Massachusetts Senior Care Association

Below you will find Internet hyperlinks to locate additional information concerning long term care issues, legislative and regulatory policies, and statistical data. Please note that the placement of these links on the Mass Senior Care webpage does not constitute an endorsement of any of the sites. Please contact the Mass Senior Care webmaster if you have suggestions for additional links on long-term care issues.

Advance Directives

• INTERACT II

Alzheimer’s Disease

• The Alzheimer’s Association provides a consumer guide entitled “the nursing home consumer guide”.

Assisted Living

• National Center for Assisted Living
• Massachusetts Assisted Living Facilities Association (Mass-ALFA)

Associations

• Alzheimer’s Association
• American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
• American Health Care Association
• Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts
• Hospice and Palliative Care Federation of Massachusetts
• Mass Home Care
• Massachusetts Senior Care Association
• Massachusetts Senior Care Foundation

Care Transitions 

• The Care Transitions Program
• CMS Quality Improvement Organizations Webpage
• Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) 2008 report on re-hospitalization rates of nursing home residents

Clinical

• Falls Prevention 
  
• Fall Risk Assessment Tool
• Falls Management Program
• Medication Safety 
• Pain Management Fact Sheet for consumers
• Pain Management Implementation Guide
• Improving Pain Management by Using the Advancing Excellence Campaign Frameworks (PowerPoint or PDF, with separate audio [may take a few minutes to load])
• Pressure Ulcer Prevention 
• National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel
• Restraint Reduction Implementation Guide
• Restraint Reduction Fact Sheet for consumers
• Safe Medication Practices Workbook

Consumer Information

• The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, which funds health care for older adults and people with disabilities, has published a comprehensive guide to selecting a nursing facility on its Nursing Home Compare Webpage. Click on the link entitled ‘Medicare Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home’ to read.
• 800 Age Info

Insurance

• Health Insurance Association of America
• Massachusetts Division of Insurance

Leadership

 

Legislative and Regulatory Sites - Federal

• Administration on Aging
• Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) 
• Office of Disability, Aging, and Long-Term Care Policy (DHHS)

Legislative and Regulatory Sites - Massachusetts

• Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH)
• Massachusetts DPH Division of Health Care Quality
• Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy
• Massachusetts General Court

Medicaid

• MassHealth Medicaid Program

Medicare

• Medicare Program

Nursing Education  

 

Operational/Organizational Resources 

 

Professional Associations

• American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA)
• Massachusetts Chapter of American College of Health Care Administrators
• National Association Directors of Nursing Administration in Long Term Care (NADONA)
• American Medical Directors Association (AMDA)
• Massachusetts Chapter of AMDA
• Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA)
• National Gerontological Nursing Association (NGNA)

Quality Ratings - Nursing Facilities

• CMS Nursing Home Compare Web Page
• CMS Five-Star Quality Rating System
• Massachusetts Department of Public Health's Nursing Home Survey Performance Tool Web Page