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Making Healthcare Choices
Choosing a long-term care facility can be a very difficult and complicated decision. That’s why we have provided a number of links to various articles and web sites that may help you make the best choice possible for yourself or a loved one.


 

 

Medicare Nursing Home Checklist
http://www.medicare.gov/nursing/checklist.asp

Medicare Steps to Choosing Long-Term Care
http://www.medicare.gov/LongTermCare/Static/StepsOverview.asp

LNHA Guide to Right Choices
http://www.lnha.org/selecting_facility.htm
 
Caregiver's Toolbox
From Caring for Your Parents: The Complete AARP Guide
http://www.aarpmagazine.org/caregiving/

Worksheet: Inventory of Your Parents' Key Documents (PDF)
This resource identifies the various files that you may need to access in caring for your parents. Scribble down the locations of all such documents, and share the document with siblings and others.

Worksheet: Tracking Your Parents' Monthly Income/Expenses (PDF)
Use this resource to help steer financial planning for your parents—now and in the future.

Statement of Personal Health-Care Values (PDF)
Ask your parents to use this document to record their feelings about various health-care issues.

 

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