CareGiving
  • www.caregiver.on.ca  Caregiver’s Bill of Rights and resources
  • www.caregiver911.com   caregiver resources
  • www.thoushalthonor.org  Caregiver resources and information
  • www.fullcirclecare.org     
  • www.caregiving.org
  • www.homehelpers.cc    A Nationally recognized leader in home
     care/help (800) 216-4196
  • www.caps4caregivers.org  Children of Aging Parents Resource and  
          Directory

Grief
  • www.grief-recovery.com  Information on grief and resources
  • www.smartlink.net/~tag  TAG-Teenage Grief, information and
           resource
  • www.griefresourcescatalog.com  Resources and book
  • www.griefsupport.org  Professional training
  • www.death-dying.com  sources Lots of information on grief
  • www.centerforloss.com  Located in Colorado offers support           
    groups/trainings, resources and information
  • www.griefnet.org   Provides web support groups, resources  
        and information
  • www.funeralplan.com  Provides information on funeral planning,
        and education about the funeral process
  • www.childrensgrief.net   Provides information and education for children
    who are grieving
  • www.griefrecovery.com   Provides web support as well as
        information and resources

Death and Dying Support
  • If your loved one was a Veteran-To confirm your eligibility for burial
    benefits, please call a Veteran’s Benefits Counselor at:1-800-827-1000

  • www.chionline.org Children’s International Hospice
  • www.nhpco.org  National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
  • www.terminallyill.org   Provides information and resources on death
        and dying also provides financial assistance to those who qualify
  • www.hospicefoundation.org    Provides information and resources as  
         well as provides web support.  Call 800-854-3402 to locate a hospice.  

Books on Death and Dying
  • The Grief Recovery Handbook : The Action Program for Moving Beyond
    Death Divorce, and Other Losses
        by John W. James, Russell Friedman 1998.

  • On Death and Dying, What the Dying Have to Teach Doctors, Nurses,  
    Clergy and Their Own Families by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross 1997.

  • How to Survive the Loss of a Love by Melba Clogrove, Harold H Bloomfield
    and Peter McWilliams 1993.

  • Final Gifts; Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and
    Communications of the Dying by Maggie Callanan and Patricia Kelley 1997.

  • Help Me Say Goodbye; Activities for Helping Kids Cope When a Special
    Person Dies by Janis Silverman 1999.

  • When a Friend Dies: A Book for Teens About Grieving & Healing
        by Marilyn E. Gootman (Editor), Deborah Prothrow-Stith  1994.

Additional Resources
  • www.eldercare.gov  Eldercare Locator provides US resource
  • www.longtermcareliving.com  consumer information about longterm care
  • www.nadsa.org  National Adult Day Services Association
  • www.nccnhr.org  National Citizens’ Coalition for Nursing Home Reform
  • www.nia.nih.gov  National Institute of Aging
  • www.ltcombudsman.org  US numbers for Ombudsmen
  • www.stroke.org   National information and resources for stroke
  • www.seniorresource.com  Senior resources (echo housing information)
  • www.seniors.gov  information for seniors
  • www.seniorsresourceguide.com   database search resource guide
  • www.estateplanninglinks.com   resources and information US links
  • www.aoa.dhhs.gov  Administration On Aging Resource Directory for Older
    People
  • www.partnershipforcaring.org  Voices for the Dying
  • www.abanet.org  American Bar Association Commission on Law and
          Aging Go to Entities and select Commissions then under commission
          profiles select (Legal Problems of the Elderly, Commission on)
  • www.elderlifeplanning.com  
  • www.seniorjournal.com  News and issues related to aging
  • www.mowaa.org  Meals On Wheels Association of America
  • www.elderabusecenter.org  Information about elder abuse
  • www.ncvc.org   National Center for Victims of Crime
  • www.usps.com Type in fraud in the search-Provides information pertaining  
         to mail fraud and ways to prevent from being a victim.
  • www.infoline.org   information on aging issue
  • www.medicarerights.org  A non-profit/non-governmental,National
          organization that provides web information
  • www.healthinsuranceinfo.net   US health insurance consumer rights
  • www.cms.hhs.gov  center for Medicare and Medicaid services
  • www.healthlaw.org   Information on health rights and advocay on  
        Medicare and Medicaid
  • www.familiesusa.org   A Voice for health care consumers, information and   
         advocacy
  • www.ahd.org   American Health Decisions provides individual state
         information and resources about managed care

Senior Living
  • www.aahsa.org    American Association of Homes and Services for the
    Aging US listings
  • www.nahc.org   National association for Home Care many hospice and
         home health organizations are members
  • www.seniorliving.about.com    Senior information and resources
  • www.agenet.com   A network for providers servicing the elders
  • www.aplaceformom.com   Resources and information for caring for
         a parent
  • www.assistedlivingonline.com  Senior housing and assisted living resources
    statewide and Canada
  • www.seniorresource.com    echo housing (senior housing)

Misc.Resources:
  • www.ableproject.org    Provides assistance in locating disability products
  • www.disabilitytravel.com  Provides a travel companion program with a
        healthcare professional to accompany a senior or disabled person
  • www.ataccess.org  Resources that help with accessing technology
  • www.redcross.org  International services
  • www.afas.org   Airforce respite             


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