Sourcesevery URL, with the date it was opened
Every source on this site, with the date it was checked
Each fact on Caring for My Wife links inline to one of the pages below. On the date listed, this desk opened each page, confirmed it answered, and confirmed the cited sentence was on it. Where a source carries no year, the site adds none. Hospital system pages are pointers to those systems' own patient pages, nothing more.
Federal: Medicare
- Medicare.gov, Your discharge planning checklist
https://www.medicare.gov/publications/11376-your-discharge-planning-checklist.pdfChecked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - Medicare.gov, Fast appeals
https://www.medicare.gov/providers-services/claims-appeals-complaints/appeals/fast-appealsChecked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - eCFR, 42 CFR 482.43, Discharge planning
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-42/chapter-IV/subchapter-G/part-482/subpart-C/section-482.43Checked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - Medicare.gov, Home health services
https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/home-health-servicesChecked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - Medicare.gov, Long-term care
https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/long-term-careChecked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - Medicare.gov, Durable medical equipment (DME) coverage
https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/durable-medical-equipment-dme-coverageChecked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - Medicare.gov, Hospice care
https://www.medicare.gov/coverage/hospice-careChecked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200
Federal: National Institute on Aging, CDC, ACL
- National Institute on Aging, Falls and Fractures in Older Adults
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/falls-and-falls-prevention/falls-and-fractures-older-adults-causes-and-preventionChecked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - National Institute on Aging, Preventing Falls at Home: Room by Room
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/falls-and-falls-prevention/preventing-falls-home-room-roomChecked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - National Institute on Aging, Coping With Agitation, Aggression, and Sundowning
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/alzheimers-changes-behavior-and-communication/coping-agitation-aggression-and-sundowningChecked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - National Institute on Aging, Coping With Alzheimer's Behaviors: Wandering and Getting Lost
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/alzheimers-changes-behavior-and-communication/coping-alzheimers-behaviors-wandering-andChecked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - National Institute on Aging, What Is Respite Care?
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/caregiving/what-respite-careChecked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200. NIA links families to the ARCH National Respite Locator. - National Institute on Aging, Taking Care of Yourself: Tips for Caregivers
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/caregiving/taking-care-yourself-tips-caregiversChecked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - National Institute on Aging, Getting Help With Alzheimer's Caregiving
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/getting-help-alzheimers-caregivingChecked by this desk 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - National Institute on Aging, Alzheimer's Caregiving: Bathing, Dressing, and Grooming
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/alzheimers-caregiving/alzheimers-caregiving-bathing-dressing-and-groomingChecked by this desk 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - National Institute on Aging, Long-distance caregiving
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/long-distance-caregivingChecked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - CDC STEADI, About STEADI
https://www.cdc.gov/steadi/about/index.htmlChecked by this desk 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - CDC, Facts About Older Adult Falls
https://www.cdc.gov/falls/data-research/facts-stats/index.htmlChecked by this desk 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - Administration for Community Living, National Family Caregiver Support Program
https://acl.gov/programs/support-caregivers/national-family-caregiver-support-programChecked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - Administration for Community Living, How Much Care Will You Need?
https://acl.gov/ltc/basic-needs/how-much-care-will-you-needChecked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200
Federal: Department of Veterans Affairs
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Aid and Attendance and Housebound
https://www.va.gov/pension/aid-attendance-housebound/Checked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Pension rates (1 December 2025 to 30 November 2026)
https://www.va.gov/pension/veterans-pension-rates/Checked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, who qualifies for a Veterans Pension
https://www.va.gov/pension/eligibility/Opened 10 September 2026. Page answered HTTP 200. - U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, VA St Louis Health Care
https://www.va.gov/st-louis-health-care/Checked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Caregiver Support Program
https://www.caregiver.va.gov/Checked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200
Missouri programs
- Missouri DHSS, The Three Types of Care in the Home
https://health.mo.gov/providers/home-care/three-types-care-homeChecked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - Missouri DHSS, Senior and Disability Services (HCBS)
https://health.mo.gov/senior-disability-servicesChecked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - Missouri DHSS, Area Agencies on Aging
https://health.mo.gov/partners-providers/area-agencies-agingChecked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - Missouri DHSS, Stop Adult Abuse hotline
https://health.mo.gov/report-adult-abuse/stop-adult-abuseChecked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - Missouri DSS, Healthcare (MO HealthNet)
https://dss.mo.gov/healthcareChecked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - Missouri DSS, 1915(c) HCBS waivers administered by DHSS
https://dss.mo.gov/mhd/hot-tips/1915c-home-and-community-based-waivers-hcbs-department-health-and-senior-services-0Checked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - Aging Ahead, About Us
https://www.agingahead.org/about-us/Checked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - City of St. Louis, St. Louis Area Agency on Aging
https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/human-services/aging-services/index.cfmChecked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200
Major nonprofits
- Alzheimer's Association, Anxiety and Agitation
https://www.alz.org/help-support/caregiving/stages-behaviors/anxiety-agitationChecked by this desk 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - Alzheimer's Association, Sleep Issues and Sundowning
https://www.alz.org/help-support/caregiving/stages-behaviors/sleep-issues-sundowningChecked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - Alzheimer's Association, Wandering
https://www.alz.org/help-support/caregiving/safety/wanderingChecked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - Alzheimer's Association, Bathing
https://www.alz.org/help-support/caregiving/daily-care/bathingChecked by this desk 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - Alzheimer's Association, 24/7 Helpline
https://www.alz.org/help-support/resources/helplineChecked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - Alzheimer's Association, Missouri Chapter
https://www.alz.org/greatermissouriChecked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - Alzheimer's Association, Facts and Figures
https://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/facts-figuresChecked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - Family Caregiver Alliance, Caregiver Statistics: Demographics
https://www.caregiver.org/resource/caregiver-statistics-demographics/Checked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - Family Caregiver Alliance, Taking Care of YOU
https://www.caregiver.org/resource/taking-care-you-self-care-family-caregivers/Checked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - Family Caregiver Alliance, Caregiver Health
https://www.caregiver.org/resource/caregiver-health/Checked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - Family Caregiver Alliance, Hiring In-Home Help
https://www.caregiver.org/resource/hiring-home-help/Checked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - Family Caregiver Alliance, Caregiving 101
https://www.caregiver.org/resource/caregiving-101-being-caregiver/Checked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - Family Caregiver Alliance, Holding a Family Meeting
https://www.caregiver.org/resource/holding-family-meeting/Checked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - American Stroke Association, Living at Home After Stroke
https://www.stroke.org/en/help-and-support/resource-library/lets-talk-about-stroke/living-at-home-after-strokeChecked by this desk 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - American Stroke Association, 15 Things Caregivers Should Know After a Stroke
https://www.stroke.org/en/help-and-support/for-family-caregivers/15-things-caregivers-should-know-after-a-loved-one-has-had-a-strokeChecked by this desk 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - American Stroke Association, Family Caregivers
https://www.stroke.org/en/help-and-support/for-family-caregiversChecked by this desk 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - ARCH National Respite Network, Find a Respite Provider
https://archrespite.org/caregiver-resources/respitelocator/Checked by this desk 10 September 2026, HTTP 200 - United Way of Greater St. Louis, 211
https://www.211helps.org/Checked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200
Hospital system pages, used as maps
- SSM Health, Patient Rights and Responsibilities
https://www.ssmhealth.com/resources/patient-rights-responsibilitiesChecked 10 September 2026, HTTP 200. A pointer to that system's own page, not a ranking.
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