Nursing Home & Long-Term Care Resources
This page contains links to resources on various health care topics, Tennessee agencies that assist with long-term care issues, long-term care facility ratings, filing complaints, and long-term care facility residents' rights and regulations.
Medicare, Medicaid & Health Care Coverage Assistance
- Tennessee's State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)
- Medicare information and assistance
- Medicare helpful contacts
- Medicare benefits assistance
- Health care coverage application
- Medicaid benefits, charges, and reimbursements
- TennCare CHOICES assistance
- Understand financial options for long-term care
Tennessee Agencies
- Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability
- Tennessee Health Care Association
- Aging Commission of the Mid-South
- Q-source: A nonprofit that assists with healthcare program evaluation, quality assistance and improvement, and information technology consultancy. They provide a wide range of expert services to assist organizations and providers in improving healthcare quality and delivery with better resident outcomes and cost savings.
- Guide to Tennessee long-term care
Long-Term Care Facility Searches
- Federal Nursing Home Compare website
- TN Department of Health: Find a health care facility
- TN Nursing Home and Assisted Living Locator
- Family member fact sheets
Complaints & Appeals
Resident Rights
- Explanation of the rights residents are entitled to in a nursing home
- List of Medicare rights
- Explanation of Medicare rights and protection
- Resident Council Center explanation, resources, and regulations
Regulations
- TN Department of Finance and Administration Bureau of TENNCare
- Federal Code of Regulations Governing Nursing Homes
National Sites
- Administration on Aging: Federal agency whose mission is to develop a comprehensive, coordinated, and cost-effective system of long-term care that helps elderly individuals to maintain their dignity in their homes and communities.
- Mid-South Alzheimer's Association
- The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care
- National Center on Elder Abuse
- National Family Caregivers Association
