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Associations and referral services:
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CareScout
A national service to search and compare
nursing homes, assisted living facilities, home health and
hospice agencies. Obtain discounts on eldercare. Talk to an
eldercare expert for advice.
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Informed Eldercare Decisions
Source of information and support for family caregivers,
including information about caring for aging parents and
finding the most appropriate resources such as: home health
care, assisted living, community day programs, and nursing
homes.
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ElderWeb
An online eldercare source book. Links to articles,
services, organizations and other resources.
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US
Administration on Aging: Eldercare Locator
Eldercare Locator, a nationwide toll-free
service to link to information and referral services of state
and area agencies on aging maintained by the U.S. Administration
on Aging.
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Mass Home
Care
A network of 30 non-profit "Age Info Centers"
covering every city and town in Massachusetts
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800-Age-Info
A joint partnership between the
Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder
Affairs and
Mass Home Care Association designed
to assist consumers and families as well as professionals
seeking information and resources on eldercare services.
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Massachusetts Division of Medical Assistance
The Division of Medical Assistance is
the single state agency in Massachusetts that administers
Medicaid (Title XIX) and the Children's Health Insurance Program
(CHIP) (Title XXI).
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MassHealth
MassHealth pays for health care for certain
low- and medium-income people living in Massachusetts who are
under age 65 and who are not living in nursing homes or other
long-term-care facilities.
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Links to learn more about various
chronic diseases:
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American Heart Association
The American Heart Association gathered all the information you
need to understand congestive heart failure in one convenient
location.
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American Lung Association
The American Lung Association has many programs and strategies
for fighting lung disease - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease (COPD)
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American Diabetes Association
The American Diabetes Association is the nation's leading
nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research,
information and advocacy.
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American Society
of Hypertension
The American Society of Hypertension is the largest US
organization dedicated exclusively to promote and encourage the
development, advancement, and exchange of scientific information
in all aspects of research, diagnosis, and treatment of
hypertension, and related cardiovascular diseases.
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Alzheimer's
Association
The Alzheimer's Association is the largest national voluntary
health organization supporting Alzheimer's research and care. |
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Commercial Associations links:
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Family
Files
This service provides secure communications
services to transmit vital personal data.
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Geriatric Care
Managers of New England
New England chapter of The National
Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers
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National
Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers
National listing of 1,500 members of The
National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers
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The National
Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
is dedicated to developing awareness of issues surrounding legal
services for the elderly.
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