RESOURCES

Access America for Seniors
Access America for Seniors is a division of FirstGov.gov. FirstGov.gov, the official U.S. gateway to all government information, is the catalyst for a growing electronic government. Our work transcends the traditional boundaries of government and our vision is global?connecting the world to all U.S. government information and services.
www.seniors.gov

CAREgivinghelp.org
CAREgivinghelp.org contains the following features: Caregiver educational modules, links to caregiving resources, exercises on a ?Moment for Yourself? page, a Message Board with direct access to a Geriatric Care Specialist, a Frequently Asked Questions page, and more. www.CAREgivinghelp.org

Johnson & Johnson/Rosalynn Carter Institute Caregivers Program
The mission of the Johnson & Johnson/Rosalynn Carter Institute Caregivers Program (J&J/RCI) is to enhance the quality of life, quality of care, knowledge, and understanding of family caregivers. We recognize that the future of our nation?s health care system rests on the shoulders of the family caregivers, who are major providers of long-term care. The value of the services family caregivers provide for ?free? is estimated to be $257 billion a year; twice as much as is actually spent on home care and nursing home services. Caregiver needs must be addressed in a timely, caring, and competent manner to ensure the health and well-being of both the caregiver and the person(s) they are caring for.
www.rosalynncarter.org

Access2wellness
Access2wellness is the single entry point into one of the broadest selections of assistance programs available to help uninsured and underinsured people who qualify, access prescription medications for free or at a discount. These programs provide more than 1,000 medications. The simple design of access2wellness lets users more easily determine their eligibility and apply for assistance. Access2wellness was designed as an easily-accessible resource for patients, caregivers, health care professionals and hospital administrators?as well as other groups wishing to join and extend our effort to bring better health within everyone?s reach.
Access2wellness.com

National Multiple Sclerosis Society
MS stops people from moving. The National MS Society exists to make sure it doesn't. We help each person address the challenges of living with MS through our 50 state network of chapters. We fund more MS research, provide more services to people with MS, offer more professional education and further more advocacy efforts than any other MS organization in the world. The Society is dedicated to achieving a world free of MS. We are people who want to do something about MS now. Join the movement.

Administration on Aging (AoA)
For over 35 years, the AoA has provided home and community-based services to millions of older persons through the programs funded under the Older Americans Act.
3033 Wilson Blvd. Suite 700B
Arlington, VA 22201
703-228-1700
www.aoa.gov

Alliance for Aging Research
The private, not-for-profit Alliance for Aging Research is the nation's leading citizen advocacy organization for improving the health and independence of Americans as they age. The Alliance was founded in 1986 to promote medical and behavioral research into the aging process. Since then, and as the explosion of the "senior boom" approaches, the Alliance has become the voice for baby boomer health by developing, implementing, and advocating programs in research, professional and consumer health education, and public policy.
www.agingresearch.org

ALS Association
The ALS Association symbolizes the hopes of people everywhere that amyotrophic lateral sclerosis will one day be a disease of the past ? relegated to historical status, studied in medical textbooks, and conquered by the dedication of thousands who have worked ceaselessly to understand and eradicate this perplexing killer.
800-782-4747
www.alsa.org

Alzheimer's Association
For 25 years, the donor-supported, not-for-profit Alzheimer's Association has provided reliable information and care consultation; created supportive services for families; increased funding for dementia research; and influenced public policy changes.
800-272-3900
www.alz.org

Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center (ADEAR)
The U.S. Congress created the Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center in 1990 to "compile, archive, and disseminate information concerning Alzheimer's disease" for health professionals, people with AD and their families, and the public. The ADEAR Center is operated as a service of the National Institute on Aging (NIA), one of the federal government's National Institutes of Health and part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The NIA conducts and supports research about health issues for older people, and is the primary federal agency for Alzheimer's disease research.
www.alzheimers.org

American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
This website for family caregivers includes tip sheets, articles, interactive features, links to social networking features such as support groups and discussion boards, and many other resources for those who are caring for a loved one now or who may do so in the future.

