Resources Information tagged with: caregiver

"The Eldercare Locator, public service of the Administration on Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is a nationwide service that connects older Americans and their caregivers with information on senior services. The Eldercare Locator is designed to help older adults and their families and caregivers find their way through the maze of services for seniors by identifying trustworthy local support resources. The goal is to provide users with the information and resources they need that will help older persons live independently and safely in their homes and communities for as long as possible."

"The Eldercare Locator, public service of the Administration on Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is a nationwide service that connects older Americans and their caregivers with information on senior services. The Eldercare Locator is designed to help older adults and their families and caregivers find their way through the maze of services for seniors by identifying trustworthy local support resources. The goal is to provide users with the information and resources they need that will help older persons live independently and safely in their homes and communities for as long as possible."

 At Elder Care Guidance you can learn about resources and information regarding how to care for your aging parents.

"ElderCare Advocates is a team of geriatric care managers and other social work and health care professionals dedicated to keeping seniors healthy and independent and living in their homes as long as possible. We provide professional care planning and care supervision for seniors no matter what their health status or living environment. If you are a concerned son, daughter or other family member, we can help your elderly parent stay at home longer and more safely. If you are a social worker, physician, attorney or guardian, we can take the load from your shoulders of worrying about your patient's or client's day-to-day care. ElderCare Advocates' service area includes the Toledo, OH metropolitan area and the San Diego, CA metropolitan area. If your relative is not in these areas, the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers national site can help you find a local organization like ours who can help you."

"Children of Aging Parents is a nonprofit, charitable organization whose mission is to assist the nation's nearly 54 million caregivers of the elderly or chronically ill with reliable information, referrals and support, and to heighten public awareness that the health of the family caregivers is essential to ensure quality care of the nation's growing elderly population."

Download Aging Answers by Valerie VanBooven, a registered nurse and professional care manager, free

"An award-winning author, international lecturer, and designer with more than 30 years of experience, Cynthia Leibrock's mission is to improve the lives of older and disabled people through design. Ms. Leibrock is the principal/founder of EASY ACCESS TO HEALTH in Ft. Collins, Colorado, a firm that offers consulting services in patient centered design, planning for independent living, product analysis, and judiciary witness services." - quoted from THE CENTER FOR HEALTH DESIGN

Also author of New York Times article, February 18, 2009: A Colorado Home Is Ready for Its Owners’ Old Age

"An award-winning author, international lecturer, and designer with more than 30 years of experience, Cynthia Leibrock's mission is to improve the lives of older and disabled people through design. Ms. Leibrock is the principal/founder of EASY ACCESS TO HEALTH in Ft. Collins, Colorado, a firm that offers consulting services in patient centered design, planning for independent living, product analysis, and judiciary witness services." - quoted from THE CENTER FOR HEALTH DESIGN

Also author of New York Times article, February 18, 2009: A Colorado Home Is Ready for Its Owners’ Old Age