• Adjusting To Long-Term Care
  Moving to a long-term care facility can be a difficult emotional adjustment for your loved one to make. But there are some things you can do to help.
  
  
• Caregiving In A Care Facility
  Some suggestions of ways that you can continue to care for your loved one after he or she has moved into a long-term care facility.
  
  
• Changing Care Facilities
  Residents of long-term care may need to change facilities for a variety of reasons. Here’s some information to consider if your loved one needs to move to a new residence.
  
  
• Choosing a Care Facility
  Some simple steps to follow as you and your loved one evaluate care facilities.
  
  
• Paying For Residential Care
  Residential care can be costly, but there are a variety of methods to help you and your loved one pay for the necessary services.
  
  
• The AAHSA
  The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging provides tips for choosing an assisted living facility, finding a nursing home, and learning about federally funded senior housing.
  
  
• The JCAHO
  The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations monitors the quality of Assisted Living Facilities, Nursing Homes, and other health facilities.
  
  
• The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
  State and local long-term ombudsmen serve as consumer watchdogs for residential care facilities by monitoring conditions, investigating complaints, and fighting for resident’s rights.
  
  
• The Long-Term Care Spectrum
  Different types of care facilities offer different levels of care, and your loved one may find that he or she needs to change care facilities several times as his or her condition changes.
  
  
• Types Of Care Facilities
  A list of definitions and services provided at different levels of residential care.

• Assisted Living: Costs And Contracts
  A list of financial questions to ask when you and your loved one visit an assisted living facility.
  
  
• Assisted Living: Personal Care
  A checklist of personal and health care questions to ask when you and your loved one visit an assisted living facility.
  
  
• Assisted Living: Quality Of Life
  A checklist of questions dealing with socializing, meals, safety, and other issues to consider when you and your loved one visit an assisted living facility.
  
  
• Assisted Living: Special Care Units
  If your loved one is considering a move to assisted living, you need to find out about any special care services offered by the facility.
  
  
• The Basics Of Assisted Living
  What are assisted living facilities? What services do they provide? Should your loved one consider a move to assisted living? Here are the answers.

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Continuing Care Retirement Communities

• Continuing Care Questionnaire
  A list of questions to ask when you and your loved one visit a continuing care retirement community.
  
  
• Continuing Care Retirement Communities
  Basic information about continuing care facilities.

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Independent Living Facilities

• Independent Living Facilities
  Some basic issues to consider if your loved one is interested in moving to an independent living retirement community.

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Nursing Homes

• Nursing Home Checklist
  A list of basic questions to ask when you and your loved one visit a nursing home.
  
  
• Nursing Home Regulations
  In order to be Medicare or Medicaid approved, nursing homes must meet certain standards.
  
  
• Quality Of Life
  As your loved one considers moving into a nursing home, it’s important to look for a facility that offers needed services in a clean, safe, friendly environment.
  
  
• Reviewing The Nursing Home Contract
  Some questions to consider before your loved one signs a nursing home contract.

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