topics: Massachusetts Nursing Homes, Massachusetts Long Term Care, MA Long Term Care Insurance

Massachusetts Assisted Living

 
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What Is An Assisted Living Residence?

source: MASS-ALFA - Massachusetts Assisted Living Facilities Association
languages: English
from the web page: "An assisted living residence is a special combination of housing and personalized care designed to permit elderly individuals requiring help with activities of daily living (ADL’s) to reside in a home-like setting. Service is provided in a way that promotes maximum independence and dignity for each resident and often involves the resident’s family, neighbors and friends. Massachusetts has many diverse models of assisted living residences, ..."
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Assisted Living Program Overview

source: Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs
languages: English
from the web page: "...One of the most rapidly growing forms of residential long-term care in Massachusetts is Assisted Living. Assisted Living Residences (ALRs) offer a combination of housing, meals and personal care services to adults on a rental basis. Assisted living residences are not the same as licensed nursing facilities; ALRs do not provide medical or nursing services. They are not designed for people who need serious medical care..."

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What is an Assisted Living Residence?

source: MassLongTermCare.org
languages: English
from the web page: "Assisted living residences are for older people who no longer feel comfortable or safe living alone, but do not need the 24-hour nursing and medical care provided by nursing facilities. The goal of assisted living residence programs is to provide maximum independence in a home-like setting with individualized care and assistance. ..."

Massachusetts Nursing Homes

 
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Nursing Home Information for Consumers

source: Massachusetts Division of Health Care Quality
languages: English
from the web page: "The Division of Health Care Quality is pleased to make nursing home survey information available to consumers to help evaluate the quality of care provided by the state's Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing homes...."

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Starting Your Search

source: Massachusetts Aging Services Association
languages: English
from the web page: "Searching for housing and service options in later life can be a daunting task. This website is intended to assist in the process by explaining the various types of services that make up the long term care continuum, identifying questions to consider when selecting care, listing resources for further information, and allowing you to search for options by city/town and by type of care setting..."
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Nursing Home Satisfaction Survey - 2007

source: Massachusetts Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS)
languages: English
from the web page: "The Division of Health Care Quality recently completed the second survey of responsible party satisfaction with the personal care, services and environment for residents in nursing homes across Massachusetts. We are pleased to bring the 2007 results and comparisons with the 2005 results to consumers and providers as they evaluate the quality of services in Medicare and Medicaid certified facilities. The survey measures the satisfaction of a daughter, son, spouse or other responsible party with six domains: a nursing home’s staff and administration, physical aspects of the home, activities provided to residents, personal care, food and meals and residents’ personal rights...." web page:
Pediatric nursing homes. Implications of the Massachusetts experience for residential care of multiply handicapped children

source: New England Journal of Medicine
languages: English
from the web page: "...Pediatric nursing homes were established in Massachusetts in 1971, in response to the crisis created by the deinstitutionalization of children with multiple severe handicaps for whom care in the community was unrealistic. Although these residential beds provided short-term relief for the system, failure both to plan for the improved long-term survival of the children and to develop alternative community services for those whose functional and medical status changed has left fundamental problems unresolved..." brochure:
CONSUMER GUIDE FOR NURSING HOME SELECTION

source: MassLongTermCare.org
3 pages; languages: English
from the brochure: "...Review the following steps as you begin your search for a nursing home care facility. Bring the Guide with you each time you visit a facility..."

Massachusetts Hospice and Palliative Care

 
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The 5 Ws of Hospice Care

source: Hospice and Palliative Care Federation of Massachusetts
languages: English
from the web page: "Who is eligible for hospice? Hospice serves patients with a terminal illness resulting in a life expectancy of six months or less, as determined by the patient's physician. Care is provided regardless of diagnosis, age, gender, nationality, race, creed, sexual orientation, disability or ability to pay. The patient makes the decision to choose hospice in partnership with his or her family physician and the hospice team, after a thorough review of all the care options..." web page:
Massachusetts End of Life Services Resource Guide

source: Massachusetts Commission on End of Life Care
languages: English
from the web page: "This guide has been developed to make it easier for the public to find out about end of life care resources and services that are available within the Commonwealth. To use this on-line resource guide, select a region to begin your search..." web site:
Aging with Dignity

languages: English
from the web page: "The non-profit Aging with Dignity was established because you and your family deserve better. We provide you with the practical information, advice and legal tools you need to ensure your wishes and those of your loved ones will be respected...."

Massachusetts Long Term Care Insurance

 
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Individual Long-Term Care Insurance Policies

source: Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs & Business Regulation
languages: English
from the web page: "Individual Long-Term Care Insurance Policies Offered After January 1, 2000 That Meet The Requirements of 211 CMR 65.00 (Massachusetts' Long-Term Care Insurance Regulation)..." web pag:
Massachusetts Program to Promote Long-Term Care Insurance for the Elderly Sets Contribution Levels for Elders Based on Income and Assets

source: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
2 pages; languages: English
from the web page: "... Under the Program to Promote Long-Term Care Insurance for the Elderly (LTCI) funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs (EOEA) created a conceptual model for a public-private partnership for long-term care... In the model, the exact amount of insurance to be purchased would be determined by the state — rather than by the individual — on the basis of the individual's income and assets ..."
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Own Your Future - Planning guide for long-term care

source: National Clearinghouse for Long-Term Care Information
27 pages; languages: English
from the brochure: "...Planning options for your future; Understand long-term care insurance; Resources available for more information..." web pag:
Private long-term care insurance: to buy or not to buy?

source: Elder Services of Berkshire County Inc
2 pages; languages: English
from the web page: "One option for covering long-term care costs is private long-term care insurance, available through numerous insurance companies. Protection from devastating long-term care costs sounds good, but is it really a good buy and how can you tell? This Special Report raises important questions for you to answer if you are considering long-term care insurance and offers help in selecting an appropriate policy..."

Massachusetts Long Term Care, Extended Care

 
web site:
Alzheimer's Association - Massachusetts Chapter

from the web site: "WE CAN HELP... We offer many programs. Learn what's available in your area..." web page:
Glossary of Terms (Long Term Care)

source: MassLongTermCare.org
languages: English
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Long-Term Care Insurance Tax Incentives Offered by States, 2006

source: Kaiser State Health Facts - statehealthfacts.org

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Challenging the Myths About Long-Term Care in Massachusetts

source: Massachusetts Extended Care Federation
25 pages; languages: English
from the brochure or publication: "...Unfortunately, as pressure builds to come up with a workable long-term care system within current budget constraints, nursing facilities have become an easy target for those seeking an even larger piece of the long-term care pie for themselves. A series of myths about long-term care in Massachusetts have developed – myths that have served to divide and fracture the state’s long-term care community and impede progress on the development of a comprehensive state policy on long-term care...."