AARP: General wealth of useful and extremely helpful information on any family caregiving topic: Enter “Family Caregiving Tools” and pick your topic. http://www.aarp.org/
Aging Life Care Association: Website to locate a Geriatric Case Manager: excellent descriptions of what services an ALCA member can provide for families.
https://www.aginglifecare.org/
Seniorliving.org: Excellent website on general topics important to seniors; retirement, aging in place, housing & care, technology, and more. www.seniorliving.org
Agingcare.com: General Information on Many Aging Care & Health Issues.
https://www.agingcare.com/topics
Paying For Senior Care: Business-sponsored but helpful. Locator for financial assistance state by state, lists of communities and more including Veterans Guide for benefits.
https://www.payingforseniorcare.com/
Better Health While Aging Newsletter by Dr. Leslie Kernisan: Very useful weekly articles about aging issues, wellness, and family caregivers.
https://betterhealthwhileaging.net/
Alzheimer’s Association: The leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support and research.
National Institute on Aging: Information on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia’s:
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/alzheimers
Book recommendations, blogs, resources: Website focused on “lighting your way through Alzheimer’s and dementia
Dementia Society of America: “…The nation’s leading volunteer-driven all-Dementias awareness organization. DSA provides an information hotline (1-800-DEMENTIA®), many online resources, and an easy-to-use, web-based locator, which can help families and individuals find valuable support near to them.”
https://www.dementiasociety.org/
Mayo Clinic: Excellent source of medical information; search for Alzheimer’s and caregiving tips:
National Aphasia Association: Aphasia is an impairment of language, affecting the production or comprehension of speech and the ability to read or write, often stroke related or related to brain injuries.
The Power of Music to heal and help with Dementia’s; Including the short amazing movie Alive Inside: a must watch short movie!
The Alzheimer’s Store Website: Helpful website/private business for many items useful for caregivers, seniors, and especially dementia patients; alert devices, room monitors, door alarms for wanderers, and adhesive patches that cannot be easily removed that have monitor alerts built into them. Lots of useful items on one site.