Web Resources on the Issue of Long Term Care
Resources for Seniors and Caregivers
AARP Caregiving: Checking Legal Issues
While each family's situation is unique, there are some legal steps and products parents and their adult children may want to consider. Older people can establish their preferences before problems occur, through a variety of legal documents. It's also much easier to speak about these issues before there is a crisis. Prepared by the AARP.
AARP Caregiving: Knowing Public Benefits Programs
Public benefits programs like Social Security, Food Stamps, Medicare, and Medicaid may be able to ease your relative's financial burdens. Find out how these programs can help your family members. Make sure your relatives have the information they need to apply for benefits. Prepared by the AARP.
AARP Helping Older Parents: Assessing the Situation
As parents grow older, adult children face changes they may not know how to address. You may have concerns about your parents' safety and well being and wonder how you can respect your parents' choices about independence and safety. This article will help you sort out what is happening and take stock of your family's situation. Prepared by the AARP.
AARP Life Answers Index
Index of Topics including Caregiving, Housing and Independence prepared by the AARP.
Alzheimer’s Association-National Capital Area
Since 1981, the National Capital Area (formerly the Greater Washington and Northern Virginia Chapters) has served as the region's primary support network and information resource for Alzheimer's disease and related disorders. Through our numerous programs and services - including Helpline, support groups, Safe Return, workshops and conferences for both caregivers and professionals, public policy efforts, and community awareness activities - the National Capital Area provides help and hope to the over 460,000 individuals in Northern Virginia, Suburban Maryland and Washington, DC who are facing the daily challenges of Alzheimer's.
Careguide: Everything Families Need to Understand, Plan, and Manage Care for their Elderly Loved One
Careguide is an award-winning website featuring a full range of services, articles and resources for elder care. Visitors can explore the site via the Resource Guide, or find content by taking an elder situation assessment. The Careguide Assessment is designed to help visitors quickly locate the most relevant resources and information about their specific elder care situation.
District of Columbia Office on Aging
The DC Office on Aging develops and carries out a comprehensive and coordinated system of health, education, employment, and social services for the District's elderly population, who are 60 years of age and older.
Elderweb: Housing and Care
A comprehensive index of topics relating to housing and care is just one valuable source of information on this award-winning site. Elderweb is designed to be a research site for both professionals and family members looking for information on eldercare and long term care, and includes links to information on legal, financial, medical, and housing issues, as well as policy, research, and statistics.
IONA Senior Services
IONA Senior Services is a nonprofit community organization in northwest Washington, DC, dedicated to enabling older people to live with dignity and independence. Through its professional staff, corps of volunteers, and close collaboration with other organizations, IONA provides services and access to programs designed to meet the needs of seniors and their families. IONA educates and advocates to achieve a deeper understanding of and a strong community commitment to seniors.
Promoting Consumer Direction in Aging Services
This web site is part of a national initiative funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to increase opportunities for older consumers to direct their own care. Consumer Direction describes programs and services where people are given maximum choice and control over their care. When people say they want to be "independent" or they want "autonomy" or "self-direction," they are talking about consumer direction. In Consumer Direction programs, individuals can choose to select, manage and dismiss their workers. They can decide which services to use, which workers to hire, and what time of day they will come.
The Center for Communication and Consumer Services
The Center for Communication and Consumer Services serves as a central source for a wide variety of information on aging for older people, their families, and those who work for or on behalf of older persons. The Center for Communication and Consumer Services resources include program and policy-related materials for consumers and practitioners as well as demographic and other statistical data on the health, economic, and social conditions of older Americans.
The Family Caregiver Alliance
The Family Caregiver Alliance, a premier support organization for caregivers offers a website including specialized information on Alzheimer's disease, stroke, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson's disease, ALS and other disorders and long-term care concerns.
This site has wonderful features for families, caregivers, professionals, policy makers and the media including a Resource Center with an online support group and online caregiver consultations.
