Comprehensive Caregiver Links

Friendship Village in Spring

Caregiver Related:

AARPwww.aarplifeanswers.com
Positive Aging Resource Centerwww.positiveaging.org
Family Caregiver Alliancewww.caregiver.org
National Family Caregivers Associationwww.thefamilycaregiver.org
Caregiving Onlinewww.ec-online.net
National Alliance for Caregivingwww.caregiving.org
Healthy Caregiverwww.healthycaregiver.com
Chicago Caregiver Magazinewww.caregivermag.com
Help Starts Herewww.helpstartshere.org
American Geriatric Societywww.healthinaging.org
National Institutes of Healthwww.eldercarefamilycenter.com
American Heart Assoc.www.americanheart.org/caregiver
Medicare (informational booklets on choosing a retirement community)www.medicare.gov
Elder Care Locator (funded through the Area Agencies on Aging, locate assistance throughout the country)www.eldercare.gov
Private Duty Home Care (national association of)www.privatedutyhomecare.org

Benefits:

National Council on Aging--- benefit eligibility information (for state, federal, and local benefits)www.benefitscheckup.org

Health:

American Geriatrics Societywww.americangeriatrics.org
American Assoc. of Geriatric Psychiatrywww.aagpgpa.org
Geriatric Mental Health Foundationwww.gmhfonline.org
Mayo Clinic Onlinewww.mayoclinic.org
National Institutes of Healthwww.nih.gov
The National Library of Medicinewww.nlm.nih.gov
Medical Dictionarieswww.medlineplus.gov
Geriatric Health Informationwww.gericareonline.net
www.geriatricsatyourfingertips.org
Positive Agingwww.positiveaging.org

Medication Information:

Drug Digestwww.drugdigest.com
RXLIST (info on specific drug, including side effects and costs)www.rxlist.com
Medicare Part Dwww.medicare.gov
Needy Meds (pharmaceutical assistance programs)www.needymeds.com
Benefits Check Upwww.benefitscheckup.org
Pharmaceutical Assistance Program Informationwww.rxhope.com
Illinois Department on Agingwww.state.il.us/aging

Housing:

Amer. Assoc. Of Homes & Services for the Agedwww.aahsa.org
Life Services Network (Illinois senior housing association)www.lsni.org
Assisted Living Federationwww.alfa.org
Consortium on Assisted Livingwww.ccal.org
IL Housing Developmentwww.ihda.org
Nursing Home Informationwww.medicare.gov/NHCompare
National Citizens Coalition for Nursing Home Reformwww.nccnhr.org
Illinois Department of Public Healthwww.idph.state.il.us
Home Modification Informationwww.homemods.org

Illinois Departments:

Agingwww.state.il.us/aging
Insurancewww.idfpr.com - and search for SHIP
Public Aidwww.state.il.us/dpa
Secretary of Statewww.sos.state.il.us

Federal:

Medicarewww.cms.hhs.gov or www.medicare.gov
Social Securitywww.ssa.gov