Important Resources
Introduction
- AARP: Health - Information, research results and policy insights about access to health care and long-term care; financing care, benefits and services; Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance; managed care and consumer protection; advance directives and ethical issues; malpractice, fraud and abuse.
- AgeNet.com - Health and drug information specific to seniors including online senior drugs reviews of commonly prescribed drugs for the elderly.
- Avoiding Slips, Trips and Broken Hips - Supports the ongoing UK Department of Trade and Industry campaign on falls prevention aimed at older people in the home.
- Care Pathways - Provides families and health professionals with details of the care options available in the USA, as well as offering support, needs assessment, and product sales.
- ElderHope, LLC - Provides information, support, links and book recommendations to the elderly, their caregivers, and the bereaved.
- 50+Health - Health topics, lifestyle magazine, discussion forum, news and research.
- Lumetra - Information on Medicare for beneficiaries, their families and providers.
- Medicare Rights Center - A not-for-profit organization that is the source for Medicare consumers and Medicare professionals
- MedlinePlus: Senior Health - Listings on physicians, nutrition, drug trials and caregiver support for seniors.
- Mental Health and Aging - This site will assist older adults and their families in obtaining appropriate mental health and aging services, and teach them how to advocate to get their needs met.
- Network Of Care - Community-based resources and tools for seniors, people with disabilities, caregivers and service providers.
- Professional Senior Health Care Resources - A dual focus site collecting informative articles, presentations, events, jobs and grants, and other resources for general public and geriatric professionals.
- Senior Connections - Resources for seniors and their caregivers in Virginia
- Senior Health Week - News and information for seniors.
- Seniors Resource Guide - A guide to senior services and resources on healthcare providers, housing options, emergency services, community resources, and professional articles on aging.
- Staying Healthy at 50+ - AHRQ consumer information on ways people age 50 and older can stay healthy, tips on living habits, to help prevent disease, screening tests, and immunizations.
- Therubins.com - Health, medical and social information of interest to the elderly.