Aging In Place connects seniors, families, and caretakers with the information and professional support they need to make the best decision for their physical, emotional, and financial well being. The resources and network of experts help ensure your home evolves to best accommodate your changing budget, mobility, and health.
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.
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.
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).
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.
Music & Memory helps elders in care facilities suffering from a wide range of cognitive and physical challenges find renewed meaning and connection in their lives through the gift of personalized music. Henry, who suffered from dementia for nearly a decade and barely said a word to anyone-until Music & Memory set up an iPod program at his nursing home.
Loss or theft of your personal property is NOT an inevitable fact of life in a nursing home, and you do not have to accept it! For most residents, the only link to the past may be a few cherished posessions, so protecting these invaluable belongings is of great importance. This is a list of some things you can do to help protect your belongings.
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.
Nursing Homes-A Guide for Medicaid Beneficiaries’ Families and Helpers is a guide that gives an overview of Medicaid nursing home coverage rules and services, information about how nursing home residents should be treated, and tips on what to do if your loved one is not treated well.. When a loved one enters a nursing home, it can be a stressful time. Knowing the general Medicaid eligibility rules and beneficiary rights can help you make informed decisions and may provide peace of mind. The guide concludes with tips on preventing beneficiary identity theft; information about fraud, waste, and abuse in the nursing home; and how to report them.
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.
