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| http://www.alfa.org/alfa/default.asp, Free
This site can help you find assisted living facilities in your locality. |
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| http://gerontologist.oxfordjournals.org/content/50/4/426.abstract
Castle and Ferguson find that although nursing home quality appears to have improved in recent years, the mix of structural, process, and outcome measures makes it hard to demonstrate or quantify the improvement. |
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| http://www.longtermcareliving.com/assess/al/index.htm, Free
This site helps you think through the details of choosing the right facility, and offers helpful checklists of things to do and ask about. |
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| http://www.ccal.org/, Free
CCAL may be able to help if you are running into problems with the assisted living facility you have chosen. They can link you to state-by-state representatives of the National Ombudsman Resource Center (though their list is not always up-to-date) and to other interested agencies. |
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| http://www.seniorresource.com/hccrc.htm, Free
General information about CCRCs. |
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| U.S. General Accounting Office, June 2010, Free
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d10611.pdf
This report emphasizes that financial setbacks experienced by CCRCs can lead to increased fees or loss of some or all of residents’ entrance fees. |
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| http://aging.senate.gov/hearing_detail.cfm?id=326543&, Free
Hearings featuring featured testimony from government overseers and critics, with one industry representative. |
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| RetirementWorks, Inc., 2009, Free
http://www.retirementworks2.com/pdfs/Finding_an_Assisted_Living_Facility-UNH.pdf
Discusses how to approach this decision, the benefits of assisted living, things to watch out for, and other resources you can refer to |
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| http://jag.sagepub.com/content/30/4/524.abstract
Greenfield and Russell find that not just older people who live alone are lonelier than couples living together, but so are those living with children without a spouse/partner, and those living with other relatives or friends without a spouse/partner. |
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| U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, August 2009, Free
http://www.epa.gov/aging/bhc/guide/2009_Aging.pdf
This free guidebook addresses the basic principles of “age-friendly” neighborhoods and town designs that are healthier for people and the environment. |
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| http://www.seniorresource.com/house.htm, Free
A list of housing options for older people, with links to additional information. |
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| Square One Publishers, 2006, $13.95
http://www.amazon.com/Where-Should-Live-When-Retire/dp/0757002722/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1281041430&sr=1-8
Hunt helps you identify, in considerable detail, what you should be looking for when considering buying into a CCRC. |
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| BookSurge Publishing, 2009, $12.99
http://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Guide-Senior-Housing-What/dp/1439212287/ref=sr_1_67?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1281041740&sr=1-67
Pierson provides handy, useful information for people looking for low-cost senior housing. |
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| Plummer reports on changes in the nursing home industry that are trying to put the idea of “home” rather than “nursing” in the forefront. |
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| http://www.snapforseniors.com/Housing/AssistedLiving/AssistedLivingResourcesAndTools.aspx, Free
Along with lots of other useful information, SNAP for Seniors also offers checklists for selecting an assisted living facility. |
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| Aeltern Press, 2005, $16.95
http://www.amazon.com/Insiders-Guide-Assisted-Living-Contract/dp/0974927554/ref=sr_1_19?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277049802&sr=1-19
Shomer helps you choose the right facility, and avoid a mistake that could cause headaches down the road. |
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| Scoop Publishing, 2009
http://www.amazon.com/Everything-Selecting-Assisted-Living-Facility/dp/061528132X/ref=sr_1_33?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277050222&sr=1-33
Over 500 questions to ask (or at least to find out about) when searching for assisted living. |