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A Child's Guide To Nursing Home Care
This guide points out what to expect from the services of a skilled nursing home when deciding what to do with an elderly parent.
http://members.aol.com/singlbk/IsNursingHomeTheRightChoice.h... |
A Little Tender Care
Provides information and resources for those who provide direct care in their home for the elderly, disabled, chronically ill, or emotionally disabled
http://www.alittletendercare.com/ |
A-1 Action Nursing Care
Serving the Maryland, Baltimore and D.C. areas, providing home care placement, giving guidance, and brings you professional and expert capabilities.
http://www.a1actionnursingcare.com/ |
AccentCare
Offers guidance and solutions to the challenges of aging faced by seniors and their families. Assists families access the information, care and assistance required to bring comfort and dignity to the aging process.
http://www.accentcare.com/ |
Administration on Aging
Comprehensive information and resources on aging.
http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/ |
Ageless Care
Information about their telephone-based 24-hour nurse support line. Includes helpful resources for caregivers and chronic diseases and an online pharmacy as well as sales of food and drug supplements.
http://www.agelesscare.com/ |
Aging and Eldercare
Provides practical information related to aging and eldercare for families, caregivers, nurses,and health care professionals.
http://www.aging-eldercare.com/ |
Aging Begins at 30
A medical advice column, dealing with Senior's health by Ian M. Smith, M.D. that has appeared weekly in the Iowa City Press Citizen since October 1992.
http://www.vh.org/Patients/IHB/IntMed/ABA30/TitlePage.html |
Aging Medicine
A care-givers guide to geriatric medicine that outlines treatment options including medications. Offers a series of books.
http://www.agingmedicine.com/ |
Aging Solutions
Advocacy and counseling for families with aging relatives, crisis management, employee-assistance programs, seminars and education.
http://www.eldercarehelp.com/ |
AlmaCare
Life management and consulting services for families and financial institutions charged with meeting the needs of the elderly. Glossary, newsletter. Nashville, Tennessee.
http://www.almacare.com/ |
Altenheim Resource & Referral Center
Providing help for the elderly and their caregivers. Information, brochures and pamphlets, video and print library, workshops, and programs.
http://www.ovnet.com/userpages/arrc |
CAPS
Children of Aging Parents is a non-profit organization with a national mission to assist the caregivers of the elderly with reliable information, referrals, and support
http://www.careguide.net/careguide.cgi/caps/capshome.htm! |
Care Calling
Service providing daily "check in" calls to elderly individuals in an assisted or independent living situation.
http://www.carecalling.com/ |
Care For You, Inc.
Offering companion, home health care and assisted living services so loved ones can remain at home. Serving Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C.
http://care-for-you.org/ |
Care Resources
A one step provider of geriatric care services in the United States.
http://www.resource4seniors.com/ |
Caregiver Information
Information for those caring for loved ones with Alzheimer's disesse, stroke, aphasia, traumatic brain injury or other disabling conditions.
http://caregiver-information.com |
Caregiver Monthly Newsletter
Newsletter published monthly since 1995 to encourage, support, assist, inform and acknowledge caregivers throughout the world.
http://members.aol.com/CGMonthly/index.html |
Caregiver Network
This resource centre was created to help caregivers deal with the stress of being in the position of having to deal with the elderly and ill.
http://caregiver.on.ca |
Caregiver Survival Resources
Helping caregivers cope with the demands of caregiving, whether it's caring for an aging parent, a disabled loved one, or a patient coping with a difficult disease.
http://www.caregiver911.com/ |
Caregiver Zone
Information, decision-making tools, community, and products for those caring for the elderly.
http://www.caregiverzone.com/ |
Caregivers Discussion
Discussion board for caregivers dealing with chronic, aged and terminal illnesses.
http://www.angelfire.com/il2/develop |
Caregivers Guide
Sales of family caregiver books to assist caring for elderly or aging parents.
