About CARELINK CARELINK is a tool for health care professionals and consumers seeking information and referrals to facilities such as nursing homes and assisted living environments in and around Minnesota. With this valuable tool set, you can search for providers based on location and/or special services provided. CARELINK will allow you to:

• Enhance your quality of care and client interaction while decreasing the amount of time you spend researching viable aftercare options.
• Better help families of loved ones make some of the most difficult decisions in their lives using current, up-to-date referral source information.
• Link in less time to nursing facilities, housing, home care and ICFs/MR.

Know More about Facilities...

Those who plan for care after a hospital stay frequently must rely on outdated information or literature. No more. CARELINK provides up to the minute resources to help you develop your client's plan of care, giving you current occupancy and service information for Minnesota care facilities, right now.

With CARELINK, professional referral agents will have instant access to detailed information about statewide facilities and health care services.

Many family caregivers seek access to sources to educate themselves when the need to find care for a loved one arises. CARELink's extensive searchable database was designed to meet this need.

We help Consumers know more

Heightened consumer awareness of caring for aging parents, children with special needs, and others with frailties, leaves many scrambling to find information about their choices. The Consumer Information Center offers a single, comprehensive resource to help them understand the sometimes confusing terminology of healthcare. For example, the Glossary of LTC terms help to define industry buzzwords and specialized terms. In addition, the on-line assessment tool can help determine the needs of older adults and provides step-by-step guidance through the maze of senior services.