Home Care Resources

Home Health Columnist / Guide · Apr 25, 2003

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/homecareservices.html

General/Overviews

Home and Community-Based Services (American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/medlineplus/leavemedplus.pl?theURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eaahsa%2Eorg%2Fpublic%2Fhcbs%2Ehtm

How to Choose a Home Care Provider (National Association for Home Care) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/medlineplus/leavemedplus.pl?theURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Enahc%2Eorg%2FConsumer%2Fconinfo%2Ehtml

How to Find a Home-Care Service That's Right For You (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/medlineplus/leavemedplus.pl?theURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Emayoclinic%2Ecom%2Finvoke%2Ecfm%3Fid%3DHO00084

Coping

Aging Parents and Adult Children Together (A/PACT) (Federal Trade Commission)

Home, Adaptive Home (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

Safety For Older Consumers Home Safety Checklist (Consumer Product Safety Commission)

Top Ten Things to Know If You're Interested in a Reverse Mortgage (Dept. of Housing and Urban Development)

When Aging Parents Move in: Harmonious Living is Possible (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

Disease Management

Respiratory Home Health Care (American Association for Respiratory Care)

Research

Disabled Elderly Women Receive Less Home Care Than Men (American Medical Association)

Specific Conditions/Aspects

Alternatives to Nursing Home Care: Other Alternatives (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)

Alternatives to Nursing Home Care: Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)

Alternatives to Nursing Home Care: Social Health Maintenance Organizations (S/HMO) (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)

Choosing Long-Term Care: A Guide for Patients with Medicare (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)

Federally Funded Senior Housing (American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging)

Guide to Long-Term Care Insurance (Health Insurance Association of America)

Guide to Selecting an Adult Day Center (National Adult Day Services Association)

Helping You Choose Quality Home Care and Hospice (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations)

How Do I Hire a Home Care Employee? (Administration on Aging)

Medicare and Home Health Care (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)

Myth about Home Care: Assisted Living Programs Substitute for Skilled Home Care Services

Myths about Home Care: Home Care is Only for the Homebound

Senior Centers (Administration on Aging)

What Should I Ask When Considering a Home Care Agency? (American Cancer Society)

Dictionaries/Glossaries

JAMA Patient Page: Home Health Care (American Medical Association)

Also available in: Spanish

Directories

AAHCP House Call Network -locate housecall doctors/NP's

Eldercare Locator: A Way to Find Community Assistance for Seniors (Administration on Aging)

Home Care/Hospice Agency Locator (National Association for Home Care)

State and Area Agencies on Aging (Administration on Aging)

Law and Policy

Home Health Services (Medicaid) (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)

Organizations

Administration on Aging

Also available in: Spanish

American Academy of Home Care Physicians

National Council on the Aging

Statistics

National Home and Hospice Care Survey (National Center for Health Statistics)

Older People Living Alone (Administration on Aging)

All links available from above website---will add direct link when time permits over next few days. Karen

Alternatives to Nursing Home Care: Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)

Alternatives to Nursing Home Care: Other Alternatives

Myths about Home Care: Home Care is Only for the Homebound

AAHCP HOUSE CALL NETWORK: Find a house call Doc

renerian, BSN, RN · May 7, 2003

Wow I like that link. Thanks for posting it Karen.

renerian