Assisted Living Directory Blog

I came across a site recently that is a great “facility search” site for long-term care facilities called Long Term Care Resources.  It is also a great informational site as well.   In addition to a facility search section, there are several other sections that I think are very relevent and helpful.   There is a “Your Rights” page that discusses your constitutional and legal rights if you are in a nursing home.  “No resident may be deprived of any rights,  benefits,  or privileges guaranteed by law, the Constitution of a State,  or the Constitution of the United States solely on account of his status as a resident of a facility.”  There are also links explaining Medicare and Medicaid.

The site is going through a redesign, so we look forward to seeing how it turns out with the new look!

Jacqueline Marcell wrote “Elder Rage” which is featured in several places on my site. We have ‘spoken’ by email once or twice and she is really an engaging woman.

I just got an email saying that she was featured in AARP Online.

“I barely survived the most wrenching year of my life as the sole caregiver to my aggressive elderly father and sweet but ailing mother, both with early Alzheimer’s not properly suspected nor diagnosed for over a year. But after the heartbreak of having my once-adoring father taken away by force several times to a psychiatric hospital for violence (where he’d promptly be released), and burning through my parents’ life savings and most of mine–with sheer determination I finally solved the endless crisis medically and behaviorally. “

Her Book, Elder Rage is available at Amazon.

This seems like a silly question to ask, but it is actually asked a lot. It is also a question people ask when trying to compare what assisted living is, as compared to independent living, or long-term care.

I found a really nicely done video that talks about what assisted living is. Enjoy!