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	COMPARING NURSING HOME QUALITIES COMPARING HOSPITALS, HOME HEALTH AGENCIES, PRESCRIPTION DRUG PROGRAMS, CARE PROVIDERS AND SENIOR CARE PLANNING TIPS
	This government website will allow you to get an indication of the quality of about 19 nursing homes in Winnebago County, three in Boone, six in Ogle, and five in Stephenson plus 17,000 nursing homes in the United States. www.medicare.gov www.medicare.gov/nhcompare or call 800-MEDICARE This site contains information on such topics involving nursing homes as the prevalence of physical restraints at a facility or its percentage of residents with bed sores. Information is a compilation of deficiencies found during annual inspections and complaint investigations and lists ten quality issues you should be aware of. This information should not be the final factor in deciding whether to use a particular nursing home. Each nursing home listing shows how it performs on various quality issues compared with state and national averages. Some of these ratings may be based only on one inspection and may not really reflect what the facility is like. Although the site lists 10 quality issues, some nursing homes do not have information for all of them. Families exploring nursing homes should seek more information by visiting the facility, talking to residents, and getting information from the long-term care ombudsman's office in each state. The figures shown on this site do not rank nursing homes or give enough of a picture on their own to help evaluate a facility. It does, however, arm you with some basic information and alert you to some of the questions you need to ask about nursing homes. Compare Hospitals Compare Home Health Agencies Planning Long-Term Care For further retirement real estate assistance and answers to your specific questions, email bill@aboutRockfordHomes.com. As your dedicated personal Realtor® in the Rockford area my policy is to provide you with SERVICE, ATTENTION, and RESULTS, as well as the assistance you need to reach your home buying, selling, investing and retirement goals.
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GET INFORMATION ON FREE AND DISCOUNTED MEDICINES
This site offers a single point of access to more than 275 public and private
patient assistance programs, including more than 150 programs
offered by pharmaceutical companies

NURSING DIRECTORY
All about nursing.
This Nursing Directory is designed to help its users find nursing information,
sources, companies, products and services.
Go to RESOURCES for additional nursing and nursing home information.

PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE
Throughout the country, hundreds of public and private programs provide some assistance to consumers who can't afford prescriptions. Find out about available prescription assistance programs and which program may best suit your needs.

PRESCRIPTION DRUG PROGRAM IN ILLINOIS
Information on Illinois prescription drug programs.

SENIOR CARE INFORMATION RESOURCE
My Senior Care - a community on the topic of senior care providing information on home health care, assisted living facilities, hospice and more.

Keep medical, financial and legal information readily available and up-to-date, including names and phone numbers of  physician, pharmacy and health-care plan, including member ID number. Keep a list of medications, supplements and dosages easily accessible, review it often and keep it updated. Download a checklist of vital information at www.aarp.org/families (click on "locate valuable documents").

Get a free home-safety checklist for seniors from the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission at www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/701.html.

Government programs for housing, transportation, etc. can be found through the local chapter of the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging, a federally funded clearinghouse at www.n4a.org.

To locate a Physician who makes house calls, contact the American Academy of Home Care Physicians at www.aahcp.org. The doctor can coordinate care with the primary physician. If you are acting on behalf of your parent, ask your parent if he or she will sign a release so that the doctors can discuss health issues with you.

For a list of a variety of social service programs in your area, including insurance counseling, prescription and legal assistance, abuse prevention, etc., contact the U.S. Administration on Aging Eldercare Locator at www.eldercare.gov.

An overview of elder abuse, the types of, where, and why it occurs and actions that can be done once, and while, it is occurring.  www.injury-settlement-guide.com/elder-abuse-and-neglect.html

Find someone who makes visits to the elderly, helping with simple chores and providing transportation to medical appointments at Faith in Action www.fiavolunteers.org and Senior Corps' Senior Companions Program www.seniorcorps.org.

National Long Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center at www.ltcombudsman.org investigates complaints by nursing home residents and provides information on residents' rights. Available in every state.

Evaluate the need for in-home help. For a checklist of trouble signs, go to www.aging-parents-and-elder-care.com.

Seniors and driving. Helpful information on what risks to watch out for along with tips on advising loved ones that they may not be capable of driving anymore can be found at http://www.carinsurance.org/senior-driving-safety.

If someone should not be driving anymore but refuses to stop, family members can ask the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) for help. Some states - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina - accept letters from doctors, lawyers, or family members about drivers whose medical conditions may make it unsafe for them to be on the road. Contact your local DMV for information. (Driving is often a touchy issue with seniors and they may not be aware of diminished capabilities, or just not willing to accept it -- you will remain anonymous). The DMV may send a letter to the person, perhaps requiring them to take a driving test and/or provide a doctor's note. The DMV may also encourage them to learn how to compensate for vision loss, slowing reflexes, and other consequences of aging thru AARP's 55 Alive Driver Safety Program at www.aarp.org/drive/home.html.

Senior safety, scams and crimes, abuse issues, and assisted living.  Ms McKnight's summer school class in Delaware have used this resource and recommend  http://assistedlivingway.com/w/safety.

Tax breaks for caregiving. If you support one or more of your parents financially, no matter how far apart you live, the IRS may allow you to claim him or her as a dependent and save on your taxes. To qualify you must pay more than 50% of their expenses. For more information, see IRS Publication 17, Your Federal Income Tax, Table 3-1. www.irs.gov

More Numbers and Web Sites

Alzheimer's Association  1-800-272-3900  www.alz.org

American Cancer Society  1-800-227-2345  www.cancer.org

American Heart Association  1-800-242-8721  www.americanheart.org

American Parkinson's Disease Assoc  1-800-223-2732  www.apdaparkinson.org

Area Agencies on Aging Senior HelpLine  1-800-252-8966  www.state.il.us/aging

Attorney General   (Chicago) 1-800-243-5377   (Springfield) 1-800-252-2518 www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov

Breast Cancer Network of Strength  1-800-221-2141  www.networkofstrength.org

Elder Abuse (Report to State)  1-866-800-1409

Internal Revenue Service Taxpayer Service  1-800-829-1040  www.irs.gov

Medicare Claims  Parts A&B 1-800-633-4227  www.medicare.gov

Medicare/Medicaid Fraud Hotline  1-800-447-8477  www.oig.hhs.gov/fraud/hotline

Mental Health America  1-800-969-6642  www.nmha.org

Poison Center  1-800-222-1222  www.poison.org

Senior Health Insurance Program Counseling  1-800-548-9034

Social Security  1-800-772-1213  www.ssa.gov

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs  1-800-827-1000  www.va.gov

 

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