title: Long-term care counselor: an electronic decision-support tool.
abstract: With the American population aging at a steady pace, the need to help individuals, families, and aging/health care professionals in making often-difficult long-term care decisions is increasing. Finding accurate, impartial information is also critically important, especially information that is personalized to the individual rather than for the general public. The Long-Term Care Counselor (LTCC) is a free and confidential, web-based, decision-support tool developed by The National Council on the Aging (NCOA) to meet this particular need. It is part of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service's (CMS) long-term care information initiative and is found via the official Medicare website at http://www.medicare.gov/ longtermcare/static/ltccounselor.asp. The LTCC helps individuals, caregivers, and professionals to find information relevant to particular circumstances based on the age, health, level of activity, finances, or personal preferences of the person.
authors.affiliation: CMS Long-Term Care Counselor, The National Council on the Aging, USA. susan.polniaszek@hhs.gov
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Polniaszek
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Klinger
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D003376:Counseling; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D006801:Humans; D007353:Insurance, Long-Term Care; D020407:Internet; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000191:economics; D008484:Medicaid; D006278:Medicare; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D014481:United States