Long-Term Care Services & Supports
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
Assists 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 Issues Final Rule to Empower Medicaid Beneficiaries to Direct Personal Assistance Services
A final rule that would allow more Medicaid beneficiaries to be in charge of their own personal assistance services, including personal care services, instead of having those services directed by an agency, has been issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The final rule becomes effective November 3, 2008.
CMS Issues Historic Star Quality Rating System for Nursing Homes
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.
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.
Directory of Centers & State Independent Living Centers
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
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.
National Clearinghouse for Long Term Care Information
The National Nursing Home Survey (NNHS) is a continuing series of national sample surveys of nursing homes, their residents and their staff.
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.
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. This links opens a Word document.