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Caregiver
Resources
Empowering Caregivers - Provides education, resources, emotional and spiritual
support, forums, chats, newsletter, journal exercises, expert columns, articles
on caregiving, caregiver spotlights, a healing circle and much more for choices,
Healing and opening to love.
Caregiving.com - This web-site
offers access to the support, information and resources you need when you care
for an aging relative and is an off-shoot of Caregiving newsletter, a monthly
print publication. Your guide through the web site is Denise Brown, editor and
publisher of Caregiving newsletter.
Caregiving Webplace from
AARP - Caregiver support, long-term care, help with home care, and
more.
CarePathways.com - Created by RNs to help families find the
best care and living arrangements for their aging parents. On-line access to
Inspection Reports of all USA Medicare/Medicaid Nursing Homes and Evaluations of
Assisted living and Retirement homes.
Family Caregiver
Alliance - A community-based nonprofit organization
that addresses the needs of families and friends providing long-term care at
home.
National Family Caregivers Association - A charitable
organization dedicated to making life better for all America's family
caregivers.
Texas Department on Aging - Caregiver
Resources - Links are posted to serve as
possible resources for the citizens of Texas. For-profit websites are listed for
reference purposes only.
Well Spouse Foundation - An association for spousal caregivers.
Community
Resources
Austin Seniors'
Guide - Lists senior-friendly
businesses, buyers' tips, coupons, a medical diary, and a special sections on
arts and entertainment, and other opportunities for senior involvement in the
community.
Metropolitan Austin Interactive Network - A
list of company's, agencies and non-profit organizations that
provides services to senior adults in Austin.
The Simplified Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP)
- A major outreach effort to a segment of the Texas population facing
barriers to participation in the Food Stamp program due to age and a perceived
complex application process. It is a simplified version of the Food Stamp
program.
For
Your Health
BenefitsCheckUp
- A
free, easy-to-use service that identifies federal and state
assistance programs for older Americans.
A service of The National Council on the Aging
Citizens
for Better Medicare
- A broad-based, bipartisan group representing the interests
of patients, seniors, pharmaceutical research companies,
doctors, caregivers, hospitals, employers, health care
experts and many others concerned with the health of
Americans and our Medicare system.
Medicare+Choice Options for Medicare Beneficiaries
- By the Texas Department of Insurance.
Find-a-Therapist
- Was
created to offer a resource for families in need of quality
elder care at all levels of independence locate a Geriatric
Care Professional.
Foot.com
- An excellent site created for anyone interested in
improving the health and comfort of their feet, or in
discovering the latest information about foot care
disorders, treatment and products.
Home
Care Guide for Advanced Cancer
- For family, friends, and hospice workers caring for
persons with advanced cancer at home, when quality of life
is the primary goal.
The
Long Term Care Insurance Supersite
- This
site was developed to simplify the process of finding long
term care insurance and an agent that you will be at ease
with.
The
Medicine Program
- Can't Afford Your Prescription Medication? FREE
Prescription Medicine is Available to those who Qualify.
PodiatryNetwork.com
-
Answers from Podiatrists on foot, heel, ankle and arch pain,
plus common ailments such as neuromas, bunions, fungus, and
burning or cold feet.
Stroke
Family
- Stroke
survivors, their families and caregivers will benefit from
this new approach to family assisted speech
recovery.
Information
and Referral
Area Agencies on Aging
- A Link to Services for Older Adults and their
Caregivers
The Eldercare Locator - A nationwide, directory assistance service
designed to help older persons and caregivers locate local support resources for
aging Americans.
Long-Term
Care Insurance
Long term care
insurance Buyers Advocate Outreach Website
- The
Buyer's Advocate Support Outreach, founded offline in 1995, is a private,
Internet-based consortium of industry professionals dedicated to radical
honesty, deep support and value worthy of your continued devotion. It's all
about YOU and getting YOUR NEEDS met. Nursing
Home Information
Long-term Care Medicaid Eligibility in Texas -
The Texas Department of Human Services determines financial eligibility for all
Title XIX Medicaid services provided to aged or disabled people residing in
Texas. To learn more, please visit their website.
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. To locate nursing home
information in Texas search under "Select a Geographic Area"
located on this page.
Spousal Impoverishment by
HCFA - The expense of nursing home care -- which
ranges from $2,000 to $3,000 a month or more -- can rapidly deplete the lifetime
savings of elderly couples. In 1988, Congress enacted provisions to prevent what
has come to be called spousal impoverishment.
Safety
for Seniors
National
Resource Center on Supportive Housing and Home
Modification
- Features
many excellent sites for learning more about home
modification and repairs, contacts, resources and more!
Police Crime Prevention Services - Safety for Seniors - As people
grow older, their chance of being victims of crime decreases dramatically. Want
to conquer fear and prevent crime? Visit this page!
Support
Groups
Alzheimer's Association Local Chapters
- The
webpage for locating
a support group in your area.
Parkinson's
Support Groups
- Locate
a support group in your area.
Stroke
Family Links
- List
support groups for stroke
survivors, their families and caregivers.
Transportation
Services
County-by-County Transportation
Resources - Allows
you to select a Texas county from a pull-down menu feature to
be taken automatically to the page with information regarding
the
county you selected.
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