Available via an annual subscription, our 32 fact sheets cover 9 different Medicare and other health insurance topics. Those fact sheets pertaining to Long-Term Care include:
Options for Financing Long-Term Care(H-001)
An Overview of Long-Term Care Insurance (H-002)
Frequently Asked Questions about Long-Term Care Insurance(H-003)
ACL advocates across the federal government for older adults, people with disabilities, and families and caregivers; funds services; manages programs; and invests in training, education, research and innovation.
Authored by Bonnie Burns of California Health Advocates, this report reviews the long-term care (LTC) insurance options available to consumers and offers helpful recommendations.
Oversees programs for older adults, people with disabilities, caregivers and LTC facility residents. Website includes Taking Care of Tomorrow, a booklet about LTC options. Available in English and Spanish.
Provides information on all available nursing homes in California. This guide is produced and maintained by CANHR and was the first computerized nursing home information system in the country.
Rates the care at nursing homes, hospice and home health agencies, and provides information on assisted living, retirement communities, and day care options. Also has a “Long Term Care Assistant” tool that uses 10 simple questions to help you choose among your long-term care options.
1-800-582-3337 LTC insurance for federal and postal employees, beneficiaries of annuities, members and retired members of the uniformed services, and qualified relatives.
1-800-231-4024; Sacramento: 916-323-6681 Offers information about nursing homes and resolves problems between nursing homes and residents or their families.
Comprehensive service directory for consumers, community-based organizations and municipal government workers. Provides links to pertinent websites and offers a comprehensive library, political advocacy tool and community message boards.
