Helpful Links

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For information regarding Social Security: ssa.gov

For information regarding the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: cms.gov

For information regarding benefit programs that can help pay for medications, health care, food, utilities and more: benefitscheckup.org

To search and compare Medicare and Medicaid-certified nursing homes and view the quality of care provided to patients: medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare

For assistance in locating affordable housing: floridaaffordableassistedliving.org

For information regarding home health agencies, hospitals, hospices, HMOs, skilled nursing facilities and more: floridahealthstats.com

For the Florida Department of Elder Affairs, the primary state agency administering human services programs to benefit Florida’s elders: elderaffairs.state.fl.us/index.php

For the Medicare Rights Center, a national, non-profit consumer service organization that works to ensure access to affordable health care for older adults: medicarerights.org

For a clinically validated independent living skills assessment to gage a person’s ability to live independently: lifeline-ila.com

For the Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc., a national non-profit, non-partisan organization that provides education, advocacy, and legal assistance: medicareadvocacy.org

For the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, providing general information concerning Alzheimer’s Disease: alzfdn.org

For CarePathways, a nationwide database of home care, assisted living, nursing homes, and home care suppliers created by nurses: carepathways.com

For the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP): aarp.org