Finding the Right Aging Services

LeadingAge Connecticut member organizations are not-for-profit and mission-driven providers of long term care services and supports. 

LeadingAge Connecticut is a membership organization representing not-for-profit and mission driven provider organizations.  Our members serve elderly and disabled individuals across the continuum of care, including nursing homes, residential care homes, housing for the elderly, continuing care retirement communities, adult day centers, home care agencies and assisted living.  LeadingAge Connecticut also manages the Connecticut Association of Adult Day Centers (CAADC), a membership organization of adult day health care providers.

What is the continuum of long term care?

What is adult day health care?

What are Connecticut's senior housing options?

Continuing Care Retirement Communities

A Guide Book for the Connecticut Consumer: Continuing Care Retirement Communities, prepared by the Connecticut Continuing Care Residents Association Click Here

AAHSA/LeadingAge CCRC Consumer Booklet

LeadingAge Connecticut Member Providers
Looking for a provider?  You can link below to the list of LeadingAge Connecticut members which represent the full continuum of senior services. Click HERE to go to the LeadingAge Connecticut member list.  Click HERE to go to the CAADC (adult day centers) member list.

Click here for a printable listing of LeadingAge Connecticut Members (PDF)

Helpful Resources

LeadingAge www.leadingage.org is CANPFA's national affiliate, based in Washington, D.C.

Connecticut's Long Term Care Website http://www.ct.gov/longtermcare
The goal of the is website is to provide you easy access to comprehensive information on private and public long-term care (LTC) services and supports in Connecticut, including Home Care, Community Care, Housing, and Nursing Home Care. Helpful information is also available for those who provide care and for people interested in the options for planning for their own future needs.

What Consumers Should Consider When Hiring a Personal Caregiver

Department of Consumer Protection for information on Homemaker Companion Agencies

Connecticut General Assembly http://www.cga.ct.gov/ 
For information on legislative committees, the status of bills, reaching members of the General Assembly and much more.

Connecticut Dept. of Social Services (DSS) http://www.ct.gov/dss/site/default.asp
DSS is Connecticut's Medicaid agency. It sets rates for Medicaid providers and managed the Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders, among many others.

DSS Consumer Brochures

Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) http://www.ct.gov/dph/site/default.asp
DPH regulates a host of health-related organizations.

Connecticut Partnership for Long-Term Care http://www.ctpartnership.org
Connecticut's innovative public-private partnership to promote the use of long-term care insurance.

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)  http://www.cms.gov/
Federal agency that administers Medicare and Medicaid, and many aspects of health care regulation.

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) http://www.hud.gov/
Federal agency that provides assistance in the development and operation of subsidized housing.

Qualidigm http://www.qualidigm.org 
Qualidigm is a nationally recognized consulting and research company and is the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) for Connecticut. Qualidigm is also a Patient Safety Organization (PSO) as designated by the State of Connecticut. Qualidigm offers consulting services to nursing homes, hospitals, home care agencies and physician offices. 

Nursing Home Compare
http://www.medicare.gov/NHCompare/Home.asp
This tool has detailed information about every Medicare and Medicaid-certified nursing home in the country.

Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) http://www.jcaho.org/
Voluntary organization that accredits many types of health care providers.

Long Term Care Rebalancing / Mondy Follows the Person (MFP) http://www.cga.ct.gov/coa/rebalancing.asp

 
Long Term Care and Medicaid” Department of Social Services State of CT http://www.ct.gov/dss/lib/dss/pdfs/ltc_issues.pdf

Understanding the Long Term Care Continuum Brochure 

Skin Care Awareness for Caregivers Brochure

"A Guide to Understanding and Preventing Pressure Ulcers"