Helpful Resources
Below you will find a listing of Connecticut specific brochures, websites and reports related to long term services and supports for older adults.
LeadingAge: Aging Services , The Not for Profit Difference
Understanding the Long Term Care Continuum Brochure
Skin Care Awareness for Caregivers Brochure
"A Guide to Understanding and Preventing Pressure Ulcers"
State's Long Term Care Needs Assessment, July 2007
"Balancing the System: Working Towards Real Choice for Long-Term Care in Connecticut"
Public Initiatives that Help Elders and Individuals with Disablities Remain at Home
LeadingAge, LeadingAge Connecticut's national affiliate partner based in Washington, D.C. www.leadingage.org
State of Connecticut Long-Term Care Web Site
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.
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.
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.
Long Term Care Rebalancing / Money Follows the Person (MFP) http://www.cga.ct.gov/coa/rebalancing.asp
"Long Term Care and Medicaid” by the Department of Social Services State of CT http://www.ct.gov/dss/lib/dss/pdfs/ltc_issues.pdf
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