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ELDER CARE LINKS & RESOURCES

1_/Assisted Living Guide (Help for families with evaluation and transition + FREE family attitude survey report)

1A/Long-Term Care Insurance--Free Quote (Free Instant Online Quotes & 45 Page Insider's Guide to LTC Insurance)

1B/Life Insurance--Free Quote (Term, Variable and Whole Life Insurance Plans Available. Free Insiders Guide)

1C/Annuity--Free Quote (And free quide to Annuities)

1D/Disability Insurance--Free Quote (And free guide)

AARP (Help for caregivers of Alzheimer's patients)

AARP for Grief and Loss (Resources for Bereavement)
866-797-2277

AARP Lifeguide (Transistions and Challenges of Aging)

AARP Main Site (Life After Fifty!)
Legal Hotline: 800-424-3410

About's Guide to Senior Health (+ Review of Elder Rage)

Accent on Seniors (Free referrals-placement options, CA seniors)
888-95-HOMES

Access to Benefits Coalition (Save $$ on Prescriptions)

Access to Recreation (Exercise equipment for the disabled)
800-634-4351

Activity Therapy (Alternative Solutions in Long Term Care)

Administration on Aging (U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services)
202-619-7501

Aegis Assisted Living Facilities (CA, NV, WA)

Ageless Design (Smarter, Safer Living for Seniors)

AgeNet Eldercare Network (Solutions for better aging)

Aging Parents (Video & print product resources)

Aging Parents & Elder Care (A resource for caregivers)

Aging Today (Bi-monthly Newspaper of the ASA)

Aging With Dignity (Plan and receive the care you deserve)

AgingCare.com (The Community for Caregivers)

Agitation Test (Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory)

Alzheimer Research Forum (Networking for a Cure)

Alzheimer Solutions

Alzheimer's (Specific symptoms--where located in the brain)

Alzheimer's Association California Council (Resources in CA)
800-660-1993 (24/7 Helpline)

Alzheimer's Association of the National Capitol Area
866-259-0042

Alzheimer's Association--National (Find Your Local Chapter)
800-272-3900

Alzheimer's Directories (Caregiving, A.D, Nursing, Health Care)

Alzheimer's Disease (Identify AD Resource Kit & Video--FREE!)
877-439-3566

Alzheimer's Disease Education & Referral Center (ADEAR)
800-438-4380

Alzheimer's Disease Facts & Figures (Latest statistics 2008)

Alzheimer's Foundation of America
(866) 232-8484

Alzheimer's Handbook (Support, resources, treatment)

Alzheimer's Information Site (Local Resource Locator)

Alzheimer's Research Foundation

Alzheimer's Store (Products for people with Alzheimer's)
800-752-3238

Alzheimers MD (Education on Alzheimer's disease issues)

AlzheimerSupport.com (News in AD + Elder Rage Article)
800-366-5924

Am-Swiss Elderly Care (home care + extensive national links)

Amen Clinic For Behavioral Medicine (BrainPlace.com)
949-266-3700 and 707-429-7181

American Academy of Neurology (For families of patients with AD)

American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP)
301-654-7850

American Council of the Blind
800-424-8666

American Diabetes Association (Cure, Care, Commitment)

American Geriatrics Society (Organization for Professionals)
212-308-1414

American Health Care Association (Referrals to care facilities)
202-842-4444

American Heart Association (Fighting Heart Disease & Stroke)

American Medical Association (AMA)
800-621-8335

American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
301-652-2682

American Parkinson's Disease Association (APDA)

American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
800-999-2782

American Psychiatric Association (APA)
888-357-7924

American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA)
703-243-2443

American Psychological Association (APA)
800-374-2721

American Society on Aging (ASA)
415-974-9600

American Society on Aging (Search for articles on many topics)
For ASA Members

American Society on Aging/Web Seminars (Online training)

And Thou Shalt Honor (PBS TV Series on Caregiving)

Area Agencies on Aging (AAA Eldercare Locator: referrals)
800-677-1116

Aricept (Medication for Alzheimer's Disease by Pfizer & Eisai)

Arthritis Foundation
800-283-7800

Assisted Living 101 (National interactive search & referrals)

Assisted Living Facilities (Search 38,000 facilities nationwide)

Assisted Living Facilities Directory (in U.S.)

