Resources
for Caregivers
Web sites
Aging parents
- Meals on Wheels Association of America http://www.mowaa.org
- U.S. Administration on Aging http://www.aoa.gov
- Medicare: Nursing Home Compare http://www.medicare.gov/NHCompare/home.asp
- National Center on Elder Abuse http://www.ncea.aoa.gov/ncearoot/Main_Site/index.aspx
- National Institute on Aging http://www.nia.nih.gov/
- Medicare: Home Health Compare http://www.medicare.gov/HHCompare/home.asp
Alzheimer's caregiver
- National Eldercare Locator http://www.eldercare.gov
- HBO – The Alzheimer's Project http://www.hbo.com/alzheimers/
- Alzheimer's Association http://www.alz.org/
- Respite Care Guide http://www.alz.org/national/documents/brochure_respitecareguide.p...
- Alzheimer's Association — Adult Day Centers http://www.alz.org/national/documents/topicsheet_adultday.pdf
- Locate the Alzheimer's Association in your area http://www.alz.org/apps/findus.asp
- Alzheimer's Association Safe Return program http://www.alz.org/safetycenter/we_can_help_safety_medicalert_saf...
- Family Caregiver Alliance http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/home.jsp
- NIH SeniorHealth http://nihseniorhealth.gov/alzheimerscare/toc.html
- Eldercare Locator http://www.eldercare.gov/Eldercare.NET/Public/Index.aspx
- National Adult Day Services Association: Site visit checklist http://www.nadsa.org/content/index.php?pid=131

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