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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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