Resource List: Housing

American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA)
Web site: http://www.aahsa.org
Phone: 1-202-783-2242
Address: 2519 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008-1520

National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
Web site: http://www.n4a.org
Phone: 1-202-872-0888
Eldercare Locator: 1-800-677-1116 (Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., ET)
Address: 1730 Rhode Island Ave. NW, Ste. 1200, Washington, DC 20036
Eldercare Locator provides assistance in identifying local community resources for seniors nationwide (services include nursing homes, legal help, benefits issues).

National Association for Home Care & Hospice
Web site: http://www.nahc.org
Phone: 1-202-547-7424
Address: 228 7th Street SE, Washington, DC 20003
Information on how to select a home care agency

National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform (NCCNHR)
Web site: http://www.nccnhr.org
Phone: 1-202-332-2276
Address: 1424 16th Street NW, Suite 202, Washington, DC 20036-2211
Newsletters and other information for consumers and professionals on long-term care issues such as resident rights, laws and regulations, physical and chemical restraints, malnutrition and dehydration, and resident assessment and care planning.

National Hospice Organization and Palliative Care Organization
Web site: http://www.nhpco.org
Phone: 1-703-837-1500
Hospice Help Line: 1-800-658-8898
Address: 1700 Diagonal Road, Suite 625, Alexandria, VA 22314
Printed information, referrals to local hospice services, information specialists