AARP
601 E. Street, NW
Washington, DC 20049
888-687-2277
202-434-2277 (To obtain publications on caregiving)
www.aarp.org/caregiving

American Brain Tumor Association
The American Brain Tumor Association is a not-for-profit, independent organization. Not affiliated with any one institution, it serves individuals globally and awards funds to researchers throughout the United States and Canada.
800-886-2282
www.abta.org

American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the ACS has state divisions and more than 3,400 local offices. The American Cancer Society is dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service.
800-227-2345
www.cancer.org

American Chronic Pain Association
The American Chronic Pain Association was founded in 1980 by Penney Cowan of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After many years of living with chronic pain herself, Penney took part in the pain management program at the Cleveland Clinic.She founded the association as a way to maintain the skills she learned there and to share her knowledge as a way to help others suffering with chronic pain.
www.theacpa.org

American Diabetes Association
The American Diabetes Association is the nation's leading nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy. Founded in 1940, the American Diabetes Association conducts programs in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, reaching hundreds of communities.
www.diabetes.org

American Heart Association
The American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke.
www.americanheart.org

American Geriatrics Society
The American Geriatrics Society's Complete Guide to Aging & Health is a comprehensive resource for the lay audience that includes expert advice on ways to prepare for a healthy old age and ensure proper care for aging adults.
212-308-1414
www.americangeriatrics.org/products/booktoc.shtml

American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) has published a Societal Statement on caregiving, which emphasizes the need for supporting caregiver well-being. In addition, a number of resources have been developed over time to support the occupation of caregiving.
AOTA's "Tips For Living" offer information to help you cope with a variety of health conditions in children and adults and explain how occupational therapy can help. The Tip Sheets can be downloaded and printed free of charge.
http://www.aota.org/Consumers/Tips

American Psychological Association
Based in Washington, D.C., the American Psychological Association (APA) is a scientific and professional organization that represents psychology in the United States. With 150,000 members, APA is the largest association of psychologists worldwide.
www.apa.org

American Red Cross
Since its founding in 1881 by Clara Barton, the American Red Cross has been the nation's premier emergency response organization. As part of a worldwide movement that offers humanitarian care to the victims of war, the American Red Cross distinguishes itself by also aiding victims of devastating natural disasters. Over the years, the organization has expanded its services, always with the aim of preventing and relieving suffering.
www.redcross.org

American Stroke Association
The American Stroke Association is the division of the American Heart Association solely focused on reducing disability and death from stroke through research, education, fundraising, and advocacy.
800-553-6321
asa.healthology.com

Brain Injury Association
The Brain Injury Association of America is the only nonprofit organization working on behalf of individuals with brain injury and their families. The association recognizes the tireless accomplishments of its constituents across the country?from individuals with brain injury, medical professionals, and family members to educators, attorneys, and corporate partners.
800-444-6443
www.biausa.org

Caregiver Resource Room
This site provides information and assistance in locating supportservices in your community. Its content is compiled by the Administration on Aging's National Family Caregiver Support Program.
www.aoa.gov/prof/aoaprog/caregiver/carefam/carefam.asp

Caring Today
Caring Today magazine is dedicated to practical advice for the family caregiver. Read many articles online, or subscribe via its Website.
www.caringtodaymagazine.com/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Prevention Information Network (NPIN)
The CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN) is the U.S. reference, referral, and distribution service for information on HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and tuberculosis (TB). NPIN produces, collects, catalogs, processes, stocks, and disseminates materials and information on HIV/AIDS, STDs, and TB to organizations and people working in those disease fields in international, national, state, and local settings.
800-458-5231
www.cdcnpin.org

