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Information about long-term care planning is available from many sources.
Resources for General Information and Assistance include:
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Your state or local department on aging: Look for “aging” or “human services” in your local government blue pages of the phone book for the number. Specific resources to ask for include State Health Insurance Assistance Programs, and in many states Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs).
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The Administration on Aging's national Eldercare Locator provides information including where to find specific services and supports in your community. Contact: 1-800- 677-1116, weekdays 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (ET) or contact the Eldercare Locator website. [offsite]
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Women’s Health/Health and Human Services (HHS) provides a range of information from caregiving to end of life and advance directives. [offsite]
Resources to Assist with Financial Planning include:
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The Federal Citizen Information Center section on ‘Money’ provides a range of information, fact sheets and resources on money and planning issues including banking, financial security, insurance, and retirement planning. [offsite]
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The My Money.Gov website provides information and resources that include social security benefit information, retirement planning strategies, and guidelines and questions to ask about trusts, IRA and other financial options. [offsite]
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The National Association of Insurance Commissioners' (NAIC) provides shoppers guides for different types of insurance, including long-term care insurance to help individuals understand and compare policies - (NAIC) Shopper's Guide to Long-Term Care Insurance. [offsite]
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Your State Insurance Department will have information about long-term care insurance in your area. They also often offer a shoppers' guide to long-term care insurance. Contact: http://www.consumeraction.gov/insurance.shtml to find your State’s Insurance Department. [offsite]
Resources to Assist with Housing Planning Issues include:
Resources to Assist with Advance Care Planning include:
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) provides research on preferences for care at end of life that can help guide decision making for end of life care. [offsite]
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The American Bar Association provides a tool kit that offers information to help clarify decision-making before a health crisis occurs and resources for legal help in each state including legal services funded through the Older Americans Act: http://www.abanet.org/aging/resources/statemap.shtml. Specific contact for the Consumer’s Tool Kit for Health Care Advance Planning can be found at: http://www.abanet.org/aging/toolkit/home.html. [offsite]
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National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) are charged with protecting constituents in matters affecting the public interest, including consumer protection of those who are dying. The NAAG End-of-Life Health Care Project includes information on a range of end of life issues. [offsite]
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National Hospice and Palliative Care Association’s Caring Connections website, supported by funding from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, provides general information on Advance Directives and state specific forms that can be downloaded. [offsite]
Order or download the free Own Your Future Long-Term Care Planning Kit
[offsite]. It describes what is and what is not covered by public programs related to long-term care, as well as ways to plan ahead, address legal issues, assess services, and consider private financing options.
This kit is provided by the “Own Your Future” Long-Term Care Awareness Campaign, a joint Federal-State initiative to increase awareness about the importance of planning for future long-term care needs.
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