Assessing Your Needs

Advance Preparation

Coping with the Transition

Advice For Families

Paying for Long Term Care

Additional Resources

Glossary of Terms

A Covenant for Healthy, Affordable, and Ethical Long Term Care

LongTermCareLiving.com

Your guide to planning, preparing, and paying
for long term care - for yourself or for a loved one.

Sponsored by the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living, LongTermCareLiving.com provides consumers with needed information nursing homes, assisted living/residential care, and other types of long term care.

Learn how to:

• Find and select a nursing home or assisted living facility;
• Prepare yourself and your family for the transition to long term care ;
• Write an advance directive, making sure your wishes are known;
• Find Medicare Part D Resources for Consumers and
• Pay for long term care.

Visit our Companion Sites:

• Families4Care.org - Become an advocate for long term care.
• MRDDLiving.com - A Guide to Homes and Residential Services for Persons with Developmental Disabilities.

About AHCA and NCAL

The American Health Care Association (AHCA) and the National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) represent nearly 11,000 non-profit and proprietary facilities dedicated to continuous improvement in the delivery of professional and compassionate care provided daily by millions of caring employees to 1.5 million of our nation's frail, elderly and disabled citizens who live in nursing facilities, assisted living residences, post acute care centers and homes for persons with developmental disabilities. For more information, please visit www.ahca.org or www.ncal.org.

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Having Your Say: Advance Directives
Protect Yourself, Make Your Wishes Known

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