Assisted Living Federation of America (State referrals)
703-691-8100

Assisted Living--Inside Assisted Living (FREE report, etc.)

Assisted Senior Living (Search for local facilities)

At Home Care (Nanny, housekeeper and health resource)

BenefitsCheckUp.org (Federal and state assistance programs)

Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute (WV University)
304-293-5378

Boulevard (Disability products and resources)
619-222-8735

Breast Cancer? Breast Health! (The Wise Woman Way)

Brookdale Senior Living (Assisted Living Locator)

California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR)
415-474-5171

California Association for Adult Day Services (CAADS)

California Caregiver Resource Centers (State-wide assistance)
415-434-3388

California Partnership for Long Term Care (Asset Protection)

Cancer Life Center (Breaking News, Clinical Trials, Listen to Docs)

Care Central (Start your own care site for friends/family)
Sample

Care Guide (Assess, plan, manage & monitor care for elders)
954-796-3727

Care Home Finders (Referrals to Retirement/Care Homes)

Care Pathways (Valuable resource links maintained by RN's)
252-441-9141

Care Planner (A decision support tool for families & professionals)

Care Trak International (Monitor and locate wanderers)
800-842-4537

Care.com (Find pre-screened caregivers in your area)

Caregiver's Home Companion (Resources, News & Info)

Caregiver.com (National print and online magazine)
800-829-2734

CaregiverPros (Connects Caregivers, Employers, Families, Clients)

Caregivers Marketplace (Savings, Education, Community)

Caregiving-online (Coaching, Caregiving, Live's Transitions)

Caregiving-Solutions.com
215-624-2098

Caregiving.com (Monthly Newsletter, Online Support Groups)
847-823-0639

CareGrade (Rate, Review & Find Senior Services)

Caring From a Distance (Resources for distance caregivers)

Case Management Society of America (CMSA)
501-225-2229

Centers for Disease Control (Life Expectancy Statistics)

Chicagoland Caregivers (Senior home care professionals)

Children of Aging Parents (Counseling and referrals to caregivers)
800-227-7294

CiteHealth (Free Home Care Agency Reports and more)

Clinical Trials (Lists from National Library of Medicine)

Coalition for Senior Safety (How to start one in your community)

Comfort Keepers (Affordable, Non-Medical In-Home Care)

Compassion & Choices (End of Life Choices)
800-247-7421

Conservatorship in California (Book from NoLo Press)

Consumer Reports (National Guide to Nursing Homes)

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Foundation

Cruise Respite (Education for Caregivers While Cruising)

Daily Dementia News (Resource on Dementia & A.D.)

Dementia Advocacy and Support Network (Chat Room)

Dementia Guide (Helping People Affected by Dementia)

Depression, Manic-Depression, Bipolar Disorder

Drugs (Catalog of FDA Approved Drug Products)

DyingWell.com (Defining wellness through the end of life)

Easter Seals (Services to disabled & support for families)
800-221-6827

EasyCEU.com (Learn Wherever You Are)

Eden Alternative (Eliminating lonliness, helplessness and boredom)
607-674-5232

Elder Abuse Foundation (Find an Elderly Abuse Lawyer)

Elder Abuse Help (by expert, Irene A. Masiello)

Elder Law Answers (For seniors and their families)

Elder Options of Texas (Community-based resources in Texas)

Eldercare Directory/San Diego Union Tribune (+Elder Rage Article)

Eldercare Guide (Housing, Medical, Financial, Legal & Resources)

Eldercare Locator (Advocacy, Action, Answers on Aging)
800-677-1116

ElderCare Online (Educational resources and discussion groups)

ElderHope.com (Support, inspiration and nurturance)

ElderLifePlanning.com (Long-term care resources)

ElderLink (Free Senior & Care Referral Service)
(800) 613-5772

ElderWeb.com (Eldercare resources)
309-451-3319

eMaxHealth: Eldercare (Articles on Aging, Health, Eldercare)

Empire Health Store (Senior Home Health & Long Term Care)

Empowering Caregivers (Choices, Healing, Love)

Enhanced Vision Systems (Help for low vision)
800-440-9476

Exclusively Seniors.com (Home Health Care Solutions)
866-477-7778

Exelon (Medication for Alzheimer's Disease by Novartis)

Expicare Nursing Agency (Provides: RN, LPN, CNA, Aides--S. FL)

FAIR Foundation (Fair Allocations in Research $ from NIH)

Family Care America.com (Resources by zipcode)

Family Caregiver Alliance (Support for caregivers)
800-445-8106

Federal Trade Commission (healthcare products & services)

Fibromyalgia Support Center (And chronic fatigue syndrome)

Fifty And Furthermore (Advice for a great second half!)

