| The list of resources for Seniors and their families in the area I serve is seemingly endless. I have selected some, at random, that I find may be helpful to families who visit my website. This list will be reviewed and added to frequently.
If time is a huge factor for you, please feel free to contact me for a brief run-down on use of a resource in your particular family situation.
- The Caregiver Initiative-Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Company: www.strengthforcaring.com.
This site gives an excellent overview of senior care-giving with specific service resources (national/local) for family caregiver use.
- Alzheimer Association: www.alz.org
"How-to" guides available on making a home safer for a dementia patient. Sells ID bracelets for those who might wander.
- Medicare: www.benefitscheckup.org
"go to" site to learn about and begin enrollment in all Medicare benefits, including prescription (MC-D) coverage.
- Inglis Case Management: www.inglis.org/community_caremanagement.jsp
Provides case management services to those both over and under age 65, with or without physical disabilities, in the Philadelphia area and surrounding counties.
- National Association of Older Adults: www.ncoa.org
Multiple resources available via this site, broken-down by state.
- National Association of Regional Councils: www.narc.org
Find your county's "Triple A/AAA," public provider of services to those over age 60 at home, in facilities, and other residential settings. Your county's "AAA" offers both free and low-cost services, depending on eligibility.
- American Association for Homes and Services for the Aging: www.aahsa.org
The Association represents 5,600 mission-driven, not-for-profit nursing homes, continuing care retirement communities, assisted living and senior housing facilities, and community-service organizations.
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