Elder Care Resources
The comprehensive ‘Elder Care Guide’ was compiled by our firm to assist professionals and seniors in making informed long term housing and care choices. Information in the Guide is broken down by the type of Minnesota license or registration. Numerous stakeholders contributed to information in the Guide, which has become a popular resource. Publication funding support was made possible by the Elder Law Section of the Minnesota State Bar Association.
To download the Guide, click here.
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services – https://www.cms.hhs.gov/
- Medicare – https://www.medicare.gov/
- Eldercare Locator (helps find local agencies to assist in getting services) –https://www.eldercare.gov/Eldercare.NET/Public/Home.aspx
- National Clearinghouse for Long Term Care –https://www.longtermcare.gov/LTC/Main_Site/index.aspx (provides comprehensive information to consumers about planning for long term care)
- Minnesota Department of Health – www.health.state.mn.us
- Minnesota Department of Health Compliance Monitoring Division website for a directory of MDH licensed and registered facilities – www.health.state.mn.us/divs/fpc/directory/fpcdir.html (i.e. nursing home, housing with services establishments, home care provider licenses)
- “Nursing Home Selection” – https://www.health.state.mn.us/nhreportcard/ (searches for nursing homes based on the criteria most important to consumer; website co-sponsored by Minnesota’s DHS and MDH departments)
- Minnesota Department of Human Services – www.dhs.state.mn.us
- Minnesota Department of Human Services Licensing Lookup for a directory of DHS licensed facilities – https://licensinglookup.dhs.state.mn.us/ (i.e. Adult Foster Care, Adult Day Services, Residential Homes)
- Minnesota Help Info Line (featuring the Long-Term Care Choices Navigator & other resources; sponsored by DHS & MN Board on Aging) – https://www.minnesotahelp.info/public/
- Long Term Care choices – https://longtermcarechoices.minnesotahelp.info/ (guides user through a process of selecting a long term care option based on various factors)
- Minnesota Board on Aging (Advocate, Advisor, Administrator; including Ombudsman) – https://www.mnaging.org/
- Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging – https://www.tcaging.org/index.html
- Senior LinkAge Line (Finding community services) – https://www.tcaging.org/findinghelp/sll.html; 1-800-333-2433
- Landlord & tenant rights for Rental Housing – https://www.ag.state.mn.us/Consumer/housing/lt/default.asp
- Various Senior topics – https://www.ag.state.mn.us/Consumer/Seniors/Default.asp
- AARP of Minnesota – https://www.aarp.org/states/mn/; 1-866-554-5381
- Aging Services of Minnesota (formerly MN Health & Housing Alliance; consumer information & guides) – https://www.mhha.com/; 651.645.4545
- Alzheimer’s Association (Voluntary organization in Alzheimer care, support and research; Care Finder) – https://www.alz.org/mnnd/; 1-800-272-3900
- American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (Creating the future of aging services) – https://www.aahsa.org/
- Assisted Living Federation of America (Public policy and information) – https://www.longtermcareliving.com/
- CaregiverMN (DARTS; Information for caregivers) – https://www.caregivermn.org/HomePage.asp; 651-455-1560
- Care Options Network (Over 1,000 provider listings) – https://www.careoptionsnetwork.org/; 952-945-4065
- Care Providers of MN (Empowering members to excellence) – https://www.careproviders.org/; 952-854-2844
- Centers for Elder Justice & Policy (Advocacy and research affiliated with William Mitchell College of Law) –https://www.wmitchell.edu/CEJP/elderjustice/
- Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP) (Medicare accreditation program for home health care agencies and other providers) –https://www.chapinc.org/
- Elderberry Institute (Living at Home/Block Nurse Programs) – https://www.elderberry.org/
- Elder Care Partners (Caregiver and Care Management Services) – https://www.eldercarepartners.org/; 651-234-2262
- Elder Care Rights Alliance (Quality of care; Quality of life; Freedom to Choose for Minnesota Elders) – https://www.eldercarerights.org/
- Hospice Minnesota (Care for the dying) – https://www.hospicemn.org/; 651-659-0423
- Minnesota Health Scores – https://www.mnhealthscores.org/?p=home (allows a search based on medical condition)
- Minnesota Home Care Association (Support, Education, Advocacy) – https://www.mnhomecare.org
- Minnesota Senior Federation (Grassroots organization for seniors in Minnesota) – https://www.mnseniors.org/
- National Citizens’ Coalition for Nursing Home Reform (national consumer voice for quality long-term care) – https://www.nccnhr.org/
- Vulnerable Adults Justice Project (Stakeholders group involved in public awareness and legislative reform) – https://mnvac.pbwiki.com/FrontPage
- Wilder Foundation – Successful Aging – https://www.wilder.org/53.0.html; 651-280-2000