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Learn The Signs. Act Early.
"Learn the Signs. Act Early." is a national education campaign developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to teach parents, health care professionals, child care providers and other caregivers how to recognize the early warning signs of a developmental disorder -- and to encourage them to act early if a delay is suspected. The campaign offers free materials including fact sheets, milestone checklists, posters, growth charts, and flyers. All materials are free, are available in both English and Spanish, and can be viewed, printed or ordered online. To learn more about the campaign, visit www.cdc.gov/actearly or call 1-800-CDC-INFO.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Brain Injury in Seniors
Help Seniors Live Better, Longer: Prevent Brain Injury" Initiative
CDC is pleased to announce that the following materials are available to support your "Help Seniors Live Better, Longer: Prevent Brain Injury" activities:

· e-Cards: Two attractive and easy-to-send e-cards inform readers about the seriousness of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in older adults and provide tips for preventing falls, the leading cause of TBI. Send the cards to your colleagues, family members, and friends and anyone else who may benefit from receiving this information. You can access the e-cards here and here.

· Podcast: This Podcast provides an overview of falls and related injuries. In addition, it provides tips that family members and other caregivers of older adults can use to help prevent older adults from falling, which is the leading cause of TBI. Share the link to the Podcast with your colleagues, family members, and friends and anyone else who may benefit from receiving this information You can access the Podcast and their transcripts here.

As a reminder, please note that you can download and order the "Help Seniors Live Better, Longer: Prevent Brain Injury" initiative booklet, brochure, fact sheet, magnet, posters and Event Planning Guide and Media Access Guide on the CDC web site: www.cdc.gov/BrainInjuryInSeniors.

Council of Better Business Bureaus
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) system in the U.S. extends coast-to-coast, and to Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico. Since the founding of the first BBB in 1912, the BBB system has proven that the majority of marketplace problems can be solved fairly through voluntary self-regulation and consumer education.
www.bbb.org

CiteHealth
CiteHealth is a health care ratings website for consumers to evaluate their health care providers quality in an effort to enable them to make informed decisions about medical care they may be receiving. They accomplish this by providing free reports on health care providers and communities and also by providing a vehicle for patients to convey their experiences and questions to one another. The information contained on each health provider comes from numerous government and commercial sources, direct contact, and from the user base. They currently cover hospitals, nursing homes, dialysis centers, home care agencies, rehabilitation centers, pharmacies, and medical providers.
www.citehealth.com/

Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs' goal is to provide high-quality, prompt, and seamless service to veterans. The department strives for excellence in patient care and customer satisfaction and is committed to being an advocate for our nation's veterans, helping them get the benefits they have earned and so rightly deserve.
www.va.gov

Elder Law Answers
The combination of an informed consumer and a qualified attorney produces the best legal results for the clients. ElderLawAnswers supports seniors, their families and their attorneys in achieving their goals by providing the following services: 1. The best information on the Internet about crucial legal issues facing seniors. 2. A network of highly qualified elder law attorneys nationwide. 3. Online practice tools for elder law attorneys. Our information is designed to be thorough, up-to-date and easy to understand. The attorneys in our network have demonstrated a commitment to the field of elder law. And they benefit from the experience and expertise of their peers through our Internet-based practice tools.
http://www.elderlawanswers.com/

Eldercare Locator
The Eldercare Locator helps older adults and their caregivers find local services, including health insurance counseling, free and low-cost legal services, and contact information for area agencies on aging (AAAs).
800-677-1116
www.eldercare.gov

Faith in Action
Faith in Action is an interfaith volunteer organization providing help for those with long-term health needs.
877-324-8411
www.fiavolunteers.org/

Family Caregiver Alliance
Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA) seeks to improve the quality of life for caregivers through education, services, research, and advocacy. Close up sentences FCA's National Center on Caregiving offers information on current social, public policy and caregiving issues, and provides assistance in the development of public and private programs for caregivers.
180 Montgomery Street, Suite 1100
San Francisco, CA 94104
415-434-3388
800-445-8106
www.caregiver.org

First Gov for Seniors
This U.S. government Website provides with access to government services and benefits.
www.seniors.gov

