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| Abuse/Neglect |
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Adult Protective Services (APS) |
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Adult Protective Services investigates reports of abuse, neglect and exploitation of endangered adults in the community. |
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Indiana Attorney General Consumer Protection Division |
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The Consumer Protection Division of the Attorney General's Office investigates complaints against professionals in various fields including healthcare. You can file a complain against a healthcare practitioner on this website. |
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Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH)- How to Report a Complaint |
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Use this website to learn how to file a complaint. |
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| Aging-Related Information |
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Indiana Division of Aging - Programs and Services |
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Use this website to learn about various programs in the state of Indiana to help elderly and disabled persons. |
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U.S. Administration on Aging |
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This website provides links to information and referral (I&R) services for state and area agencies on aging. These I&R programs can help consumers identify appropriate services in the area where family members reside. |
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| Insurance |
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Apply for Medicaid |
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This will take you to the application for Indiana Medicaid. |
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Indiana Health Coverage Program |
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The Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning (OMPP) finances basic, cost-effective medical health coverage programs for
low-income residents in the state of Indiana. |
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Medicare Coverage for Nursing Home Stays |
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This will take you to the Medicare booklet with an explanation of the limits of Medicare benefits for nursing home care, a beneficiaries' rights and protections and where to go to get help with questions. |
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Reporting Medicaid Fraud |
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Learn what Medicaid fraud is, how it affects you, and how to report it. |
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State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) |
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SHIP provides free unbiased health insurance information for seniors and pre-retirees. SHIP helps answer your questions about most types of insurance and provides tools and information to help you make decisions about your health insurance. |
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| Legal |
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Indiana Legal Services, Inc. (ILS) |
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ILS is a nonprofit law firm that provides free civil legal assistance to eligible low-income people throughout the state of Indiana. Among other issues, ILS can help clients with access to healthcare, access to government benefits, and preparation of Advance Directives (Power of Attorney, Appointment of Healthcare Representative, and Living Will). |
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Legal Aid Society of Evansville |
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The Legal Aid Society is a nonprofit law firm that provides free civil legal assistance to low-income residents of Vanderburgh County. |
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National Senior Citizens Law Center (NSCLC) |
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The National Senior Citizens Law Center advocates nationwide to promote the independence and well-being of low-income elderly individuals and persons with disabilities. NSCLC advocates through litigation, legislative and agency representation, and assistance to attorneys and paralegals in field programs. NSCLC's functions vary with the needs or their clients. NSCLC maintains a national reputation for professional quality and successful advocacy. |
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Nursing Home Regulations Plus |
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The Nursing Home Regulations Plus website serves as a one-stop location to examine federal nursing home regulation as well as state regulations for all states and the District of Columbia. This site also contains the ability to conduct a search of the regulations by topic and compare the corresponding regulations for each state. |
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| Long-Term Care Advocates |
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National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform (NCCNHR) |
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This website provides information on quality care, resident rights and quality of life issues for nursing home residents. An easy to use map connects you to the key long-term care agencies in each state including citizen advocacy groups and their websites. |
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National Ombudsman Resource Center (NORC) |
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This website provides links to your state and local Ombudsman offices. Ombudsmen are resident advocates who work at both the state and regional level. Many Ombudsman programs sponsor websites with consumer information. |
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| Medical Support |
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Alzheimer Association |
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The Alzheimer Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer research, care and support. |
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National Institute on Aging |
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The National Institute on Aging leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and the extend to healthy, active years of life. |
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Tri-State Multiple Sclerosis Association |
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This website is dedicated to providing information, education, and support for persons and their family members who are afflicted with multiple sclerosis. |
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| Preparing for a Long-Term Care Home |
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AARP |
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AARP is a non-profit membership organization of persons 50 and older dedicated to addressing their needs and interests. This website offers a five-time preliminary check list about what consumers should look for when choosing a nursing home. |
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Consumer Guide to Indiana Nursing Homes |
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This website provides basic information on nursing home facilities, bed count and census, survey results, state licensure actions and federal certification actions imposed. You may search for facilities by city or county in which the facility is located. |
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How to Read a Survey |
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This website offers a step by step instruction on how to read a survey. |
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Indiana's Preadmission Screening (IPAS) Program |
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This link takes you to a fact sheet on the IPAS process. The IPAS program monitors nursing home admissions to insure that placements are appropriate. By state law all persons must participate in IPAS to be admitted to a nursing home in Indiana. |
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Long-Term Care Facility Directory for Indiana |
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This website allows searching for long-term care facilities in Indiana by county. |
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Nursing Home Compare |
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Nursing Home Compare is a federal government website run by the centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services. Consumers can search nursing home by state and research information on facility inspections (surveys) and quality measures. |
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Report Cards for Indiana Nursing Homes |
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In an effort to make survey results more available and understandable, a summary and scoring system was created for presenting key survey results because survey results are technical in nature. |
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| Regulations - State and Federal |
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State Regulations |
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For Nursing Home Regulations, view Article 16.2 Rules 0.5 - 3.1. For Assisted Living Regulations, view article 16.2 Rule 5. |
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Federal Regulations |
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For Nursing Home Regulations, view Subpart B. Assisted Living Facilities are regulated by the state only. |
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Nursing Home Regulations Plus |
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This website serves as a one-stop location to examine and compare the content of state regulations related to nursing homes. It contains federal nursing home regulations and nursing home regulations for all states and the District of Columbia, updated as of July 2007. It also allows one to search for regulations by topic. |
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