Find A Psychologist.com (In the U.S. or International)

Finding Our Way (Living with Dying in America)

FirstGov For Seniors (Resources, Education, Training)

Funerals Consumer Alliance (Consumer's right to choose)
802-482-3437

Genetics Policy Institute (Promotion of Stem Cell Awareness)

Geriatric Care Managers (Nat'l Association of Professional)
520-881-8008

Gerontological Society of America (Research, Education, Practice)

Get Canadian Drugs (Low-cost medications/prescription drugs)

Gilbert Guide to Nursing Homes (Nat'l locator for senior care)
(415) 668-1532

Gratitude Works: Open Your Heart to Love

Grief Healing (Award-winning site: information, comfort & support)

Grief Recovery Institute (Training and recovery resources)
818-907-9600 and 519-586-8825

Griswold Special Care (Non-medical home-care services)

Growth House, Inc. (Improving Care for the Dying)

Guide to Long Term Care Planning

HealingWell.com (Diseases, Disorders and Chronic Illness)

Health Insurance Association of America (HIAA)
800-879-4422

Health Insurance Coverage Quotes (Up to 5 free quotes fast)

Health Politics (Audio + Video Weekly Webcasts)

HealthandAge.com (Promoting healthy aging)

healthfinder® (The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)

HealthGrades (Locate/Compare 15,000 nursing homes)

HealthGrades (Find best Doctors, Hospitals, Nursing Homes)

Healthlinks.net (Services, Products, Education, Publications)

Healthy Caregiver (Magazine & Online Community)

Helping Hands Relocation (Take the stress out of moving)

Home Caregivers Accreditation Of America

Home Instead Senior Care (Companionship/home care for elders)

HomeCare-Giver.com (In-home care for the elderly)
800-746-1616

HomeStore.com (Senior Housing Locator & Care Directory)

Hospice Foundation of America (Resources for the terminally ill)
800-854-3402

Hospice Helpline (National Hospice & Pallative Care)
800-658-8898

Hospitals Compared in California (Search county, city or Zip)

Institute For Brain Aging & Dementia (University of CA, Irvine)
949-824-2382

Institute for Successful Aging (Coaching, Training, Research)
206-523-3820

Institute of Gerontology

Institute on Aging--University of PA (Alzheimer's Info)

InteliHealth (Health information from Harvard Medical School)

Interim HealthCare (Nat'l Home Care and Medical Staffing)

John Douglas French Center (For Alzheimer's Disease)

John Hopkins Memory Newsletter (Latest Alzheimer's Info)

Leeza Gibbon's Memory Foundation and Leeza's Place

Let Life In (50+ online magazine/web community/social network)

Lewy Body Disease Association

Life View Resources/The Educated Caregiver (Training)
800-395-LIFE

Link2Care (Online Resources for California Caregivers)
800-445-8106

LivHome (Assisted living at home)
877-496-5127

Long Term Care Info (Nursing home/home health care directory)

Long Term Care Information

Long Term Care Insurance (Gelbwaks Insurance Services)

Long Term Care Planning

Long Term Care Resources (Information & Web Services)

LTC Insurance.com (Guide to Long Term Care Insurance)

Manor Care (Assisted, Skilled & Dementia Residence Options)
419-252-5500

Mass. General Memory Disorders Unit (Support & Educ. for AD)

Mayo Clinic (Specialists answer your questions)

MD Junction (Find, know and rate your doctor)

Meals on Wheels Foundation (Meals to homebound persons)
616-531-9909

Medic Alert (Medical identification bracelets and necklaces)
888-633-4298

Medical Billing (Medical practice management & collections)

Medical Care Corp. (Dementia care products for physicians)

Medicare (U.S. Government website)
800-633-4227

Medicare Rights Center (Info for consumers & professionals)

Medications (Look up medicines, side effects, etc.)

