AARP
Information of interest to seniors
Administration on
Aging.
This site provides
information on the Aging Network and its activities for
consumers, professionals, the Aging Network, and
researchers. Recent press releases and AoA programs are
highlighted on the home page for easy access. Consumers
can use this site to access the ElderCare Locator, for
information on accessing community resources for seniors
and the National Aging Information Center, for
statistical information.
Alzheimer's Disease Education &
Referral Center (ADEAR)
A service of the National
Institute of Aging. This site includes a large amount of
information about Alzheimer’s, including reports,
research, a health information database, and a clinical
trials database. Publications, including fact sheets,
resource information, a newsletter, reports, and
training materials, are free online.
The American Association for
Justice
Formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of
America
Center for Disease Control - National
Center for Health Statistics
The Fastats A to Z link on
this web site will take the user directly to statistics
on a wide range of issues, including nursing home care.
It also leads the user to more comprehensive data on
that particular issue. This site provides access to the
statistical information gathered in the National Nursing
Home Survey of 1995 and 1997.
Center for Health Systems Research and
Analysis (CHSRA)
CHSRA conducts research and
develops decision support systems to improve long term
care and health systems. This site includes information
on projects undertaken by CHRSA, including Revision to
the Survey Process, OSCAR, Quality Indicators, and the
Minimum Data Set.
Center for Medicare
Advocacy
The information on this site
on topics such as nursing homes, home health, and
physical therapy is particularly useful for
professionals and those familiar with public policy. The
Center makes available a number of publications and
materials that can be ordered from the site and that are
extremely useful to those working on Medicare issues.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
CMS (formerly HCFA) is the
federal agency that oversees the survey and
certification of nursing homes and continuing care
providers. This site provides direct links to specific
information on nursing homes, such as manuals, guides,
state operation manuals, and fact sheets on issues such
as nursing home inspections, paying for care, and
residents' rights.
You can find the CMS Report to Congress:
Appropriateness of Minimum Nurse Staffing Ratios In
Nursing Homes Phase II Final Report
at
http://www.allhealth.org/briefingmaterials/abt-nursestaffingratios(12-01)-999.pdf
Code of Federal
Regulations
Consumer Consortium on Assisted
Living
CCAL is a national consumer focused organization that works
collaboratively with a broad spectrum of people and
organizations supporting quality Assisted Living as an
essential option in long term care. Contains a good and
easy to read checklist of questions to ask when choosing an
assisted living facility.
Database of U.S. Code and
Statutes
Direct Care
Alliance
The Direct Care Alliance is a coalition of consumers,
workers, and concerned providers formed to improve the
quality of care for consumers through the creation of
higher quality jobs and working conditions for direct-care
paraprofessional workers.
Elder Law Answers
This site provides information on legal issues facing
seniors as well as a search engine for finding attorneys by
area code or city. The site includes information on
Medicaid, Medicare, estate planning and long-term care
planning.
Families USA
Families USA is a national nonprofit organization dedicated
to the achievement of high quality affordable health and
long term care for all Americans. This site provides
up-to-date information on a wide variety of health care
issues including Medicaid, managed care, children's health,
and the uninsured as well as action steps and resources for
those wanting to get involved in advocacy.
Federal Interagency Forum on
Aging-Related Statistics
The site makes the following report available:
Older Americans 2010: Key Indicators of
Well-Being. This report covers 37 key
indicators of aspects of the lives of older Americans
and their families in population, economics, health
status, health risks and behaviors, and health care.
General Accounting Office (GAO)
Publications
The General Accounting Office is the investigative arm of
Congress. Through this website, you can access independent,
non-partisan studies and reports about nursing homes and
other topics of interest.
Institute of Medicine
As an independent, scientific adviser, the Institute of
Medicine strives to provide advice that is unbiased, based
on evidence, and grounded in science
Martindale-Hubbell
Martindale-Hubbell provides a listing of attorneys and
information about attorneys throughout the U.S.
National Center on Elder
Abuse
This site includes fact sheets on elder abuse, abuse
reporting information, the latest news and features of the
center. It also contains a listserve and information about
their clearinghouse and publications.
National Consumer Voice for Quality
Long-Term Care (formerly the National
Citizens’ Coalition for Nursing Home Reform).
National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform
(NCCNHR) was formed because of public concern about
substandard care in nursing homes. NCCNHR is the outgrowth
of work first achieved by advocates working for Ralph Nader
and later for the National Gray Panthers. Elma Holder,
NCCNHR Founder, was working with The Long Term Care Action
Project of the Gray Panthers when she organized a group
meeting of advocates from across the country to attend a
nursing home industry conference in Washington, D.C. in
1975.
National Family Caregivers Association
(NFCA)
NFCA is an organization which supports family caregivers
through education and information, support and validation,
public awareness and advocacy.
National Institutes of Health home
page
National Library of Medicine
Database
National Senior Citizens Law Center
(NSCLC)
This information and materials on this site are specific
and most useful for legal services attorneys or public
policy specialists. The site contains an online library of
periodicals, manuals, and articles, information about
NSCLC’s services, and press releases about current
public policy issues.
New Mexico Department of
Health
New Mexico Board of
Nursing
Nursing Home Compare.
This site includes information about nursing homes
(certified by Medicare and/or Medicaid), including number
of beds, facility address, type of ownership, information
on resident conditions, staff levels, and inspection
reports. The site includes national and state averages of
resident conditions, staff levels, and facility
deficiencies for comparison.
Office of Inspector General - Evaluation
& Inspections (OIG/OEI)
The OIG/OEI conducts evaluations of programs within the
Department of Health and Human Services, including the
Health Care Financing Administration that oversees the
public funding, inspection and certification of nursing
homes. This site provides access to their evaluations and
reports. Fraud Alerts and a fraud and abuse reporting
hotline are also available through this
site.
Report to Congress: Appropriateness of
Minimum Nurse Staffing Ratios In Nursing
Homes
Senior Citizen's Law
Office
U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
Web page with a large collection of medical and nursing
home information, guidelines, and studies.