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Aging Parents and Elder Care
Mike Gamble, President of Financial Safeguards, Inc. has specialized in issues important to seniors from retirement planning to Medicare and elder care, since he began his career in 1964. He has earned a well-deserved reputation for his ability to develop creative, workable solutions to complex problems. Here you can find information with articles and resources on aging. Some of the articles and resources include: “Assisted Living”, “Comprehensive Checklist”, “Discussion Group”, “Elder Care 101”, “Elderly Drivers”, “Home Health Care”, “Independent Living”, “Nursing Homes” and many more.
Alzheimer Society of Toronto (Canadian Site)
The Alzheimer Society of Toronto offers patient facts about the disease, a resource center, research, fund development and volunteer programs. The site also provides newsletters, education counseling, and telephone counseling. Some of the information resources include disease information, drugs, for family and friends, for persons with dementia, for professionals, Ontario strategy for Alzheimer disease and resources on the internet.
Alzheimer's Society
The Alzheimer’s disease Society offers news and events concerning dementia, advice on caring for patients, questions about the disease, care giving, and other forms of dementia. The site features a content list, which has alphabetically organized groups of links related to Alzheimer’s and dementia. There is also a section solely related to dementia. The links include: facts about dementia, how dementia is diagnosed, after the diagnosis, caring for someone with dementia, and research.
Alzheimer’s Association
The Alzheimer’s Association site provides facts about Alzheimer’s disease, care resources for families and health care professionals, medical issues such as diagnosis and treatment, and innovative research. This site also includes news updates and information about the Association. Additional information about Alzheimer’s, having Alzheimer’s, and Alzheimer’s caregivers can be found here.
American Federation for Aging Research
Infoaging.org is brought to you by the American Federation for Aging Research. Since 1981, the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) has helped scientists begin and further their careers in aging research and geriatric medicine. Their mission is to promote healthier aging through biomedical research. The three main sections of this website include Disease Centre, Biology of Aging, and Healthy Aging. Additional subtopics include News, “Ask the Expert”, and Press Room. Here you will find plenty of extra facts under the subtopics, concerning any questions that you may have about aging.
Council of Aging, Windsor - Essex County (COA) (Canadian Site)
“The Council of Aging, Windsor – Essex County (COA), is a senior driven initiative that is part of a Provincial Network of Councils. The COA is a grass roots organization born out of a concern over the need for communication between individuals and agencies interested in issues of aging and the needs of seniors in Windsor and Essex County.” Here you will find information on Public Education, Information and Referrals, Community Development, Research and Needs, and Upcoming Events.
Doctor’s Guide Personal Edition
This site provides “the latest news and information for patients, families and friends of patients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and Alzheimer’s-related disorders.” On this site there are up-to-date medical news and alerts, Alzheimer’s disease information, discussion groups and newsgroups, Alzheimer’s disease developments on the Internet, and related links.
National Centre on Women and Aging
“This site is designed to provide health and wellness information to mature adults and their families in order to help you remain active and healthy. Through a partnership with Glaxo we have developed a site to help keep you better informed about maintaining your overall health.” This is an excellent site that discusses medications for seniors including the side-effects, reading labels, safety and more. Some of the topics discussed include coping with pain, Tai Chi & Yoga, support groups, preventive health care, alcohol use and abuse, arthritis, breast cancer, general cancer answers, care of the eyes, forgetfulness, immunization recommendations, colds and flues, and pneumonia prevention.
NOAH; New York Online Access to Health – Aging
NOAH offers links to articles that discuss various aspects of aging.
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