http://www.rbs4u.com/caregiver/ |
Caregiving for Seniors and Aging Parents
Caregiving for aging parents, senior citizens, seniors, and the elderly. Health, drugs, insurance, financial and helpful products.
http://www.caregivers.com/ |
Caregiving Online
Offers access to support, information, and resources for caring for and aged relative.
http://www.caregiving.com/ |
Caregiving Resource Center
Find out how to assess whether parents are coping well independently or whether it's time to become involved in their care. Advice, comprehensive resources and peer support to help take care of aging parents.
http://www.thirdage.com/family/caregiving/ |
Caregiving, Directions In News Letter for Seniors and their Care Givers
An interactive newsletter and bookstore for seniors and their care givers.
http://www.senior-directions.com/ |
CareGuide
Directory of caregiving resources, newsletters and tools for elder and child care.
http://www.careguide.net |
Caring For Aging Parents
An e-book. Information on how to be parents to your aging parents, adult children and nourish your marriage in the process.
http://sandwichyears.com |
Caring for the Terminally Ill, HYG-5315-98
Ohio State University Extension fact sheet. Includes psychological, physical, and spiritual care briefs.
http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/5000/5315.html |
CNY Elderplanning
Resources for the aging including counseling, planning, and guides.
http://www.empire1.net/cnyelderplanning/index.shtml |
Coordinated Care
Agency that offers information to help an individual make informed decisions about long term care. Offering care-giver education, policy analysis and community programs.
http://www.coordinatedcare.org/ |
Creative Care for Older People
Description of personalized services offered by Nina Falk, Geriatric Care Manager, in Northern California counties of Alameda and Contra Costa. Experience and references cited.
http://www.home.earthlink.net/~ninafalk |
Direct Care Alliance
A coalition of long-term care consumers, providers, and workers, who seek to improve the quality of long-term care through a focus on improving the quality of jobs for frontline caregivers.
http://www.directcarealliance.org/ |
Eden Alternative Midwest Headquarters
A reform movement dedicated to fostering culture change and transforming nursing homes into vibrant environments where elders go to live, not institutions where they go to die.
http://www.edenmidwest.com/ |
Elder Service Inc.
Geriatric care consultants in the southeastern Pennsylvania area.
http://www.elderservice.com/ |
Eldercare Consulting
Consulting services and information about home health care and location based agency locator.
http://www.jeffdanger.com/Falls.htm |
ElderCare Online
Offers information, resources, education and support on Alzheimer's care, home care, independent living, insurance coverage, legal and financial matters, and wellness.
http://www.ec-online.net/ |
Eldercare: A Clinical Primer for Volunteers
A book on care for the elderly.
http://www.elder-care-book.com |
Empowering Caregivers
Resources, chat room, messagesboards and newsletter devoted to carers of the elderly.
http://www.care-givers.com/ |
Faith in Action
Information from a national organization which offers grants to local groups of volunteers representing many faiths, who work together to care for their neighbors who are chronically ill, frail, elderly or disabled.
http://www.fiavolunteers.org/ |
Family Assistance Network
Provides personalized care management to the frail elderly, their family and caregivers. This site provides advice from various professionals, and feedback from residents of nursing homes and assisted living.
http://www.familyassistance.net |
Family Care America
An online resource for caregivers. Information on home care, financial planning, aging, assisted living, seniors, retirement, diseases, cancer, Alzheimer's, stroke, medications, estate planning, support.
http://www.familycareamerica.com |
Family Caregiver Alliance
A clearinghouse on brain disorders, caregiver assistance and long-term care public policy.
http://www.caregiver.org/ |
Florida Geriatric Care Managers Association
Directory of and information for geriatric care managers in Florida.
http://www.fgcma.org/ |
Geriatrics & Hospice Care
Articles and information about aging and geriatrics.
http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~drstall/ |
GeriQuest - Quality of Life Issues for Seniors
Serves as a health education and information resource for the elderly, their caretakers and significant others.
http://geriquest.com/ |
Gerontology and Geriatric Care Management
Nancy Wexler, MA, MFCC presents articles on caregiving for the elderly.
