Long-Term Care Services & Supports
Administration on Aging - Housing & Assistive Technology
Information to assist you in finding the best assistive technology to meet your needs.
Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality Long-Term Care Information
Information about research, grants and workshops related to long-term care and caregiving.
Aging & Disability Resource Centers
The Aging and Disability Resource Center Grant Program, a cooperative effort of the Administration on Aging and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), was developed to assist states in creating a single, coordinated system of information and access for all persons seeking long-term support.
Beyond 50.02: A Report to the Nation on Trends in Health Security
CMS to Rate Nursing Home Quality with New Five-Star System
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Disability Page
Information and links to CDC's work with birth defects and developmental disabilities, prevention of disabling injuries and the health and well-being of individuals with disabilities.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Home Page
Compendium of Current Federal Initiatives in Response to the Olmstead Decision
Compendium of selected projects which are currently operating at the federal level to promote the expansion of long-term supports and services in community-based settings.
Disabled Elderly & Their Use of Long-Term Care
Summarizes basic data on the disabled elderly, including the types of disabilities and probability of being disabled.
Elder Law Answers: Nursing Home Issues
Exceptional Family Members Program of the Military Assistance Program
Financing Long-Term Care (LTC) for the Elderly
Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home
Medicaid Information on Real Choice Grant Program
Information on the Real Choice grant program under Medicaid, which is designed to help states and others build an infrastructure that will result in improvements in services and long-term support systems that enable individuals of all ages to live in a community setting suited to their needs, to have meaningful choices about their living arrangements and to exercise more control over the services they receive.
Medicaid Information on State Waiver & Demonstration Programs
Information on Medicaid waiver programs and demonstrations that impact the elderly and people with disabilities.
The National Nursing Home Survey (NNHS) is a continuing series of national sample surveys of nursing homes, their residents and their staff.
New Freedom Initiative Medicaid Information
Information on Medicaid's role in the New Freedom Initiative.
Office of Disability, Aging & Long-Term Care Policy
Population Estimates of Disability & Long-Term Care
Estimates of the number of people with disabilities or with long-term care needs are derived for both the community and institutionalized population for children, working age adults and the elderly.
Promising Practices in Home & Community Based Services
Ranking of the Nation's Poor-Performing Nursing Homes
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today released the first ranking of the nation's poor-performing nursing homes. Release of the national list of facilities, identified as special focus facilities (SFFs), is expected to offer individuals seeking long-term health care services, and their families, powerful new information when choosing nursing homes. A list of SSFs not showing significant improvement may be downloaded here.
Social Security Administration's Medicare & Medicaid Information
Information on Medicare and Medicaid from the Social Security Administration's Office of Employment Support Programs.
State Medicaid Plan Search Engine
State Offices on Long-Term Care
December 15, 2005 report from the National Council on Disability provides recommendations on long-term services and supports for people with disabilities. Document is in Word format.
National Clearinghouse for Long Term Care Information
IRUL Directory of Centers and State Independent Living Centers