• Desire to stay at home
• Housekeeper
• Handyman
• Lawn Service
• Shopping Service
• Nutrition Service
• Adult Community Center
• Transportation
• Private duty Nursing Agency
• Home Health Care Agency

• Respite Care
• Retirement Center
• Residential Care Home
• Nursing Home Physician
• Hospital
• Hospice Service
• Bank/Trust Company
• Financial Planner
• Attorney
• Adult Day Care

• Medicare
• Medicaid
• National Agency on Aging
• Eldercare Grant Programs
• Eldercare Programs
• Veterans Administration
• Indian Health Service

• Churches
• Funeral Support
• Free Medication Programs
• Benefit Check-Up Tools
• Free or reduced cost products & services for Seniors

If you have a Company or Organization Access and have not yet registered,

Health Conditions links to health information that has the most up to date information on any health condition or disease as well as current research in the field.

Medications links to health information that has the most up to date information on medications, side effects, & drug interactions.

Dictionary - Health Care links to health information that provide definitions of health, insurance, & Medicare related terms.

ElderCare Assessment is an evaluation tool that will define the specific needs of an older adult and suggest the services, providers, and financial assistance programs in your area to meet these specific needs.

Services & Programs lists the resources available (information, addresses, telephone numbers, maps) to meet health and life care needs.

Financial Assistance Programs Federal, state, and local programs to assist with the costs of providing care.

A personalized in-home evaluation and report will provide invaluable information and insight on how to care for an elderly relative in the home.

A qualified nurse will come to your home and evaluate the four primary eldercare areas of nutritional needs, mobility issues, safety, and medications.

The report may recommend business that can provide in-home services such as nursing care, bathing assistance, homemakers, and helpful supplies and equipment.

Please click here to complete the information needed and a HomeCare professional will contact you within 24 hours.

Simple and inexpensive modifications can make the daily activities of living more safe and comfortable as well as reduce the risk of costly and devastating falls, injuries, and hospitalizations.

If you are looking for mobile devices such as portable wheelchair ramps, please see the store section at the top of the website.

For the most part, home modifications are an out-of-pocket expense. Health insurance is predicated on a term called "medical necessity" and usually modifications are not deemed medically necessary. In fact, rarely does an insurer to pay for something like a shower chair.

Toilet Riser
Grab Bars

Bedroom

Bed Height Adjusters
Specialty beds and mattresses (not a hospital bed)
Night lights

Kitchen

Storage
Holders and Grabbers
Swivel chairs at sink or stove
Senior friendly appliances

Secured rails and hand bars
Double railing (both sides of stairs)
Lighting
Stair lifts
Ramps: permanent, temporary, and portable

Miscellaneous

Lighting
Handles and knobs
Light switches
Widening doorways

• The Yellow Pages
• Referrals
• Search the Internet

For a locator fee of $10.00, we will search for contractors, carpenters, and handyman services in your area that can meet your needs.

• Investments
• Social Security
• Retirement Programs
• Insurance

• Making your own decisions and doing your own research. There are many good programs, agents, and brokers to help you.
• Using a full service Financial Planner. The best advice is for a full service financial planner or Certified Public Accountant that will lead you through all the investment and insurance options you have available.

• In less than 5 minutes you can punch in basic data and have Retirement Planner generating meaningful and accurate retirement savings projections. Even more important, the easy-to-read charts display in "red" any projected shortfall.

• " Mom and Dad thought they didn't have to file taxes after they turned 65. HELP!! "

• https://www.ihatefinancialplanning.com/

• Reasons you may need a financial planner-FPA
• How a financial planner can help you-FPA
• Credentials of Financial Advisors - AARP (should be a requirement in choosing a financial advisor)

• The Yellow Pages
• Referrals
• Search the Internet

For a locator fee of $10.00, we will search for insurance agents, financial planners, or CPA's in your area that can meet your needs. Atlas Health Resources has teamed up with HealthCare Locator Services to provide you with eldercare financial / insurance agent referrals in your area.

Sample Questions

Assessment Questionnaire:

Home / housing options

I plan to live in an assisted living environment (ex. live with family, retirement center, assisted living facility)
I want to stay in my own home

Ability to perform personal care (bathing, dressing, toileting, hair, teeth, nails)

Needs some assistance
Needs a lot of assistance
Not a problem

Ability to manage medications (takes on schedule, refills when needed)

Needs some assistance
Unable to perform
Not a problem

Ability to access emergency assistance (potential for falls, use of telephone)

Needs some assistance
Unable to perform
Not a problem

Explanation of Results: Suggestions are rated from 1-10 with 10 being the most relevant to your specific need. Click on the suggestion to go to specific information and resources. Lower ranked suggestions are may also meet your current need or be used as options for future needs. Click on 'assessment results' at the top right of any page to return to this results page.

Return to questionnaire

Assessment Score
Helpful_equipment_and_supplies	10
Stay_at_Home	10
Private_duty_Nursing_Agency	9
Lawn_Service	9
Handyman	9
Trust_Company	7
Financial_Planner	4
Handicap_Transport	3

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