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Links On this page you will find several links to websites of interest. If you are not able to find the information that fits your needs, please contact Attorney Crossin and she will do her best to assist you with additional resource information. In the words of the great English lawyer and philosopher, Sir Francis Bacon, "For also knowledge itself is power." Important Virtual Resources: Elder Care Issues
http://www.cms.hhs.gov – The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) admisnisters the Medicare program and works in partnership with the States to administer Medicaid, the States Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and health insurance portability standards. http://www.kff.org/medicaidtimeline – Excellent website that provides an interactive timeline conveying information about policy developments over the course of the last 40 years of the Medicaid program. This site is updated with new developments as they occur. This website is maintained by t he Kaiser Family Foundation, which encourages non-profit organizations, government agencies, academic institutions, and other organizations to link to its online information. http://www.kff.org/medicaid/40yearsvideo.cfm – This link takes you to the Kaiser Family Foundation’s website to view three highly informative documentaries to mark the 40th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid. The documentaries examine the social needs that led policymakers to create these programs, the expectations of what they would achieve and the reality of these programs today. Key policymakers, staff officials and members of Congress involved in the creation and implementation of Medicare and Medicaid are interviewed. http://www.elderweb.com – This site provides an excellent online resource for elder care. http://www.nursingcenter.com/home/index.asp – Excellent site providing journal access for better care. http://nutritionandaging.fiu.edu – The site is maintained by the National Resource Center on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Aging , whose mission is t o increase food and nutrition services in home and community-based social, health, and long-term care systems serving older adults. http://www.cbsnews.com – This site is maintained by the CBS evening news, and provides Web links to organizations, reports and groups concerned with the care of elderly people. http://www.aarp.org – American Association of Retired Persons http://www.elderlawanswers.com – ElderLawAnswers supports seniors, their families and their attorneys in achieving their goals by providing the following information about crucial legal issues facing seniors. www.nih.gov/nia – This site is maintained by the National Institute on Aging. NIA’s mission is to improve the health and well-being of older Americans through research, and specifically to support and conduct high quality research on the aging processes, age related diseases, and the special problems and needs of the elderly. http://www.cdc.gov – National
Center for Injury Prevention and Controls maintains this site. This
link provides a tool kit to help prevent seniors’ falls. http://www.accessnurses.com – Access Nurses Travel Nursing Jobs http://www.nursing-jobs.us – Nursing Jobs ESTATE PLANNING:
Important Print Resources: "The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Long-Term Care Planning," by Marilee Driscoll "The Medicaid Planning Handbook," by Alexander A. Bove, Jr. "The Retirement Nightmare," by Diane G. Armstrong "Death with Dignity Still Eludes the Nation’s Dying," by R.S. Boyd "Guardianship of the Elderly: Psychiatric and Judicial Aspects," by G.H. Zimny and G.T. Grossberg "The Complete ElderCare Planner: Where to Start, Questions to Ask, and How to Find Help," by J. Loverde "Alzheimer's Early Stages: First Steps for Family, Friends,
and Caregivers," "The 36-Hour Day : A Family Guide to Caring for Persons With Alzheimer Disease, Related Dementing Illnesses, and Memory Loss in Later Life," by Nancy L. Mace and Peter V. Rabins "The Forgetting: Alzheimer's: Portrait of an Epidemic," by David Shenk
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