Posted on March 11, 2009 Updated on March 01, 2011Category: Legal MattersResource Type: WebsitesThis government website offers information on FMLA, the law that provides certain employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year for health or family needs. The website... Read more
Posted on March 11, 2009 Updated on March 01, 2011Category: Legal MattersResource Type: WebsitesThis advanced planning tool helps the user to clarify in writing personal wishes of how to be treated in the event of a serious illness or becoming incapacitated. Not every state accepts this... Read more
Posted on March 11, 2009 Updated on April 12, 2011Category: Legal MattersResource Type: WebsitesThis article addresses the legal rights of LGBT care partners and care recipients including understanding who has the responsibility to provide care, the power to make medical decisions and the... Read more
Posted on March 11, 2009 Updated on April 12, 2011Category: Support for Care Partners, Family and FriendsResource Type: WebsitesThis website offers a referral service is free for consumers and specializes in eldercare case matching for elders and their families in all 50 states. This resource can assist families in... Read more
Posted on March 11, 2009 Updated on April 12, 2011Category: Providing Daily CareResource Type: WebsitesThis website offers comprehensive information on caregiving including finding resource assistance, helpful advice on providing daily care and the latest ideas in improving caregiving.
Posted on March 11, 2009 Updated on April 12, 2011Category: Providing Daily CareResource Type: WebsitesThis website can help to organize support from family, friends and neighbors in time of medical need with its care-coordination program. Bulletins and needs can be posted. Those who register for... Read more
Posted on March 11, 2009 Updated on April 12, 2011Category: Living at HomeResource Type: WebsitesThis organization provides information on pressure ulcers, which may be particularly useful to those people providing in-home care to their loved one. Available in Spanish.
Posted on March 11, 2009 Updated on April 16, 2009Category: Alternatives to the Home SettingResource Type: WebsitesThis resource lists numerous facilities and other senior care options, organized by state, and then by city.
Posted on March 11, 2009 Updated on April 12, 2011Category: Alternatives to the Home SettingResource Type: WebsitesThis resource offers a directory of state-by-state ombudsman offices. Ombudsmen act as advocates for residents of assisted living, long-term care programs, skilled nursing facilities and those in... Read more
Posted on March 11, 2009 Updated on February 28, 2011Category: Alternatives to the Home SettingResource Type: WebsitesThis interactive tool offers comparison information about Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing homes throughout the US and offers a guide to choosing a nursing home.
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