| Resource List for Nursing Home Consumers |
This is a partial listing of frequently used resources. When contacting any of the organizations listed below, be sure to ask if they have suggestions about additional resources you may want to contact.
Government
Agencies
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Division of
Health Care Quality
Telephone: (617) 753-8000
Survey Tool
Information: (617) 753-8000
Web Site: http://www.state.ma.us/dph/dhcq/hcqskel.htm
Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder
Affairs
General Information & Referral Assistance (9am-5pm)
Telephone: (617) 727-7750 or 1-800-882-2003
(24 hours) 1-800-882-2275
Web Site: http://www.state.ma.us/elder
The Massachusetts Commission on End
of Life Care
250 Washington St
4th Floor
Boston, MA
02108
Phone:617-624-5437
Fax: 617-624-5075
Web Site: http://www.endoflifecommission.org
Massachusetts Division of Medical
Assistance
Client Services, Medicaid Eligibility
Telephone: (617)
210-5000
Web Site: http://www.state.ma.us/dma/dmaidx.htm
Massachusetts Division of
Insurance
Consumer Services Section
Information on Long-Term Care
Insurance
Telephone: (617) 521-7777
Web Site: http://www.state.ma.us/doi/
Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General
Consumer Protection Division
Telephone: (617) 727-8400
Web Site:
http://www.ago.state.ma.us/
Consumer and Provider
Service Organizations
Alzheimer's Association of Eastern
Massachusetts
Telephone: (617) 494-5150 Helpline: 1-800-548-2111
Massachusetts Aging Services
Association, Inc.
Telephone: (617) 739-3235
Web Site:http://www.massaging.org/
Living
is for the Elderly (LIFE) Nursing Home Resident Advocacy Group
Telephone:
(781) 646-1000 ext. 4733
Massachusetts Extended Care Federation
Telephone: (617) 558-0202
Web Site: http://www.mecf.org/
Massachusetts
Elderline
General Consumer Information on Free Prescription Drug Program
and
Services for the Elderly
Telephone: 1-800-AGE-INFO
Hospice Federation of
Massachusetts
Telephone: (781) 225-7077
Web Site: http://www.hospicefed.org/