Government Programs

Useful resources for you and your family.
Quick Links to Government Programs
Welcome. Each category below contains links to web sites that are important sources of information, research, legislation, regulations, and support. If you are having difficulty finding something, keep in mind that many of these sites also have links that might lead you to just the right resource for your needs.

CT Government Links

• Connecticut
  Long Term Care Ombudsman
• Connecticut
  Housing Finance Authority (CHFA)
• Connecticut
  Department of Public Health Policy
• Connecticut
  Commission on Aging

Related State Organizations

• Alzheimer’s
  Association
• CT
  Chapter of Alzheimer’s Association

Federal Government

• Administration on
  Aging
• Centers for
  Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Department of
  Health and Human Services
• 
  Department of Housing and Urban Development Senior Citizen
  Resources
• 
  Federal Register
• Food and Drug
  Administration
• Indian Health
  Service
• National
  Center for Health Statistics
• National
  Institute on Aging
• Occupational
  Safety and Health Administration
• Office
  of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care
  Policy
• Office of
  Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
• Social Security
  Administration
• United
  States Senate Special Committee on Aging
• 
  The Federal Government Information Locator Service
• Office of the
  Inspector General

Federal Agencies – Consumer Information
and Benefit Programs for Older Adults

• Government
  Guide for Seniors
• Alzheimer’s
  Disease Education & Referral Center
  (ADEAR)
• 
  Because We Care: A Guide for People Who Care
• Benefits Check
  Up
• HUD’s
  Homes and Communities Page
• Healthfinder
• Home
  and Community Based Services Resources
  Network
• Medicare
  Information
• Medicaid
  Information
• National
  Center for Health Statistics
• 
  Resource Directory for Older People

Related National Organizations

• Alliance
  for Aging Research
• Alliance for
  Retired Americans
• American
  Assisted Living Nurses Association
• American
  Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
• American
  Association of Retired People
• American
  Association of Service Coordinators
• American
  Association of Nurse Assessment
  Coordinators
• American
  Cancer Society
• American College
  of Health Care Administrators
• American
  Federation for Aging Research (AFAR)
• American
  Geriatrics Society
• American
  Heart Association
• American Seniors Housing
  Association
• American
  Society on Aging
• Journal
  of the American Medical Association
• American
  Seniors Housing Association
• Americans for
  Long-Term Care Security
• Arthritis
  Foundation
• Center
  on the Economics and Demography of Aging
• Center for Health
  Care Strategies
• Children of
  Aging Parents
• Citizens for
  Long Term Care
• Continuing
  Care Accreditation Commission
• Council of
  Foundations
• Elder
  Web
• The
  Foundation Center
• Gerontological
  Society of America
• Joint Commission
  on Accreditation of Healthcare
  Organizations
• Meals on
  Wheels
• National Academy
  for State Health Policy
• National
  Association for Home Care and Hospice
• National
  Association of Directors of Nursing
  Administration in Long Term Care
• National
  Association of Geriatric Nursing Assistants
• National
  Citizens’ Coalition for Nursing Home Reform
• National Council
  on the Aging
• National Institute
  of Health
• National Adult
  Day Services Association
• National
  PACE Association
• National Stroke
  Association
• Office of
  Rural Health Policy
• Rural Community
  Assistance
• Faces of Influenza®
• American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
• MayoClinic.com
• Caregiving – Insights, Information, Inspirations
• National Council on Disability
• Mobility International
• National Institute of Mental Health
• Hospice Foundation of America

HIPAA Reference Materials

• CMS Overview Webpage
• HIPAA Privacy Standards
  
  Office of Civil Rights’ homepage – contains all HIPAA Privacy documents: rules, background, and guidance.