Guide to Retirement Living
A resource for senior living in the Mid-Atlantic states, the Guide to Retirement Living includes a housing directory for New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and Washington, D.C., as well as home care and senior services listings, articles, and a schedule of upcoming events in the area.
www.retirement-living.com/Default.asp

Huntington's Disease Society of America
The Huntington's Disease Society of America is committed to promoting and supporting research to find a cure. It is dedicated to helping families and communities affected by this disease and to educating the public and health care professionals about it.
(800) 345-4372
www.hdsa.org

Institute of HeartMath
The Institute of HeartMath is an internationally recognized nonprofit research and education organization dedicated to heart-based living – people relying on the intelligence of their hearts in concert with their minds to conduct their lives at home, school, work and play. You'll find powerful applications on this Web site such as our online Stress and Well-Being Survey that provide personalized, life-changing solutions to help you experience the physical, mental and emotional benefits of heart-based living.
www.HeartMath.org

Jakoter Health Organizers
One day Jake, Laura Heuer's middle son, got strep throat. Jake had a severe allergic reaction to the antibiotic and the next one, and the next, and the next. The whirlwind began. More doctors, more tests, more sickness, more pain. Laura needed inner strength and organization to get Jake through this. She had seen so many doctors, tried so many new drugs, and she had to remember what he had taken that gave him a headache, what made him unable to breathe, what gave him a rash. She felt bombarded. All she wanted to do was take care of Jake, but so much time was spent organizing the details. Thankfully, Laura's son is okay and out of that experience came the Jakoter organizer. The Jakoter organizer helps people have the information they need at hand to ask better questions; give doctors a more detailed picture; and to have more time to spend with loved ones. To health, happiness and organization.
www.jakoter.com

Medicare
This is the official U. S. government site for people receiving Medicare benefits.
www.medicare.gov

MetLife Mature Market Institute®
The issues of aging and longevity have an ever-changing impact on individuals, families, businesses and society as a whole. MetLife Mature Market Institute® provides objective research and focused thought leadership to render a vibrant portrait of growing older today. MetLife Mature Market Institute®

Multiple Sclerosis Society
Founded in 1946, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society supports MS research, offers services for people with MS, provides professional educational programs, and furthers MS advocacy efforts.
800-344-4867
www.nmss.org

National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC)
Established in 1996, The National Alliance for Caregiving is a nonprofit coalition of national organizations focusing on issues involving family caregiving. Alliance members include grassroots organizations, professional associations, service organizations, disease-specific organizations, a government agency, and corporations.
4720 Montgomery Lane, 5th Floor
Bethesda, MD 20814
www.caregiving.org

National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers (NAPGCM)
National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers (NAPGCM) was formed in 1984 to advance dignified care for older adults and their families in the United States. The association currently boasts a membership of over 2,100 care managers. Professional Geriatric Care Managers (PGCMs) are professionals who have extensive training and experience working with older people, people with disabilities and families who need assistance with care giving issues. They assist families in the search for a suitable nursing home placement or extended care if the need occurs. The practice of geriatric care management and the role of care providers have captured a national spotlight, as generations of Baby Boomers age in the United States and abroad.
520.881.8008
www.caremanager.org

National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA)
National Family Caregivers Association educates, supports, and advocates for the more than 50 million Americans who care for loved ones with a chronic illness, disability, or frailty. NFCA reaches across the boundaries of diagnoses, relationships, and life stages to address the common needs and concerns of all family caregivers.
10400 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 500
Kensington, MD 20895-3944
301-942-6430
800-896-3650
www.thefamilycaregiver.org

National Parkinson Foundation
The National Parkinson Foundation's mission is to find the cause of and the cure for Parkinson disease through research; to improve the quality of life for persons with Parkinson and their caregivers; and to educate persons with Parkinson, their caregivers, health care professionals, and the general public about Parkinson disease and its treatment.
800-327-4545
www.parkinson.org