http://www.nancy-wexler.com/ |
GetCare Long-Term Care Assessment
Listing long-term and elder care options. Searchable database for services by area.
http://www.getcare.com/ |
Golden Age Eldercare
This site provides useful information regarding eldercare issues.
http://www.Golden-Age-Eldercare.com |
GrandmaKnows.com
Links to help consumers evaluate nursing homes and other caregiver services in the United States.
http://www.grandmaknows.com/ |
Healing Arts Communications
Presents the "Home Care Companion" video series. Instruction for the individual who cares for a loved one at home.
http://www.homecarecompanion.com |
Health Watch Emergency Response Systems
A service for the protection of senior citizens and others requiring response from family, neighbors, medical practitioners and other caregivers.
http://www.protect-your-parents.com/ |
Home Caregivers
A video, entitled 'Caring at Home' is made available that is beneficial to both patients and caregivers.
http://www.homecaregivers.net |
Home Modification Action Project (HMAP)
A free resource for the elderly and disabled to find out the latest in home modifications to make homes more accessible and to design a more supportive environment. Home modification by state, survey of existing programs, links to home modification and general resources.
http://www.usc.edu/dept/gero/hmap/ |
I Care For You
Personal experience of informal caregiving of parents. Included are several links about the health and needs of the elderly and their caregivers.
http://www.icareforyou.net/ |
Informal Care Giver Information Centre
Information and resources on how to enhance the health of caregivers and their families.
http://www3.sk.sympatico.ca/caregive/ |
Lovingcare.net
An on-line guide for seniors and their caregivers.
http://www.lovingcare.net/ |
Multidisciplinary Education in Geriatrics and Aging
MEGA. This site is composed of learning modules for those in the health sciences, but is of interest to those with aging family members. Subjects include normal aging, geriatric assessment, oral health and mental health.
http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/dental/Dental_Educational_S... |
National Family Caregivers Association
Dedicated to making life better for America's family caregivers. Includes information on NFC Month, caregiving resources, and services for caregivers.
http://www.nfcacares.org/ |
Providing Healthy Care
Provide resources and links designed to make life easier for caregivers.
http://www.providinghealthycare.com/ |
Reactivate
Caregiver resources for Alzheimer and Dementia care. Sensory stimulation, health lifestyles (fitness, humor, horticulture therapy), intergenerational programming, creativity (music therapy, art), reminiscence, professional resources for recreation therapy.
http://www.reactivate.com/cat.htm |
Reliable Agencies and Organizations
Quackwatch website. Contact information for various groups,including the National Institute on Aging, American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, Children of Aging Parents, National Association of Area Agencies on Aging, and the National Council on the Aging.
http://www.quackwatch.com/04ConsumerEducation/org.html |
Resources For Aging, Inc.
Empowers caregivers to be more effective and efficient in managing the caregiving process by using the Caregiver Sourcebook as a resource.
http://www.ageinfo.com/ |
Retirement Connection
Referral service for products and services that help seniors to achieve a fuller life; focus is currently on Colorado and Arizona.
http://www.retirementconnection.com |
Rita's Mobile Footcare
Offering friendly footcare service to Winnipeg, MB and southeastern Manitoba.
http://ritafootcare.com |
RosePlace.com - The Senior Care Network
Assisting consumers going through the decision to place a loved one into long-term care. Includes information on assisted living, nursing homes, and home care.
http://www.RosePlace.com |
RubMyNeck.com
A reference and informational site for caregivers and home health professionals.
http://www.rubmyneck.com/ |
Salt Lake County Aging Services
Fostering independence for Salt Lake County's older adults by providing services, advocacy and assistance.
http://www.slcoagingservices.org/ |
Secrets of Successful Caregiving
Studies show that caregivers who don't practice good self-care are at high risk for burnout, depression, physical illnesses, abusive behavior, loss of friends and strained family relations.
