Stay in Your Home
- Aging in Place: Universal Home Design
- Information for Senior Citizens (from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development)
- National Aging in Place Council
- Senior Resource for Aging in Place
- Reverse Mortgages
- Reverse Mortgages (from the the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association)
- About Reverse Mortgages (from AARP)
- Reverse Mortgage Calculator
To find out more about a reverse mortgage, call either:
The North Shore Senior Center at (847) 446-8750 to make an appointment with a reverse mortgage counselor, or AgeOptions at (708) 383-0258.
Senior Apartments
Continuing Care Retirement Communities
- Continuing Care Retirement Communities
- Continuing Care Retirement Communities Checklist
- Continuing Care Retirement Communities
- Assisted Living: Weighing the Options
- Assisted Living: What to Ask
- Assisted Living Federation of America
- Assisted Living On-Line
- Nursing Homes
- How to Choose a Nursing Home: The "Do's" of Due Diligence
- Nursing Home Compare Published by Medicare.gov, Nursing Home Compare is designed to provide detailed information about the past performance of every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in the country.
- Nursing Homes in Illinois
From the Illinois Department of Public Health, this site includes a listing of Illinois nursing homes as well as information on who regulates nursing homes and how to choose a nursing home. Also includes a quarterly report on nursing home violators and a list of facilities with no deficiences. - Nursing Home Pre-screens
North Shore Senior Center professionals diagnose whether or not individuals aged 60+ require nursing home care and fully utilize all available alternative community resources and options. For more information, call (847) 784-6000. - Illinois Department of Public Health, Central Complaint Registry
Nursing Home Hotline: (800) 252-4343