Kentucky: Cabinet for Health and Family Services

Center for Disease Control's National Center for Health Statistics (the data warehouse for vital statistics, including maps, down to the county level, regarding morbidity and mortality).

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Web site (formerly Health Care Financing Administration, HCFA)

Community Services Locator Online Directory is an online directory that helps families find national, state, and local services in categories such as health, mental health, family support, parenting, and child care.

Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Carrier Web site

Elder Abuse Awareness

Eldercare Locator

Elderhostel program Web site

Elderweb

Health Care Excel Web site (Kentucky's Quality Improvement Organization for information regarding Medicare and Medicaid utilization review and quality improvement programs, consumer and provider information services, events and publications)

Health and Human Services Office on Disability

Join Senior Service

KyCares Resource Directory

Kentucky Talking Book Library

Legislative Research Commission (LRC) (Department for Aging and Independent Living Regulations can be found under Chapter 910)

Medicare Web site (Nursing Home Compare and Medigap Compare are available on this site) Medicare Rights

National Association of State Units on Aging (NASUA)

National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform

National Council on Aging

Office of Insurance Web site

Olmstead Act information

Prevent Blindness

Snap for Seniors (Senior housing information)

Social Security Administration

University of Kentucky College of Law - Link for laws and programs for older Kentuckians

University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging - - to support life-long growth and development.

Workforce Investment Act (and one-stop employment shops)

Medicare's Prescription Drug and Other Assistance Program

Medicine Web site

Needymeds.com (provides information on how to get help from a number of pharmaceutical manufacturer's patient assistance programs.

Medicines.MD (provides updated price listings for more than 2000 prescription drugs. Free price quotes available.

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