Parent Care
Parent Care provides information for both local and remote caregivers to let you quickly locate and evaluate services to assist your parents. Because many assist from afar, they include features that make long distance caregiving less daunting ? national and state information to complement our detailed reports on your parents' county; hometown news and local Better Business Bureau links to check backgrounds of those entrusted to care for our folks. Whether your needs focus on home care, financial, health problems or planning ahead to enhance your folks' safety ? you'll find it on Parent Care.
www.parents-care.com

Share The Care
Meet "Peg's Legs." "Cappy's Brain Trust." "The Swimmers." Learn about sharing in the care of a loved one, friend or acquaintance. Read excerpts from the handbook. Download forms and find valuable links to other resources. It's the place where Share The Care comes to life with real people, real stories, real "families."
www.sharethecare.org

The Adoption Consultancy
The Adoption Consultancy provides education, information and guidance to help families safely complete a newborn domestic adoption within 3 - 12 months and also offers international adoption support. The Adoption Consultancy provides access to information on how many couples in the United States are waiting to adopt, adoption agencies listed by states and adoption scholarships for adoptive parents.
www.theadoptionconsultancy.com

The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging with Developmental Disabilities (RRTCADD)
The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging with Developmental Disabilities (RRTCADD) promotes the successful aging of adults with intellectual (mental retardation) and developmental disabilities (I/DD) in response to physical, cognitive, and environmental changes.

Its coordinated research, training, and dissemination activities promote progressive policies and supports to maintain health and function, self-determination, independence, and active engagement in life. The RRTCADD is a national resource for researchers, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, their families, service providers, policy makers, advocacy groups, students, and the general community.The RRTCADD is committed to Participatory Action Research. Its active consumer and family advisors and its national advisory board of major disability, aging, and advocacy organizations help insure that the RRTCADD?s research is relevant and is responsive to culturally diverse populations.
www.uic.edu/orgs/rrtcamr/index.html

Today's Caregiver
Today's Caregiver magazine includes up-to-the-minute advice and interviews with celebrity caregivers such as Dana Reeve, former First Lady Rosalynn Carter and Debbie Reynolds; information on caregiver.com includes topic-specific channels, free weekly email newsletters, and chat rooms.
www.caregiver.com

Well Spouse Association
Well Spouse is a national, not for profit membership organization which gives support to wives, husbands, and partners of the chronically ill and/or disabled.
63 West Main Street, Suite H
Freehold, NJ 07728
800-838-0879
www.wellspouse.org

Alliance of Community Hospices & Palliative Care Services
Contains an extensive FAQ on hospice and palliative care.
www.hospices.org

Caring Connections
Caring Connections is a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care.
www.caringinfo.org

Community Hospices
A nonprofit organization serving Maryland, Virginia, and Washington D.C., has an online guide to some of the common stages of grief and how to cope with each stage.
www.communityhospices.org

Faith in Action
An interfaith volunteer organization providing help for those with long-term health needs.
www.fiavolunteers.org/programs/index.cfm

Hospice Patients Alliance
A nonprofit organization that provides detailed information on hospice care.
www.hospicepatients.org

Hospice Foundation of America
A complete resource dedicated to all things hospice.
www.hospicefoundation.org

Hospice.Net
An all-around source for information, including a hospice locator, FAQs, how to help children cope, and more.
www.hospicenet.org

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) is the largest nonprofit membership organization representing hospice and palliative care programs and professionals in the United States. The organization is committed to improving end of life care and expanding access to hospice care with the goal of profoundly enhancing quality of life for people dying in America and their loved ones. Caring Connections, a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), is a national consumer engagement initiative to improve care at the end of life, supported by a grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Caring Connections provides free resources, and information about end-of-life issues such as advance care planning, caregiving, hospice and palliative care, and grief.
HelpLine 800-658-8898
www.caringinfo.org
www.nhpco.org

