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Associations
and Organizations
Alzheimer's
Association
The Alzheimer's Association is the largest
national voluntary health organization dedicated to funding
research into the causes, treatments, prevention and cure of
Alzheimer's disease and to providing support to the four
million Americans with the disease, their families and
caregivers.
American
Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society is the nationwide
community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to
eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing
cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer,
through research, education, advocacy, and service. Our web
site contains valuable resources including prevention and risk
factors, treatment methods, detection guidelines, and patient
services that help cancer patients and their families.
American
Society on Aging
ASA's members comprise the largest
multidisciplinary national community of professionals working
with and on behalf of older people. The membership includes
representatives of the public and private sectors, service
providers, researchers, educators, advocates, health, allied
health, social service, managed care and long-term care and
mental health professionals, students and the retired, policy
makers and planners. For over 40 years, the American Society
on Aging has been an active and effective resource for
professionals in aging and aging-related fields who want to
enhance their ability to promote the well-being of aging
people and their families.
Guide to Retirement Living
The only complete database of all
senior housing, assisted living, nursing homes, home health
care services, and professional resources in Virginia
(VA),
Maryland (MD),
New Jersey (NJ),
Washington DC (DC),
Pennsylvania (PA) and
Delaware (DE).
Mid-Atlantic
Geriatric Care Managers Association
An organization of private practitioners whose goal
is to advance the dignified social, psychological, and health
care for older adults, others with chronic needs, and their
families. Members conduct their practices in Delaware,
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of
Columbia.
Stephanie Thomopoulos is the current President of the
Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Association of
Professional Geriatric Care managers.
National
Alliance for Caregiving
A very good resource for caregiving families
and professionals. NAC is a Bethesda based association of
caregiving professional organizations (including GCM) that
provides information, support, and national advocacy on behalf
of caregivers. They have accomplished many admirable reports,
including providing an excellent guide to other web sites with
information on caregiving. NAC's site is an excellent source
of information for professionals looking for access to primary
information on national issues on caregiving.
National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers
The National Association of Professional
Geriatric Care Managers (GCM) is an organization of
practitioners whose goal is the advancement of expert
assistance to the elderly and their families. GCM is
committed to maximizing the independence and autonomy of
elders, and strives to ensure the highest quality and most
cost-effective health and human services.
National
Association of Social Workers
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
is the largest organization of professional social workers in
the world. NASW serves nearly 155,000 social workers in 55
chapters throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin
Islands, and abroad. NASW was formed in 1955 through a merger
of seven predecessor social work organizations to carry out
three responsibilities: strengthen and unify the profession;
promote the development of social work practice; advance sound
social policies. Promoting high standards of practice and
protecting the consumer of services are major association
principles.
National
Family Caregivers Association
The National Family Caregivers Association
offers services in the areas of information and education,
support and validation, and public awareness and advocacy,
toward the goal of minimizing the disparity between a
caregiver's quality of life and that of mainstream Americans.
National
Guardianship Association
The mission of the National Guardianship
Association is to provide educational, training, and
networking opportunities for guardians; to promote the highest
levels of values, standards and ethics; and to ensure a
nationally recognized standard of excellence.
National
Institute of Health
This web site shares--in a fast and
cost-effective way--consumer-health information about many of
the diseases or health problems on which NIH conducts or
supports research. You can choose from this growing full-text
collection of our most requested consumer-health publications.
Strengthening
Aging and Gerontology Education for Social Work
With funding from the John A. Hartford
Foundation of New York City, the Council on Social Work
Education (CSWE) has launched Strengthening Aging and
Gerontology Education for Social Work (SAGE-SW). SAGE-SW is
dedicated to preparing ALL social workers to meet the needs of
a growing aging population.
Community Resources/Social Services
This free industry-wide internet portal is
designed to connect you quickly and easily to the world of
Senior Hospitality: providers of Senior-oriented housing,
health and wellness resources, and other products and
services. These communities and organizations are either
Senior Hospitality Specialists (serving Seniors is their only
focus) or Senior Hospitality Associates (serving Seniors is
one of their specialties).
bigtreemurphy.com
A wonderful site for caregivers of Alzheimer's
patients. Beverly Murphy is a rehab counselor who retired to
take care of her husband when he was diagnosed with
Alzheimer's. She has organized this site with love, good
experience, and good attention to detail. This site has plenty
of good advice for caregivers on the difficult issues
(incontinence), on how to develop a supportive living
environment, and lots of good words of emotional support. A
heartwarming site to visit.
