Resources

Doctor Appreciation

Determining Type of Care
AHA List of Questions
Diagnosis List
Medical Tests
Checklist of Information Before Appointment
Medications Prescribed

For more ideas on ways to research and make wise choices, we recommend the following resources:

Health Literacy: A Presciption to End Confusion
A report brief from the Institute of Medicine on how limited health literacy can lead to billions in avoidable health care costs.

MEDLINEplus
A service of the National Library of Medicine featuring current health news, dictionaries, MEDLINE, and more.

DrugDigest
Consumer health information about drugs, herbs, and supplements.

Private Pay Home Care Referral: Issues and Challenges by Allen Hager
Article providing information on the types of private duty home care services and the key issues and challenges associated with each model.

National Association for Home Care and Hospice. What Are My Rights As a Patient?
Federal law requires that all individuals receiving home care services be informed of their rights as a patient. This document is a model patient bill of rights the National Association for Home Care (NAHC) has developed, based on the patient rights currently enforced by law.

ABA Commission on Law and Aging

National Elder Law Network

National Center on Elder Abuse

Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc

American Health Quality Association

Administration on Aging

AGS Foundation for Health in Aging

Alzheimer's Association

American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry

American Stroke Association

American Physical Therapy Association

National Association for the Support of Long Term Care

National Mental Health Association

National Network of Career Nursing Assistants

Friendly 4 Seniors

National Health Information Center

Senior-Spectrum