Helpful Links
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