Caregiver
Network
Caregiver Network, Inc. (CNI), the first of
its kind in Canada, is a resource center created to help
caregivers of the elderly and ill. Our goal is to make
caregivers' lives easier by providing information on the
Internet and in our newsletter, education through the 13-part
TV/video series "Caregiving with June Callwood", the
Canadian Aging and Caregiving Resource Guide and personal
assistance and support through our seminar series, Care
Management Consulting Service, the Caregiver Club and Care
Across the Border.
How
To Care
How to Care?s goal is to provide you with
practical, current information on a wide range of topics
written by caregivers that offer insights and advice
unavailable anywhere else.
SeniorScape
SeniorScape offers a site where care managers,
elder law attorneys, guardians and other elder care
professionals, facilities and providers can meet the public in
the most comprehensive of elder care resources. SeniorScape
(1) delivers free and vital elder care resources to the public
and (2) serves as an interactive forum for elder care
professionals and service providers.
The Alzheimer's Information Site
Alzinfo.org is a tool of the Fisher Center for Alzheimer's
Research Foundation to educate people about this devastating
disease. The mission of the website is to educate, engage and
create an online community with 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
access to information and support via online chats, message
boards and the most comprehensive resource databases
available.
Legal Resources
AoA's "Elder Page" site contains
many resources for the elderly that can be useful for
attorneys as well. There is a large nationwide searchable
directory to 230 national and local agencies, health
associations, and organizations. There is a large compilation
of general and statistical materials on-line.
For Profit Resources
Caregiving.com
Caregiving.com provides insights, information,
and inspirations to persons who care for an aging relative.
The site explains the six stages family caregivers travel
through, guiding them to the resources and answers needed to
successfully complete each stage.
Caregiver.com
The web site of Today's
Caregiver Magazine. This site has general information on
caregiving and caregivers. There are several different
features from the current magazine on topics in caregiving and
an archives of past articles.
CaregiversWorld.com
A company that offers high quality products
for in-home caregiving. Not your run of the mill products,
here, there are some unique items that might really help your
situation. Some products are of their own design and some are
just useful applications for a caregiving situation. An
interesting selection of products and a socially responsible
company.
Careguide.com
An established and rich source of information
on eldercare (and childcare). Customized caregiver information
on a wide range of issues. Includes a good directory of
facilities, legal topics, and advice for the consumer on how
to find care. Frequently updated with interesting articles.
Two thumbs up.
CareScout.com
CareScout.com is a good resource for
information on Nursing Homes, Assisted Living facilities, and
news on care giving. Here's a quote from one GCM member.
"CareScout.com is my favorite site. It is a great
resource for GCM's. Rather than just listing nursing home,
home health and assisted living facilities in an area,
CareScout has quality ratings as well. The part I like best is
that care professionals and consumers can also add their
comments to the ratings. In addition to knowing how oversight
agencies rate care, the added perspective of "field
scout" reviews allows me to be more comfortable in
recommending care options to my clients."
Livingstrategies.com
Living Strategies, Inc., America?s leader in
professional elder care planning, placement and management, is
the first company with a nationwide focus to bring together
all of the disciplines required to identify elder care needs,
implement solutions to those needs and provide on-going
support in a way that benefits elders and their families.
ProAging
ProAging.com
features innovative tools to better serve seniors, caregivers,
and their families.
RosePlace.com
RosePlace is an attractive site and a good
place to go for basic caregiving information and resources.
Their database of services covers the country, although the
lists are not comprehensive in all service categories or every
geographical location. The site has some good basic articles
on caregiving and is very easy to navigate.
Seniorcarereview.com
An in depth site covering care planning and a
private network of facilities and care managers. The
directories provide a level of quality screening of the
referrals. Includes some assistance with assessment and
forming a care plan.
Other Resources
Senior Living Alternatives is a Chicago-based
housing alternative resource. Find nursing home, assisted
living, home care agencies and retirement homes listed by
city.
Senior
Housing Net
A national online guide to senior housing and
care options throughout the United States. Users can view
color photos, floor plans, pricing, amenitities, and even take
360 degree virtual tours.
Senior
Options
A national, comprehensive guide for older
adults and caregivers. Information on this site identifies
your local options for senior living facilities - including
Assisted Living, Residential Care, Retirement Communities,
Skilled Nursing, Alzheimer, Hospice and Adult Day Care
facilities; local options for senior insurance, healthcare
discount cards (coming soon), other frequently needed health
and professional services such as legal and financial, mental
health, home health, and geriatric care management.
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