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10 Tips for Choosing an Assisted Living Facility
Make an accurate and honest assessment of your physical, financial, mental, and lifestyle needs. Visit as many facilities as you can to get a sense of the choices in your area. Narrow down your selection to the top two or three choices, and ...More…
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Assisted Living
Eldercare — Assisted living facilities offer a housing alternatives for older adults who may need help with dressing, bathing, eating, and toileting, but do not require the intensive medical and nursing care provided in nursing homes. Assisted living ...More…
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Assisted Living Resident Profile
The average age of residents in assisted living facilities in 2006 was 85 years. More than three-quarters of assisted living residents are female; 24 percent are male. The typical assisted living resident is an 86-year-old woman who is mobile, ...More…
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Assisted Living State Regulatory Review
Published in March 2008, this 230-page report offers a state-by-state summary of assisted living regulations covering 21 categories; provides contact information for state agencies that oversee assisted living activities; and includes each ...More…
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Assisted Living Facilities
Health in Aging — For some older adults, assisted living facilities (ALFs) offer a place to live that allows the chance to remain somewhat independent, yet provides residents various levels of assistance. ALFs help those people who cannot live completely on their ...More…
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The Purpose of the Program and How It Works
Administration on Aging — Long-Term Care Ombudsmen are advocates for residents of nursing homes, board and care homes, assisted living facilities and similar adult care facilities. They work to resolve problems of individual residents and to bring about changes at the ...More…
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Home & Community Based Long-Term Care
Administration on Aging — AoA, through the Older Americans Act and other legislation, supports programs that help older adults maintain their independence and dignity in their homes and communities. In addition AoA provides funding for a range of supports to family ...More…
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Choosing a Community
The choice to move into a senior living community is as individual as the person making the decision. There is no clear-cut, step-by-step template that tells people exactly when it is time to consider long-term care. However, there are numerous ...More…
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Homes and Services Directory
Find A Member The members of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging help millions of individuals and their families every day through mission-driven, not-for-profit organizations dedicated to providing the services that ...More…
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"Long-Term Care"
Clinical Trials — A Study of the Use of PROCRIT (Epoetin Alfa) for the Treatment of Anemia in People With Chronic Kidney Disease Who Live in Long-Term Care Facilities. Improved Delivery of Cardiovascular Care Through Outreach Facilitation Hypertension; ...More…
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"Long-Term Care"
Clinical Trials — Clofazamine in the Long Term Treatment of Leprosy, Phase III EFFEKT - Efficacy and Safety of Long-Term Treatment With KOGENATE Bayer/FS Long-Term Treatment Study of CDP870 Without Coadministration of MTX in Japanese Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) PatientsMore…
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Paying For Long-Term Care
Medicare — This section of Medicare.gov provides a summary of options avaialable to pay for long-term care. You pay for services that family members are unwilling to provide High purchase price and fixed monthly payment required of CCRC property The cost of ...More…