping older
adults and their caregivers
find local services
for seniors.
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