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National Care Planning Council

Administration on Aging

CareGuide

U.S. Government Web Portal

FirstGov for Seniors

Family Caregiver Alliance

"Guide To Long Term Care Planning"

Corporation for Long Term Care Certification

Glance Networks

 


Links


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National Care Planning Council
http://longtermcarelink.net/ -- This site is an excellent resource for long term care planning. Looking for specialists in any related field - such as elder law attorneys, care providers, placement firms, etc? It's all here.

Interim Health Care (Home Care services)
http://InterimHealthCare.com
 -- The nation's largest provider of senior home care services and medical staffing. Call Philip Shields for a discount card (available to my clients).

Medline Plus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ -- A service of the National Library of Medicine and the National Institute of Health. A great site for information on health conditions and thousands of medications provided by MedMaster and the USP DIR Advice for the Patient. Browse by first letter of generic or brand name.

A Place for Mom Referral Service
http://APlaceforMom.com -- Make your search for senior care easy. This is a free referral service helping families find nursing homes, assisted living, Alzheimer's care, retirement communities, and home care.

Administration on Aging
http://www.aoa.gov -- The Administration on Aging has provided home and community-based services to millions of older persons for over 35 years through the programs funded under the Older Americans Act.

CareGuide
http://www.careguide.com -- Listing of care providers, including nursing homes and assisted caregivers.

National Care Planning Council's "Guide To Long Term Care Planning"
http://www.longtermcarelink.net/guide -- "Contained here are 35 in-depth chapters, totaling over 670 printable pages, from 8 experts and covering all areas of long-term care planning, or as it's more commonly called, elder care planning."

U.S. Government Web Portal
http://www.firstgov.com - U.S. Government website with centralized search capabilities.

FirstGov for Seniors
http://www.seniors.gov -- Part of FirstGov dedicated specially for seniors.

Family Caregiver Alliance
http://www.caregiver.org -- excellent resource for answers and help when you need, or have become, a caregiver.

Corporation for Long Term Care Certification
http://www.ltc-cltc.com/ -- The Corporation for Long-Term Care Certification, Inc. (CLTCC) has created the long-term care insurance industry's only third party professional designation,

Glance Networks
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Quotables

By the time today’s 50 year old reaches 80, it is estimated that the average cost of a nursing home stay will rise to over $240,000. Elder Law Journal, Vol. 7, #1, 1999