10 Helpful Resources
Finding information about assisted living residences in your
area will require some digging. Online resources can speed your search. You can
also enlist expert help that can save time and avoid costly mistakes.
For an Overview of
Senior Housing Options: AARP
Comprehensive information on independent living and nursing homes, as well as assisted living.
Comprehensive information on independent living and nursing homes, as well as assisted living.
To Start Your Search
for an Assisted Living Facility: Caring.com
Click Assisted Living, then enter your ZIP code to find residences; listings include communities and services with current state licensing.
Click Assisted Living, then enter your ZIP code to find residences; listings include communities and services with current state licensing.
If You’re in a Hurry
to Find a Residence: A Place for Mom
This referral service is free to consumers; providers pay the site a fee if you move in.
This referral service is free to consumers; providers pay the site a fee if you move in.
To Get Help From an
Aging-Life-Care Expert: Aging Life Care Association
Click on Find an Aging Life Care Expert to search in your state.
Click on Find an Aging Life Care Expert to search in your state.
To Check the Assisted
Living Regulations in Your State: National Center for Assisted Living
Go to Advocacy, then State Regulations to see rules for every state.
Go to Advocacy, then State Regulations to see rules for every state.
A Starting Point for
Checking Assisted Living Violations: A Place for Mom
Click on your state to find out how to obtain inspection reports.
Click on your state to find out how to obtain inspection reports.
To Contact Your State
Long-Term-Care Ombudsman
National Long-term Care Ombudsman Resource Center
National Long-term Care Ombudsman Resource Center
Use the map tool to locate links for
your state.
To Get a Legal Review
of Your Contract
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
For the Basics on
Long-Term-Care Benefits
LongTermCare.gov
This federal website provides an overview of long-term care, as well as links to Medicare and Medicaid information.
LongTermCare.gov
This federal website provides an overview of long-term care, as well as links to Medicare and Medicaid information.
For First-Person
Insight Into Assisted Living
The Thin Edge of Dignity
Dick Weinman, a retired professor of broadcast communications at Oregon State University, became wheelchair-bound in 2005 after a car crash. In this short documentary, he describes his personal experience with assisted living and how he manages to stay active.
The Thin Edge of Dignity
Dick Weinman, a retired professor of broadcast communications at Oregon State University, became wheelchair-bound in 2005 after a car crash. In this short documentary, he describes his personal experience with assisted living and how he manages to stay active.
Blog reprinted from article called: Elder Care and Assisted Living: Who Will Care for You? By Penelope Wang, August 31, 2017, https://www.consumerreports.org/elder-care/elder-care-and-assisted-living-who-will-care-for-you/
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