Bedford Public Library

Long - Term Care and Assisted Living

Check the Minuteman Library Network catalog under the following subject headings:

Assisted Living Resources Guide (R362.16/Ass)
Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home (R362.16/Gui)
Long-Term Care and Membership Guide (R362.16/Lon)
New Lifestyles: An Area Guide to Senior Residences Care Options for Boston/Eastern, Mass (R362.16/New)

“Long-Term-Care Insurance: When It Makes Sense.” Money, May 2008, p. 42.

“Afford the Care You Need.” Money, October 2006, p. 112.

"Do you need long-term care insurance?" Consumer Reports, November 2003, pp. 20-24.

Search the General Reference Center magazine database using these key words:

Go to http://www.insuremass.doi.state.ma.us (the Massachusetts Division of Insurance Information Portal for Consumers) and click on 'Health Insurance’ and then on ‘Health Care Access Bureau.’ Go to ‘Individual Products and Plans’ and then to 'Long Term Care' for a list of insurance policies that meet the requirements of Massachusetts' long-term care insurance regulations. From the ‘Health Insurance’ page you can also click on ‘Health Care Consumer Guides’ and then on 'Long Term Care Guide' where you will find a wealth of information on Long Term Care plans and financing.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health website has links to state nursing home survey results (click on 'Nursing Home Reports') and other resources.
The Home & Health Care Association of Mass. and the Mass. Extended Care Federation website has information on long-term care services and a listing of Massachusetts facilities.
The Assisted Living Federation of America website has an assisted living provider directory and articles on assisted living. Click on 'For Consumers.'
Medicare provides two tools: Nursing Home Compare and Long Term Care Planning
U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health website is filled with health information. Clicking on 'Health Topics' will bring you to an alphabetically arranged grouping of topics that includes Assisted Living and Nursing Homes.

Long Term Care Quote has instant long-term care insurance quotes.

(Note: some charge a fee for information.)

A.M. Best provides ratings and insurer profiles as well as in Best's Key Rating Guide, Life-Health. (Reference Business area under Ref 368.3/Bes.)
Fitch Ratings
Moodys
Weiss Ratings