Description Check out this site to find an ombudsman for your area. Take some time to see the whole site (http://www.ltcombudsman.org/). The ombudsman is often an underutilized resource available in every long term care facility.
Description This site is a service of the National Council on Aging. It offers a free service to help the elderly find federal services and benefits for which they may be eligible. It is free, confidential, quick and online. Highly recommended.
Update: This site was recently featured on the Kim Komando Show. As so many places she refers to, this is a great call!
Description This site has a great amount of information about funding long term care, issues in long term care, and news of importnace to caregivers. If you are doing research, this is a key place to start.
Description The New LifeStyles Guide is a comprehensive guide to senior housing and advanced care options. You can request a printed copy from them. As we have said elsewhere, while this is a good place for PRELIMINARY research, don't base any decision on what you read or hear!
Description We would be wise to re-examine this history before applying knee-jerk solutions to the current and future crises in long term care. Karen Stevenson Brown, publisher of ElderWeb, has this very special section about the history of long term care on her site. Well worth a visit!
Description A good site to begin doing some PRELIMINARY research on facilities. But, as we have said repeatedly, ratings are OFTEN wrong. Believe only what you see, smell, taste, touch and hear, as it regards care for a loved one. Trust us on this! You won't regret it.
Description This site offers information about long term care insurance (in addition to quotes). It is a commerical site but has significant amount of important information, as well as a discussion board to get questions answered.