American Association for Mental Retardation
www.aamr.org

American Mental Health Counselors Association
www.amhca.org

American Psychological Association
www.apa.org

Carter Center Mental Health Program
www.cartercenter.org

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
www.nami.org

National Association of County Behavioral Health Directors
www.nacbhd.org

National Council on Community Behavioral Healthcare
www.nccbh.org

National Institutes of Mental Health
www.nimh.org

National Mental Health Association
www.nmha.org

The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Aging with Developmental Disabilities (RRTCADD)
http://www.uic.edu/orgs/rrtcamr/index.html

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
www.samhsa.gov

Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center www.alzheimers.org

Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association
www.alz.org

ALZwell Caregiver Support
www.alzwell.com

Family Caregiver Alliance
www.caregiver.org

LightBridge Healthcare Research
www.LightBridgeHealthcare.com

www3.baylor.edu/~Charles_Kemp/asian_health.html
A Website providing an overall explanation of the health concerns of Asian-Americans.

www3.baylor.edu/~Charles_Kemp/asian_links.html
An Asian health Website with links to health resource lists in several different languages.

www.strokecenter.org/care/about.html
Information for the family and caregivers ofAfrican-Americans who have suffered a stroke. The Website was created by an African-American specifically for African-Americans.

www.shadesandreflections.com
A Website directed toward African-American caregivers and their spiritual health.

www.ethnicelderscare.net/ethnicity&dementiaA.htm
A Website about African-Americans with dementia, with a focus on cultural differences and caregiving attitudes.

www.alliance1.org/Publications/fis/FIS_PDFs/82-1PDFs/FIS82-1 _Kung.pdf#search='chinese caregiving'
This site highlights the difference between Chinese and American cultures in dealing with a mentally ill patient.

www.ethnicelderscare.net/ethnicity&dementiachinese.htm
A Website on Chinese-Americans with dementia.

www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0MJU/is_2_9/ai_93610991
Chinese cultural dimensions of death, dying, and bereavement, plus focus group findings.

www.ethnicelderscare.net/ethnicity&dementiahis.htm
A Website about Hispanics with dementia.

www.caregivershome.com/news/article.cfm?UID=174
An article on the Alzheimer's disease crisis now facing Hispanics.

www.ethnicelderscare.net/ethnicity&dementiaasia.htm
A Website about Japanese-Americans with dementia.

www.jewishhealing.org/tools.html#Sayings
A Website that focuses on healing and comforting people dealing with loss and illness within the Jewish community.

www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0MJU/is_1_11/ai_n6183826
Managing caregiving at home: Thai caregivers living in the United States.

Medicare
The official U.S. Government site for Medicare with information on Medicare/Medicaid certified nursing homes in the United States (including how to find them).
www.medicare.gov/
1-800-MEDICARE

Nursing Home Info
This site includes a national directory of more than 17,000 nursing homes.
www.nursinghomeinfo.com

Eldercare Locator
A Department of Health and Human Resources site that helps you locate additional sources of information in your area. Member of the Family?Information on 16,000 Medicaid- and Medicare-funded nursing homes.
www.eldercare.gov
1-800-677-1116

Member of the Family
Information on 16,000 Medicaid and Medicare funded nursing homes.
www.memberofthefamily.net

Caring Connection
The general public site of the American Hospice and Palliative Care Organization. Includes a locator service along with a wide range of information and free materials.
www.caringinfo.org
1-800-658-8898

Parent Care
Parent Care provides information for both local and remote caregivers to let you quickly locate and evaluate services to assist your parents. Because many assist from afar, they include features that make long distance caregiving less daunting ? national and state information to complement our detailed reports on your parents' county; hometown news and local Better Business Bureau links to check backgrounds of those entrusted to care for our folks. Whether your needs focus on home care, financial, health problems or planning ahead to enhance your folks' safety ? you'll find it on Parent Care.
www.parents-care.com

The following organizations are dedicated to helping you and your elderly loved ones protect against financial exploitation and elder fraud:

National Fraud Information Center (NFIC)
1701 K Street NW, Suite 1200
Washington D.C. 20006
Hotline: 800-867-7060
www.Fraud.org

The National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA)
120 15th Street NW, Suite 350
Washington D.C. 20005-2800
202-898-2586
www.ElderAbuseCenter.org

Benefits Checkup
Designed by the National Council on Aging, this Website enables you to complete a questionnaire to find federal, state, and local programs that you might be eligible for and how to apply.
www.benefitscheckup.org

Eldercare Locator
The Eldercare Locator helps older adults and their caregivers find local services, including health insurance counseling, free and low-cost legal services, and contact information for area agencies on aging (AAAs)
Administration on Aging
800-677-1116
www.eldercare.gov

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
1604 N. Country Club Road
Tucson, AZ 85716
800-677-1116
www.naela.org

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) is the largest nonprofit membership organization representing hospice and palliative care programs and professionals in the United States. The organization is committed to improving end of life care and expanding access to hospice care with the goal of profoundly enhancing quality of life for people dying in America and their loved ones. Caring Connections, a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), is a national consumer engagement initiative to improve care at the end of life, supported by a grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Caring Connections provides free resources, and information about end-of-life issues such as advance care planning, caregiving, hospice and palliative care, and grief.

HelpLine 800-658-8898
www.caringinfo.org
www.nhpco.org

Elder Law Answers
The combination of an informed consumer and a qualified attorney produces the best legal results for the clients. ElderLawAnswers supports seniors, their families and their attorneys in achieving their goals by providing the following services: 1. The best information on the Internet about crucial legal issues facing seniors. 2. A network of highly qualified elder law attorneys nationwide. 3. Online practice tools for elder law attorneys. Our information is designed to be thorough, up-to-date and easy to understand. The attorneys in our network have demonstrated a commitment to the field of elder law. And they benefit from the experience and expertise of their peers through our Internet-based practice tools.
www.elderlawanswers.com

National Senior Citizens Law Center
The National Senior Citizens Law Center advocates before the courts, Congress and federal agencies to promote the independence and well-being of low-income elderly and disabled Americans. NSCLC publishes consumer guides on long-term care, including nursing homes and assisted living facilities.
www.nsclc.org

American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) and the ASCP Research and Education Foundation
ASCP is the international professional association that works to advance the practice of senior care pharmacy. ASCP's 6,500-plus members manage and improve drug therapy and the quality of life of geriatric patients and other individuals residing in a variety of environments, including nursing facilities, sub-acute care and assisted living facilities, psychiatric hospitals, hospice programs, and home- and community-based care.
www.ascp.com and www.ascpfoundation.org

SeniorCarePharmacist.com
This Website provides practical information about safe medication use for older persons and includes a directory of senior care pharmacists across the country who are specialists in geriatric drug therapy and the unique medication-related needs of older persons. Senior Care Pharmacists can identify and prevent medication-related problems through careful evaluation and monitoring of patients' drug regimens.
www.SeniorCarePharmacist.com

Food and Drug Administration
FDA provides consumers with information on prescription, generic, and over-the-counter drug products. The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research has developed numerous informational materials to help consumers make informed decisions about using medicines.
888-463-6332
www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/DPAdefault.htm

Medicare
The United States government medical insurance program for seniors (65 and older) and other qualifying beneficiaries.
800-633-4227
www.medicare.gov

National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE)
NCPIE is a coalition of over 130 organizations committed to safer, more effective medicine use through better communication. NCPIE's information is designed to help consumers make sound decisions about the use of medicines.
301-656-8565
www.talkaboutrx.org

Peter Lamy Center for Drug Therapy and Aging, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland
The center is dedicated to improving drug therapy for aging adults through programs and publications, including a series called the ElderCare Brochures, intended to address the complexities of medications and multiple-disease states.
877-706

Social Security Administration
The United States Social Security Administration.
800-772-1213
www.ssa.gov