http://www.thedailyapple.com/target/cs/article/tda/100904.ht... |
Senior Care Managers
A case management agency in Northeast Pa. specializing in problem solutions
http://www.seniorcaremanagers.com/ |
Senior Caregiver Support Group
Located in Omaha Nebraska. Strengthens families, nurtures independence and educates professionals on the stresses and benefits of caregiving. Includes services, membership, calendar and Ichat.
http://www.seniorcaregiversupport.org/index.asp |
Senior Consults
Personal consultation with specialists and information on problems of aging and the care of the elderly
http://www.seniorconsults.com/ |
Senior Solutions
Provides care for aging loved ones in Allentown, Easton, Reading and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and surrounding communities.
http://www.senior-solutions.com |
Senior Solutions, Inc.
Experienced health care consultants providing clients with personalized quality health, financial and legal services in order to enhance their lives and help them remain in their own homes.
http://www.seniorsolutionsinc.com/ |
Sentimental Journey
A board game, used for reminiscent therapy. Designed for one to eight players, developed by a geriatric recreation therapist. Game board and memory cards samples, and ordering information. Comox, B.C. Canada.
http://mars.ark.com/~pentyrch |
Solutions for Life Beyond55
Self-help tips and ideas for the elderly and their caregivers on geriatric healthcare advances, computer use, web services and tactics to extend independent living.
http://www.beyond55.com |
Special Products Co.
In Boulder Creek, California. Specializing in videophones and videophone products.
http://www.videophonesales.com |
Stride Magazine
An online version of Stride Magazine. Contains articles on current LTC strategies as well a list of research links.
http://www.stridemagazine.com/ |
Successful Elder Caregiving Workshops
Offers newsletters and tele-workshops on caregiving.
http://www.successfuleldercaregiving.com/ |
The Caregiver Support Project
Promotes the caregiver cause and supports family caregivers through a five part video workshop series.
http://www.caregivers.org/~project/ |
The Caregiver's Handbook
An online guide assisting both the caregiver and the elderly care receiver.
http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~drstall/hndbk0.html |
The Eden Alternative, Region 16
A "philosophy of care" for seniors. A tool for improving quality of life for the elderly to eliminate boredome and lonliness.
http://www.edencan.com/ |
The Family Caregiver Web
News, information, resources, and tips to help family caregivers help a loved one who is disabled, chronically ill, or aging. A positive, light, occasionally humorous look at caregiving.
http://www.familycaregiverweb.com/ |
The Geriatric Institute
This site is dedicated to caregivers and health care professionals dealing with issues directly related to the older adult. This includes articles and presentations on geriatric medicine, geriatric psychiatry and ethics. Additionally this is home to resources and patient education on geriatrics from a Canadian perspective.
http://www.geriatricinstitute.com/messenger.htm |
The Healthy Caregiver Magazine
An elder care resource magazine for family and professional caregivers.
http://www.healthycaregiver.com/ |
The National Post Acute Care Association
A trade association dedicated to serving the needs of the Post Acute continuum of care. Includes an overview, industry news, conferences and related links.
http://www.npaca.org |
The National Preventative Task Group
Provides information, resources and links for professionals working to encourage the independence of older people and improve their quality of life.
http://www.preventionworks.org.uk/ |
The Story of a Nursing Home Shift
Eight hours in a nursing home as viewed by the nurse as she takes care of one floor on the evening shift.
http://www.nursinghomeswatch.com |
Today's Caregiver Magazine Online
A print and web magazine dedicated to those caring for loved ones. Topics include stress and depression management, financial, legal and medical advice, housing, incontinence and adult day care issues.
http://www.caregiver.com/ |
Transitions Elder Care Consulting
On-line guide to elder caregiving, opinion column written by an older adult, caregiver's support forum, assessment tools, tips about working with older adults.
http://www.asktransitions.com/ |
Urban Institute Issue Focus on Medicare
A selection of reports, publications, forums, commentaries and testimonies on Medicare, Medicare reform and senior health in general.
http://www.urban.org/news/focus/focus_medicare.html |
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