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Other Sources of Information
Healthgrades A free on-line service for seniors seeking
health-related information
Medicare provides free information
regarding Medicare issues
The Center for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Database
which contains information
on every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in the country.
Choosing a Nursing Home...If You Want To
An on-line help sheet by Third Age Media (Free
Stuff for Seniors)
Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home published by the Health
Care Financing Administration - Medicare and Medicaid U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services
Nursing Home 411
-- Latest news and reports on
nursing home quality and residents' rights issues.
CareGuide - Child
and
Elder Care Directory
Step by step - Selecting a Nursing
Home
Oriol Health Care
HCFA Guide To
Choosing A Nursing Home.
Health Care Financing
Administration.
Hispanic guide to
Choosing Nursing Homes
(Medicare & Medicaid Guía para elegir un asilo de ancianos.)
Medicare's "Nursing Home
Compare" - provides
detailed information about the performance of every Medicare and
Medicaid certified nursing home in the country.
Benefits Check-Up - A National Council on the Aging site which
allows you to fill out an anonymous form to determine if you might be
eligible for government helath benefits, tax breaks, insurance
counseling, and other perks.
Access to Justice Foundation, a poverty law resource
center dedicated to providing the opportunity for quality civil legal
assistance to low-income Kentuckians.
Nursing Home INFO - The nationwide nursing home directory.
Find special
information and help for all Bluegrass area seniors at
Bluegrass Area Agency on
Aging
Tap into the
knowledge of the largest network of professionals in the aging field
at
American Society on Aging
Find
a complete list of Family Care Homes in the Bluegrass at
KY
Cabinet for Health Services
Office of
Inspector General Directories
Learn more about
elder abuse and how to prevent it on the Cabinet for Health and Family
Services'
Elder Abuse Awareness
page.
 Find
out how to help promote better nursing home care in Kentucky on the
Kentuckians for Nursing Home Reform
page.
Find more great resources in the Bluegrass area
at
GreatKentucky.com
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