Medicine Program (Free medications for those who qualify)

MedicineNet.com (We Bring Doctors' Knowledge To You)

Medline Plus (Health Information)

Menopause (Alternatives, Herbal Remedies, Support)

Mini-Mental State Exam (Take test online and get score!)

MsMoney.com (+ Elder Rage article)

Myers Research (Applied Research in Gerontology)

MyZiva.net (The Guide to Nursing Home Facilities)

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (Local referrals)
520-881-4005

National Adult Day Services Assoc. (Day Care Referrals)

National Alliance for Caregiving (Education for caregivers)
301-718-8444

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
800-950-6264

National Association for Continence (Bladder control solutions)
800-252-3337

National Association for Home Care (Referrals to local providers)
202-547-7424

National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
202-872-0888

National Association of Social Workers (Membership organization)
800-638-8799

National Association of State Units on Aging
202-898-2578

National Cancer Institute
800-422-6237

National Caregiving Foundation (A World of Care)

National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA)
202-898-2586

National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
202-682-4140

National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners (NCCDP)

National Council on the Aging (NCOA)
800-424-9046

National Domestic Violence Hotline
800-799-SAFE

National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA)
800-896-3650

National Foundation for Depressive Illness
800-239-1265

National Fraud Information Center
800-876-7060

National Guardianship Association (Education and training)

National Health Information Center (NHIC)
800-336-4797

National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization
800-658-8898

National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke
800-352-9424

National Institute on Aging (Aging research)
800-222-2225

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
301-496-4000

National Mental Health Association (mental health/illness)
800-969-6642

National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
800-999-6673

National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF)
800-223-9994

National Parkinson's Foundation (NPF)

National Resource Center on Aging & Injury (NRCAI)
619-594-0986

National Senior Citizens Law Center (Help for low-income seniors)
202-289-6976

National Stroke Association (NSA)
800-787-6537

Needy Meds (Medications/Patient assistance programs)

Network Outreach--Better Living for the Elderly (NOBLE)
865-408-0371

Neurology Channel (Ask an M.D. a question)

New Lifestyles (Area guide to senior residences and care options)
800-869-9549

Next of Kin Education Project (Law Requiring Family Notification)

NIH Senior Health (Info from the National Institutes of Health)

Nursing Care Plans (Interactive, clinical worksheets)

Nursing Home Abuse (Report confidentially)

Nursing Home Abuse Alert Form (Free legal evaluation)

Nursing Home Abuse Newsletter (Information from Lawyers)
877-ABUSE-AD

Nursing Home Compare (Medicare/Medicaid certified in USA)

Nursing Home Compare (Ratings, etc.)

Nursing Home Evaluation (# beds/residents, % occupied)

Nursing Home Guide in CA (Search)

Nursing Home Reform (National Citizens' Coalition for)
202-332-2275

Nursing Home Reports (Nationwide online search)
800-571-1918

Nursing Home Watch List (violations/verified complaints)

Oasis (Educational program for mature adults)

Older Women's League
800-825-3695

Ombudsman Locator (National LTC Resource Center)

On Lok Senior Health (Community based help for frail elders)
415-292-8888

PACE Association (Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly)
703-535-1565

Parkinson's Disease Foundation (PDF)

PBS: Alzheimer's News Updates (Latest AD News Weekly)

Preventing Alzheimer's (Early detection and dementia test)

Pro Health Network (Health News, Message Boards, Chats)

Psychiatric Medications (Online list of medications and uses)

Psychotropic Drugs (Side Effects)

Quiet Care (Home Health Security System)

Rascal Scooters and Power Chairs
800-662-4548

Reminyl=Razadyne (Medication for Alzheimer's Disease)

Representative & State Governor (Locate and contact yours)

Response Link (Medical Alert Personal Safety System)

Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
800-424-8867

Ribbon Caregiver Newsletter (Caregivers of Alzheimer's patients)

Risperdal (Antipsychotic Medication)

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Health Care Resources, Grants)

Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving

Safety Bath (The Walk in Bathtub)

Sage Crossroads (Webcasts on issues of human aging)

Schizophrenia.com (Information, support & education)

SelfGrowth (Online Self Improvement Encyclopedia.) See Elder Care

Seminar Lecture on CD: Jacqueline's 2.5/hr. lecture (along with extenisve interviews with 11 top eldercare experts), is available on a 14-hour CD, which you will love and get so much out of! You can also purchase Jacqueline's portion only. For more information email j.marcell@cox.net or call 949-975-1012.

