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| AdultCare | created to assist individuals and their families in making informed choices throughout the aging process. |
| AgeNet | one-stop information source for older adults. Includes health, legal and insurance information specific to older adults. |
| ASA Web Seminars | live and on-demand web seminars on a variety of age-related issues including safe driving, prescription drug costs, and preventing falls. |
| Care Guide | clearinghouse for caregivers and professionals offering educational programs and referrals to support groups. |
| ElderNet: Your Health | links on health care for seniors and specific illnesses such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, stroke, and heart disease. |
| Elder Web (California) | This award-winning site is the oldest and largest eldercare sourcebook on the Web. It is a research site for professionals and family members, with thousands of on-site and off-site articles about eldercare and long term care, including legal, financial, medical, housing, policy, research, and statistics. |
| Falls Free: Promoting a National Falls Prevention Action Plan |
"This website contains the action plan
developed during the Falls Free Summit, as well as
background research and related information." |
| Fall Prevention Center of Excellence |
"This website
contains extensive information and resources on falls prevention, the StopFalls Newsletter and
directions on how to join the StopFalls Network California. |
| Financial Impact of Eldercare |
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| Gambling | Free training and technical assistance on older adult problem gambling. |
| Global Action on Aging | An international grassroots citizen group that works on issues of concern to older people. |
| Guide to Retirement Living | features articles related to aging and retirement living. |
| HealthWord E-newsletter |
"HEALTHWORD is a monthly e-mail
newsletter produced by the American Society on
Aging's Live Well, Live Long project..." |
| Health Literacy Improvement | website promoting the improvement of health literacy, includes a basic overview of health literacy concepts, techniques for improving health literacy, a health literacy PowerPoint presentation, and links to other resources. |
| Helping Professionals Promote Older-Driver Safety | |
| Issues and Legislation |
Legislation search site of the Family Violence Research Fund |
| Live Well, Live Long |
Programs from the Live Well, Live Long project's "Steps for Mental Wellness" module |
| Long-term Care Health Insurance (pdf) |
A detailed tool kit to evaluate LTC insurance policies |
| National Center on Elder Abuse, The (NCEA) | Funded by the U.S. Administration on Aging, NCEA is a gateway to resources on elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation. |
| NIH Senior Health Videos |
Videos and transcripts on a wide variety of health problems affecting older people |
| New LifeStyles | "The Source for Seniors," providing comprehensive, quality information on senior residences and care options. |
| Novartis Foundation for Gerontological Research (Health and Age) | informs physicians/researchers, other healthcare professionals and patients about issues such as Alzheimer's, incontinence, heart disease, depression and diabetes. |
| Nursing Home and Long Term Care Topics | |
| Nursing Home Compare | The primary purpose of this tool is to provide detailed information about the performance of every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in the country. |
| Self Care Advisory | aims to help individuals make their own decisions regarding diagnosis and treatment of health problems. Provides advice and information on self treatment and over-the-counter products. |
| TheRubins.com | includes articles related to geriatrics and aging, featuring hints on how to select a nursing home. |
| Preventing Falls for 60+ Adults |
Provided by the
Senior Injury Prevention Program of Alameda
County Department of Public Health. To order the
associated video of this booklet, contact Colleen
Campbell at (510) 577-3535. |
| Resource Directory for Older People | A database of information about national and state-level organizations that serve older adults and geriatric professionals. |
| White House Conference on Aging Final Report |
Final Report of the 2005 White House Conference on Aging. Nearly 2,500 pages of documentation on aging-related policy proposals |
| WorldHealthNet | resource dedicated to health, vitality, and longevity. |
| Administration on Aging |
The AoA maintains a nationwide network of state, territorial, and area agencies of aging offering a wide range of informational and supportive services for older persons and their caregivers. |
| Aging Research Centre (ARC) | dedicated to providing a service that allows researchers in this field to find information that is related to the study of the aging process. |
| California Association of Long Term Care Medicine (CALTCM) |
Professional organization for California physicians, medical directors, nurses, administrators, and other professionals in long term care settings. Promotes quality patient care across the long-term care continuum through medical leadership and education. CALTCM, the California chapter of AMDA continues to be in the forefront of long-term care education, policy, and statewide efforts to ensure quality. |
| California Coalition for Compassionate Care |
Statewide partnership of regional & statewide organizations dedicated to the advancement of palliative medicine and end-of-life care in California. |
| Centre for Activity and Ageing | combines research investigation of physical activity and ageing into strategies to maintain the ageing population in independent lifestyles. |
| Claude Pepper Older American's Independence Center | at University of Connecticut Health Center is devoted to enhancing independence in older persons through research and education. |
| Duke Center for Demographic Studies | demography research center that focuses on the aging population and medical economics. |
| Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA) | The FCA supports and assists caregivers of cognitively impaired adults through education, research, services, and advocacy. |
| Flinders University Center for Ageing Studies | WHO Collaborating Centre for research on the epidemiology of ageing, and host to the IAG, AAG and the SANRA. |
| Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Centers (GRECCs) | The GRECCs are "centers of excellence" designed for the advancement and integration of research, education, and clinical achievements in geriatrics and gerontology into the total VA healthcare system |
| Indiana University Center for Aging Research | seeking to improve the quality of life for older adults through interdisciplinary research. |
| Institute for Advanced Studies in Immunology and Aging | |
| Michigan Exploratory Center on the Demography of Aging | promotes research at the intersection of demography, sociology, economics and health. |
| Nathan Shock Center of Excellence in the Basic Biology of Aging | |
| National Aging Research Institute | |
| National Institute on Aging (NIA) | |
| National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) | Part of the National Institutes of Health, NINDS conducts research and provides up-to-date listings of scientific articles of interest to physicians. |
| New England Centenarian Study | studies centenarians, who are believed to carry the secrets to successful aging. |
| Oregon Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Center | provides patient care and conducts basic research in aging and Alzheimer's Disease. |
| Stein Gerontological Institute | dedicated to improving the quality of life and increasing independence for the aging and disabled. |
| Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Aging | The primary focus of the Center is to promote independence and quality of life for older people with disabilities through technologydevices that can make everyday tasks easier to complete. |
| Temple University Institute on Aging | |
| The Aging Policy and Politics Group | A group of political scientists and others who are interested in aging policy and politics. |
| University of Wisconsin Milwaukee | includes information on consulting services, publications on aging and environmental issues, resources on environments for people with dementia, and links to related sites. |