Here are links to various resources to help you with aging issues … your own … or your parents.
This topic is so important that I have a permanent link to this blog on my website’s Current Client Resources page.
U.S. Government’s Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Aging Elder & Families information.
Care Scout – help connect families to local information on long term care resources and services.
Adult Day Care – locator service and how to decide if this is an option. National Adult Day Services Association – use the locator to find local services and other helpful info for consumers.
Home Health Care Agencies – locator service and how to decide if this is an option.
Assisted Living Facilities – locator and how to decide if this is an option.
Skilled Nursing Facilities – locator and how to decide if this is an option.
Note that when I come across new material, I post it in the comments below.
National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers https://www.aginglifecare.org/ – Professionals who can guide you through a plan of care management.
Elder care locator: http://www.eldercare.gov
Alzheimer’s Association: http://www.alz.org
Here’s another resource website to hlep find assistance and care for you or a parent:
http://www.aplaceformom.com/
Note and link to self for a helpful resource and definition for difference between care manager and care coordinator http://www.financial-planning.com/news/elder-care-options-help-clients-get-help-2687741-1.html#Login
How to Hire and Adult Caregiver
https://www.foxbusiness.com/features/how-to-hire-an-adult-caregiver
Related to the concept of a caregiver – implies staying at home – another blog post on aging in place (at their own home):
https://blog.betterfinancialeducation.com/sustainable-retirement/seniors-do-you-want-to-age-in-place/
Comments for this post also has a resources list:
https://blog.betterfinancialeducation.com/sustainable-retirement/seniors-do-you-want-to-age-in-place/
Things change all the time and online information isn’t any different. Here’s a website that rates the usefulness of online doctor, hospital, and nursing home report cards
http://informedpatientinstitute.org/
Locate an ombudsman (definition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ombudsman) for help resolving problems you may encounter with care, etc http://ltcombudsman.org/
National Council on Aging https://www.ncoa.org/
Valuable cost comparisons on senior housing and care at home:
https://www.homehealthcareagencies.com/directory/
https://www.seniorcare.com/directory/
https://www.skillednursingfacilities.org/directory/
Up to now, the above didn’t really address continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs, or life plan communities).
https://www.mylifesite.net/learn-more/
The site has resources, many free, you may use to research and educate yourself.
This site has a blog with a lot of interesting info that may give you insights into what kind of questions to ask about places you may be interested in
https://www.mylifesite.net/blog/
For example, I typed in “how to choose” in the search box and it came up with these posts:
https://www.mylifesite.net/?s=how+to+choose
Other resources that you may find helpful:
Roseville CA specific: https://www.payingforseniorcare.com/california/roseville
California specific (with other States through pull down bar on home page): https://www.payingforseniorcare.com/california
Who operates the site https://www.caring.com/about/
How they’re paid (free to you, paid by others) https://www.caring.com/about/how-we-make-money/
Helpful resources on these various areas:
Assisted Living Facilities | Senior Housing | Nursing Homes | Memory Care | Other Senior Living Options
https://www.seniorguidance.org/
One of the things many people forget about when evaluating senior housing options relates to abuse. Here’s a great article on what signs to look for even before having your loved one move in there (look for the signs in those already there) https://www.levinperconti.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-nursing-home-abuse.html