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Resources:

 

Predicting time to nursing home care and death in an Alzheimer’s patient:

http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/sergievsky/predictor.html (This predictor can help you plan for the future.)

 

The National Center for Assisted Living’s Consumer Guide to Assisted Living and Residential Care Facilities. Call (202) 842-4444 or visit http://www.ncal.org

 

The Assisted Living Federation of America’s Consumer Checklist. Call (703) 691-8100 or visit www.alfa.org

 

The Consumer Consortium on Assisted Living’s Checklist of Questions to Ask When Choosing an Assisted Living Facility: Call (703) 533-8121 or visit www.ccal.org

 

When Love Gets Tough: The Nursing Home Decision by Doug Manning

 

When Someone You Love Needs Nursing Home, Assisted Living or In-Home Care by Robert Bornstein, PhD., and Mary A. Languirand, PhD.

 


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