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The links below are divided into Government
and Private and Non-Profit resources. They are further divided into
Care and Care Facilities and Insurance and Financing. Many of
these sites are daunting in the amount of information they provide. Look at
the recommended sites first for a good
overview.
NEWS
HHS, NCSL Release Report On State Long-Term Care Policy
July 29, 2002 - The HHS-funded report,
prepared by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), shows many
states are adopting innovative approaches to addressing their residents'
long-term care needs even as they face tight budgets.
Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program
July 2002 - Earlier this month, the U.S.
Office of Personnel Management embarked on a six-month open season and
education campaign for federal employees, members of the uniformed services
and others in the "federal family" who want to learn about and apply for
coverage under the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program.
History of Long Term Care
June 2002 - On the Elderweb web site - Recommended
Long-Term Care Financing: Blueprints for Reform
June 20, 2002 - The Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing
is to examine solutions to the nation's long-term care crisis and to release
findings from the committee's series of hearings on long-term care.
Government
Resources
Care and Care Facilities
Insurance
and Financing
Private and
Non-Profit Resources
Care and Care Facilities
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American Health Care Association
Includes consumer’s guides to nursing and assisted living facilities
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Elderweb
Karen Stevenson Brown's outstanding web resource.
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Institute for Long Care Term Policy
Its mission is to enhance knowledge and discussion of long term care
policy through research and education
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Long Term Care Link
Long Term Care Link is a comprehensive, noncommercial source of long-term
care information. Its purpose is to: 1) educate the public on long-term
care, 2) give support and find services for caregivers and 3) provide a
public source of continuing education to long-term care advisors and
providers.
Recommended
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Health Care Without Medicare
Read the opening chapter of this fine book on Community LifeCare Planning,
an alternative that employs personal, family and community resources. |
Insurance and Financing
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