Websites and Additional Reading
Alameda County Area Agency on Aging
6955 Foothill Boulevard, Suite 300
Oakland, CA 94605
1-800-510-2020
http://alamedasocialservices.org/public/services/elders_and_disabled_adults/
This office will email information to you!
Eldercare
Connects older adults and their caregivers with community
based resources.
http://www.eldercare.gov
Benefits Check Up
Free on-line service to help older adults to access public-benefits
programs
http://benefitscheckup.org
National Council on Aging
A national network of organizations and individuals dedicated
to improving the health and independence of older persons
and increasing their continuing contributions to communities,
society and future generations.
http://ncoa.org
National Institute on Aging
Offers brochures, publications on health and research related
to aging.
http://www.nia.nih.gov/
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
N4A advocates on behalf of the local aging agencies to ensure
that needed resources and support services are available to
older Americans. It promotes services which enable older individuals
to remain in their home and coordinates a wide range of home-
and community-based services, including information and referral,
home-delivered and congregate meals, transportation, employment
services, senior centers, adult day care and a long-term care
ombudsman program.
http://n4a.org/
Recommended Reading
- The Complete Guide to Caring for Aging Loved Ones
by Focus on the Family
- Wrinkled but Not Ruined by Jay E. Adams
- The Caregiver's Essential Handbook by Sara Carr,
M.S and Sandra Choron
- Caring for Your Aging Parents: A Planning and Action
Guide by Donna Cohen, Ph.D. and Carl Eisdorfer, Ph.D.,
MD
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