Valuable Web Resources
Resources for Seniors
(and people who care about them)
The links below will direct you to sites that display information particularly
useful for seniors.
Active Minds, www.activeminds.com,
expands the lives and minds of seniors and adults by providing them with lifelong
educational programs
Administration on Aging, www.aoa.gov,
all kinds of information on resources, including directory of state Area Agencies
on Aging
Aging with Dignity,
www.agingwithdignity.org, a non-profit organization which produces a document,
called the 5 Wishes, to provide advance directives for medical care, which is
included in our book. Must be purchased through this organization.
Alzheimer’s Association, www.alz.org,
information and resources (support groups), can find local organizations throughout
the country
American Geriatrics Society Foundation for Health in Aging,
www.healthinaging.org, locator service
for physicians who are members
American Medical Association, www.ama-assn.org,
physician locator service, look under the specialty “Geriatrics”
Caregiver Village, www.caregivervillage.com,
at Caregiver Village, members connect with friends, participate in book clubs with celebrity authors, journal, play mystery games, solve puzzles, and learn valuable information about caregiving.
Caring Information, www.caringinfo.org,
800-658-8898 for information and resources related to caregiving and end-of-life
planning. You can also find links here to state-specific forms for advanced
directives.
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, www.cms.gov,
federal agency that administers Medicare and Medicaid
Eldercare Locator, www.eldercare.gov,
800-677-1116, will help you find local community resources in any area
of the country, including meals, home care, transportation, etc
Help for Depression www.helpfordepression.com
Help for Depression (helpfordepression.com) provides a very comprehensive explanation of the various approaches and treatments for depression as a critical starting point for individuals and/or their loved ones.
Help Your Doctor Know You, www.helpyourdoctorknowyou.com,
Free Help Your Doctor Know You worksheets designed to help patients share one condensed and easily digestible page of non-medical, voluntary personal information with busy healthcare providers.
Living Senior, www.livingsenior.com,
LivingSenior contains listings and information on assisted living facilities, retirement homes, nursing homes, and other senior health and service providers. Their list of service providers contains information on senior housing, as well as home health nurses and aides and other home health services.
Medicare, www.medicare.gov,
Medicare coverage, new drug programs, 800-772-1213
National Academy for Elder Law Attorneys, www.naela.org,
Attorney locator service by city, state, or zip code.
Senior Decision,
www.seniordecision.com, Their mission is to help as many people as possible
make decisions about home health, retirement living, assisted living, and nursing
home options.
Social Security Administration, www.socialsecurity.gov,
www.socialsecurity.gov.
Transition Aging Parents, www.transitionagingparents.com, providing insight and information to adult children of aging parents so they may
“thrive and find joy” in every stage of life!
Veterans Administration, www.va.gov,information
on benefits and resources.
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