Talking With Your Older Patient: A Clinician's Handbook by National Institute of Aging - HTML preview

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Partnership for Prescription Assistance

1-888-477-2669 (toll-free)

www.pparx.org

Many pharmaceutical companies offer reduced medication fees for patients who meet income requirements and other criteria. The website has a directory of prescription drug patient assistance programs.

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The resources in this section may help when you talk with your patients about their fi nancial concerns. In addition, your State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) may be helpful.

Long-Term Care

Long-term care includes informal caregiving, assisted living, home health services, adult day care, nursing homes, and community-based programs.

Early in your relationship with

an older patient, you can begin

For more information on

to talk about the possibility that

long-term care, contact:

he or she may eventually require

long-term care of some kind. By