Surf these sites: 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. 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. Administration on Aging -- Comprehensive information and resources on aging. 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. AlmaCare -- Life management and consulting services for families and financial institutions charged with meeting the needs of the elderly. Glossary, newsletter. Nashville, Tennessee. Altenheim Resource & Referral Center -- Providing help for the elderly and their caregivers. Information, brochures and pamphlets, video and print library, workshops, and programs. 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 CNY Elderplanning -- Resources for the aging including counseling, planning, and guides. CareGuide -- Directory of caregiving resources, newsletters and tools for elder and child care. Caregiver Information -- Information for those caring for loved ones with Alzheimer''s disaese, stroke, aphasia, traumatic brain injury or other disabling conditions. Caregiver Monthly Newsletter -- Newsletter published monthly since 1995 to encourage, support, assist, inform and acknowledge caregivers throughout the world. 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. 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. Caregiver Zone -- Information, decision-making tools, community, and products for those caring for the elderly. Caregivers Guide -- Sales of family caregiver books to assist caring for elderly or aging parents. Caregiving Online -- Offers access to support, information, and resources for caring for and aged relative. Caregiving Resource Center -- Find out how to assess whether your parents are coping well independently or whether it''s time to become involved in their care. Advice, comprehensive resources and peer support to help you take care of your aging parents. ThirdAge Media, Inc. Caregiving for Seniors and Aging Parents -- Caregiving for aging parents, senior citizens, seniors, and the elderly. Health, drugs, insurance, financial and helpful products. Caregiving, Directions In News Letter for Seniors and their Care Givers -- An interactive newsletter and bookstore for seniors and their care givers. 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. 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. Elder Options of Texas -- Listing support resources and information for caregivers in Texas. Elder Service Inc. -- Geriatric care consultants in the southeastern Pennsylvania area. 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. Family Caregiver Alliance -- A clearinghouse on brain disorders, caregiver assistance and long-term care public policy. Florida Geriatric Care Managers Association -- The Florida Geriatric Care Managers Association (FGCMA) is a Chapter of the National Association of Professional Care Managers. Memberships, State and local news, helpful Senior links. GeriQuest - Quality of Life Issues for Seniors -- Serves as a health education and information resource for the elderly, their caretakers and significant others. Geriatrics & Hospice Care -- Articles and information about aging and geriatrics. Gerontology and Geriatric Care Management -- Nancy Wexler, MA, MFCC presents articles on caregiving for the elderly. GetCare Long-Term Care Assessment -- Listing long-term and elder care options. Searchable database for services by area. Golden Age Eldercare -- This site provides useful information regarding eldercare issues. Healing Arts Communications -- Presents the "Home Care Companion" video series. Instruction for the individual who cares for a loved one at home. 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. Home Caregivers -- A video, entitled ''Caring at Home'' is made available that is beneficial to both patients and caregivers. 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. Long Term Care Long Distance -- Geriatric care management and choosing a care manager for a family member. womenCONNECT.com. By Laurie Jones. Mediconsult.com : Senior Health -- For caregivers and professionals, educational material, news, drug information, journal articles, community, support. 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. 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. Other Dementias -- Hosting information about many of the diseases which cause dementia other than Alzheimer''s disease. Providing education and information about diseases that cause dementia. Directories, poetry, message boards, and support for caregivers. 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. 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. 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. Retirement Connection -- Referral Service for products and services that help Seniors achieve a fuller life; focus currently is on Colorado and Arizona. 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. Salt Lake County Aging Services -- Fostering independence for Salt Lake County''s older adults by providing services, advocacy and assistance. Senior Care Managers -- A case management agency in Northeast Pa. specializing in problem solutions 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. Seniors-Caregivers Online -- Offering the book,"Where Do I Go For Help," with money-saving information for seniors, their children and caregivers about prescription drugs, medicare reform, alternative medicine, HMOs, medigap insurance, long-term care, and eldercare. 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. 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. Special Products Co. -- In Boulder Creek, California. Specializing in videophones and videophone products. The Caregiver Connection, LLC -- Provides support, geriatric care management and long term care referral options for the elderly and their caregivers. Site contains a number of support resources. The Caregiver Support Project -- Promotes the caregiver cause and supports family caregivers through a five part video workshop series. The Caregiver''s Handbook -- An online guide assisting both the caregiver and the elderly care receiver. 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. The Healthy Caregiver Magazine -- An elder care resource magazine for family and professional caregivers. 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. 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.
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