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National Center for Assisted care team. If you need another opinion, the
Living Consumer Information Navigate Cancer Foundation can help you
www.ahcancal.org/ncal/Pages/index.aspx research qualified health care providers. They
Phone: 202.842.4444 will work with you and your loved ones from
the time you are diagnosed, through cancer
The National Center for Assisted Living is treatment and beyond.
part of the American Health Care Associa-
tion. The consumer website offers infor- The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy
mation and educational materials about www.neuropathy.org
assisted living and long-term care. Help is Email: info@neuropathy.org
offered to guide families as they seek a facil- Phone: 212.692.0662
ity and get financial information. Tools are
available to help determine the level of care The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy is
needed. A glossary of assisted living terms is the leading national patient-based nonprofit
included. organization whose mission is to provide
patient support and education, advocate for
National Organization for patients’ interests and promote research into
Rare Disorders (NORD) the causes of and cures for peripheral neu-
www.rarediseases.org ropathies. The organization works to connect
Phone: 203.744.0100/TTY for deaf and patients with one another through its active
hard-of-hearing callers: 203.797.9590 network of members, regional chapters, neu-
ropathy centers and support groups across
The National Organization for Rare Disorders the United States. Peripheral neuropathies
is a nonprofit group of health organizations are among the most common neurologic
that work with people who have rare diseases. complications of cancer.
The website has information about many
diseases, links to other organizations and Quality Check
offers a newsletter. NORD also sponsors a www.qualitycheck.org
medication assistance program for uninsured Phone: 630.792.5800
and underinsured individuals.
Through this website, you can check the
Navigate Cancer Foundation Quality Reports of the nearly 15,000 long-
www.navigatecancerfoundation.org term care facilities, home care agencies,
Phone: 855.220.7777 (English and Spanish) hospitals and other organizations across the
Voice mail is available after-hours. nation that are accredited by the Joint Com-
mission on Accreditation of Health Care
NavigateCancer Foundation provides free Organizations. You can search by facility
consultation services by experienced cancer name, zip code or city and state. These
nurses to answer patients’ questions about reports include the organization’s accredita-
cancer. Experienced nurses will work with you tion decision and information about the facil-
and your loved ones by telephone and online ity’s services and compliance with the Joint
to provide information about your specific Commission’s National Patient Safety Goals.
type of cancer and the options you may have The site also has information about how to
for treatment. They can translate medical read these reports and understand what
reports, scans and other documents to help qualities are being rated.
you better understand where your cancer is
and is not. This program can help you weigh
the pros and cons of big decisions and help
you know what questions to ask your health
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