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Sources-4-Seniors
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Canal Winchester Senior Center |
(614) 837-8276 |
22 S Trine St , Canal Winchester OH 43110 |
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Senior's Servicing East |
(614) 864-7200 |
12752 Stonecreek Dr , Pickerington OH 43147 |
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Online Fun-4-Seniors
Online Sources-4-Seniors
American Association for Retired Persons
Telephone 888-687-2277, 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight
Website provides information on a wide variety of topics: health, money, travel, financial planning, medical and life insurance, long term care, and more. Founded in 1958, AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization that helps people 50 and over improve the quality of their lives. AARP has grown to 40 million members and has offices in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. |
The American Geriatrics Society
Telephone 212-308-1414
The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) is a not-for-profit organization of over 6,700 health professionals focussed on improving the health, independence and quality of life of all older people. The Society provides leadership to healthcare professionals, policy makers and the public by implementing and advocating for programs in patient care, research, professional and public education, and public policy.
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| AAA |
| Medicare |
| About Seniors |
| Love-2-know |
| Senior Planet |
Caregiver Services & Elder Care Planning
Next Step In Care
The mother of all websites targeted to issues specifically affecting older adults. Next Step in Care is designed to help family caregivers and health care professionals work together to make the transition from one patient care setting or level of care to another. The website covers transitions into and out of hospitals, rehab units in nursing homes, and home care agency services. |
Nat'l Care Givers Library
A one stop source for information on a broad range of care giving issues. Hundreds of articles, forms, checklists and links to topic-specific external resources are organized into logical categories on the side of each page, such as:
- Caregiving basics
- Caring for yourself
- Care facilities
- Government resources
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Naturally Occuring Retirement Communities
The United Hospital Fund developed this site to provide human services professionals, community leaders, public and private funders, and older adults with information to help transform naturally occurring retirement communities (NORCs) into good places to grow older. |
Nat'l Care Planning Council
A comprehensive resource for long-term care planning, covering a vast array of services touching on every aspect of eldercare planning. The National Care Planning Council is a nationwide alliance of care providers and advisors who promote planning for long term care.
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Eldercare Locator
Connecting you to Community Services
Telephone 800-677-1116
A public service of the U.S. Administration on Aging, the Eldercare Locator is your first step for finding local agencies, in every U.S. community, that can help older persons and their families access home and community-based services like transportation, meals, home care, and caregiver support services. The Eldercare search engine can help identify useful links, such as:
- Aging Organizations
- Assessment tools
- Elder Rights
- End of Life Care
- General Health Resources
- National Health Organizations
- Housing and Living Options
- Mental Health
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Health & Wellness
Healthy Brain Initiative
The Healthy Aging Program (HAP) serves as the focal point for older adult health at the National Center for Disease Control (CDC), and establishes programs, develops innovative tools, and provides a comprehensive approach to helping older adults live longer, high-quality, productive, and independent lives. Through health promotion and disease prevention, CDC aims to improve the health and quality of life for older adults.
- Care giving
- Statistics and Research
- End of life Preparedness
- Important Links
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Nat'l Mental Health Info. Center
Telephone 800-789-2647
The National Mental Health Information Center was developed for users of mental health services and their families, the general public, policy makers, providers, and the media. Information Center staff members are skilled at listening and responding to questions and directing callers to federal, state, and local organizations dedicated to treating and preventing mental illness. The Information Center also has information on federal grants, conferences, and other events.
- Managing Anxiety
- Consumer/Survivor
- Mental Health Dictionary
- Mental Health Links
- Español
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Understanding Heart Disease
Part of the family of Understanding Health sites, a network of topic specific Web sites bringing you the latest in news, updates and research on a wide variety of health topics. Content is provided by its staff of expert health editors. |
WebMD
Provides valuable health information, tools for managing your health and support to those who seek information. The site does not provide medical advice.
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American Chronic Pain Assoc'n
ACPA believes that that people with chronic pain can benefit by being well informed about their ailments and treatment options. It aims to facilitate peer support and education for individuals with chronic pain and their families so that these individuals may live more fully, and to raise awareness among the health care community, policy makers, and the public at large about issues of living with chronic pain.
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Dr. Ruth Westheimer- The irrepressible Voice on Human Sexuality
Sexuality Encyclopedia, Discussion forum, and Reviews by Dr. Ruth. |
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