Senators (Locate and contact your senators)

Senior Angels (Volunteers for those in nursing homes)

Senior Approved (Certification of services)

Senior Bridge Family (Senior Resources Nationwide)
888-321-6161

Senior Care Connection (Resources in California)

Senior Citizens / Elder Abuse & Neglect

Senior Citizens Bureau (Coalition for Elder Care Reform)

Senior Citizens.com (Resources for seniors)

Senior Corps Hotline (Volunteer programs: Foster Grandparents, Senior Companion Program, Retired Senior Program)
800-424-8867

Senior Drivers (AAA Foundation For Traffic Safety)

Senior Housing Jobs (Recruitment Solution--Job Board)

Senior Net (Discussion, Enrichment, Learning Center)

Senior Options & Services (Care Coordination & Management)

Senior Resource (Housing options, finance, insurance by State)

Senior Service America (Training & Employment for Seniors)

Senior Sites (Senior housing, healthcare and services)

SeniorLink Online (Support/personalized help to create a plan)

Seniors First Foundation (An Educational Non-Profit)

SeniorsSearch.com (Search directory for over 50 age group)

Sentry Telecare (Automated Calls to Loved Ones)

Shankle Clinic (Alzheimer's Screening, Diagnosis & Treatment)

ShirleyBOARD (Where Caregivers Network)

Silverado Senior Living (Assisted Living & Resources in CA, TX, UT)

Social Security Online
800-772-1213

Southern California Senior Resources, Inc.

Stem Cell Advocacy (Write to your represenatives online!)

Stem Cell Research Foundation

Suddenly Senior (For Those Who Became Seniors Too Soon)

Support Group Online--The Alzheimer's List

Support Groups & Caregegiving Resources (By State)

Support Groups Online (Many types of groups) See Also: http://alzheimers.infopop.cc/eve/ubb.x; alzheimers@yahoogroups.com; Alzheimerscare@yahoogroups.com; alzheimersrelateddementia@yahoogroups.com; http://www.alzinfo.org/community/chatrooms/; http://www.alz.org/login.htm; http://www.alz.org/mb/chat.htm; http://www.dignityfirst.net/forum; earlyonsetsupport@yahoogroups.com; elderhealth@yahoogroups.com; http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/picks-support/join; http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/LBDcaregivers/join; http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/dementiarescue/join; http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/DASN/join; http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/LBD_caringspouses/join; http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/alzheimercured/join; http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/Dementia-IDlistserv/join; http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/CADASIL/join; http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NPH_Friends/join; http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/FTD_support/join; Seniorhealth@yahoogroups.com; yod@yaho

Ten Warning Signs of Alzheimer's Disease

The Best is Yet. Net (National level of care assesment tool)

The Fountains (Numerous Living Options for Older Adults)

TheRubins.com (For seniors and those who care for them)

Timely Topics in Medicine--Dementia

Total Living Choices (Living options, referrals to providers)

U.S. Census Bureau (National and local age data)

U.S. ElderCare Referreal Agency (Retirement Living Options)
800-848-1008

ULiveandLearn.com (Professional & Personal Learning Marketplace)

United States House of Representatives (Write to Reps.)

United States Senate (Write to your Senators)

United States Senate Special Committee on Aging

Veterans-Express (Free Help to find money for assisted living)

Virtual Hospital (University of Iowa Health Care)

Visiting Angels (Non-medical homecare in the US & Canada)

Visiting Nurse Association of America (VNAA)
800-426-2547

Vitamins-nutrition (Latest research & tips for supplementation)

Volunteer Match (find volunteers or become one)

Volunteers of America (Local human service programs)

WebMD.com Health

Weil, Dr. Andrew (Health Advisor)

Well Spouse Foundation (Association of spousal caregivers)
800-838-0879

White House (Administration News)

Women's Calendar (Largest listing of women's events)

Yahoo Health

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