Links to Other Web Sites of Interest

• State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs in the United States
  http://www.aoa.gov/eldfam/Elder_Rights/LTC/LTC.asp
  
  State long-term care ombudsman programs investigate and resolve complaints made by or on behalf of residents of nursing homes, boards and care homes, and similar adult homes. The program also promotes policies and practices to improve the quality of life, health, safety, and rights of these residents.

• Kansas Department on Aging
  http://www.agingkansas.org/kdoa/
  
  This site gives information on the various types of state assistance available to elderly Kansans.

• American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
  http://www.aahsa.org
  
  The association represents 5,600 mission-driven, not-for-profit nursing homes, continuing care retirement communities, assisted living and senior housing facilities, and home and community-based service providers.

• Administration on Aging
  http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/
  
  This site links to associations, conferences, consultants, managed care companies, nursing facilities, and assisted living corporations. News sources and publications are also found here.

• Mr. Long-Term Care
  http://www.mrltc.com/
  
  Mr. Long-Term Care(tm) is the most widely visited and well respected source of information on long-term health care on the Internet, with a readership base in more than 30 countries.

• Eldercare Web
  http://www.eldercare.com/
  
  This site is a comprehensive place to link to research and information about eldercare.

• Senior Com
  http://www.senior.com/
  
  This address is one of the leading sites for the 50+ market and their families.

• Alzheimer's Association
  http://www.alz.org/
  
  The Alzheimer's Association is a national voluntary health organization dedicated to research for the causes, cure, and prevention of Alzheimer's Disease and to providing education and support services to Alzheimer's patients, their families and caregivers.

• American Association of Retired Persons
  http://www.aarp.org/
  
  AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to helping older Americans achieve lives of independence, dignity and purpose.

• The Gerontological Society of America
  http://www.geron.org/
  
  The Gerontological Society of America sponsors its web page as part of its founding goal "to promote the scientific study of aging...and to foster growth and diffusion of knowledge relating to problems of aging and of the sciences contributing to [their] understanding...."

• Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Facilities (JACHO)
  http://www.jcaho.org/
  
  The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits more than 15,000 health care organizations in the United States, including hospitals, health care networks and health care organizations that provide home care, long term care, behavioral health care, laboratory, and ambulatory care services.

• American Health Care Association
  http://www.ahca.org
  
  The nation's largest association of for-profit and non-profit long-term care facilities.

• National Senior Citizens Law Center
  http://www.nsclc.org/
  
  The National Senior Citizens Law Center advocates nationwide to promote the independence and well-being of low-income elderly individuals, as well as persons with disabilities, with particular emphasis on women and racial and ethnic minorities.

• National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform (NCCNHR)
  http://www.nccnhr.org/
  
  Consumers and advocates who define and achieve quality for people with long-term care needs.

 

 

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