Caregiver Resource Links - Baby Boomers

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1. Active Care, Inc.
   
   
2. Adult Day Care
   AdultDayCare.org is a national resource for adult day care centers. Their directory contains 4,500 adult day care locations across the United States.
   
3. Aging Abundantly
   "A trusted Venue of services by and for women over fifty" - The women on Aging Abundantly are rich in talent, ability, and wisdom. Many of these women started their businesses after the age of fifty, when they decided it was time to do what they loved to do. They are all focused on reaching out to women, particularly those entering midlife and beyond. Each is certified as an Aging Abundantly Expert.
   
4. Aging Care - Connecting People Caring for Elderly Parents
   AgingCare.com is an online community that connects people caring for elderly parents to other caregivers, personalized information, and local resources. Many resources that exist to determine how caregivers can best take advantage of programs, services and products that will enhance their lives and those for whom they provide care.
   
5. Aging in Place Technology Watch
   Aging in Place Technology Watch, a market research firm that provides thought leadership, analysis and guidance about technologies and related services that enable boomers and seniors to remain longer in their home of choice.
   
6. Aging Info USA
   Connects caregiving resources with Corporate America
   
7. Aging Parent Care by Home Instead Senior Care
   Aging Parent Care by Home Instead Senior Care; This video series explains that one of the fears that drives seniors to want to stay in their home is the potential loss of independence. They often deny their true need for care and this video series tells you what to look for.
   
8. Aging Parent Care, Part 1
   Aging Parent Care by Home Instead Senior Care; This video series explains that one of the fears that drives seniors to want to stay in their home is the potential loss of independence. They often deny their true need for care and this video series tells you what to look for.
   
9. Aging Parent Care, Part 2: Physical Symptoms and Emotional and Mental Changes to Look for
   Physical Symptoms and Emotional and Mental Changes to Look for by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, topics discussed include: recognizing the physical and emotional signs of aging and some symptoms you can even “hear” over the phone.
   
10. Aging Parent Care, Part 3: Loss of Attention Signals and Environmental Clues
    Loss of Attention Signals and Environmental Clues by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, topics discussed include: signs of aging, the behaviors that signal a lack or loss of attention, for example, poor hygiene or unpaid bills and physical and environmental clues.
    
11. Aging Parent Care, Part 4: Taking Action and Where to Seek Help
    Taking Action and Where to Seek Helps by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, ideas and suggestions for getting your elderly parent to accept the assistance that can help them remain as independent as possible.
    
12. Alliance for Retired Americans
    Their objective is to enroll and mobilize retired union members and other seniors and community activists into a nationwide grassroots movement advocating a progressive political and social agenda that respects work and strengthens families to ensure social and economic justice and full civil rights for all citizens.
    
13. Ask Patty
    AskPatty.com provides advice for women on car buying, maintenance and related topics through their network of Certified Female Friendly U.S. retailers.
    
14. Baby Boomer [Knowledge Center]
    Connects Baby Boomers to high-value content in real time
    
15. Becky Williamson
    Fitness tips, workout ideas, and nutrition nuggets to make mid-life the best part of your life
    
16. Beth Witrogen - Speaker - Author
    Beth Witrogen is a journalist, author, speaker, and consultant on spirituality and aging, caregiving, and midlife renewal.
    
17. Blooming in Midlife
    Blooming in Midlife is a humorous look at midlife experiences and wisdom.
    
18. Boomer Authority
    Boomer Authority™ is a professional association for experts and organizations that specialize in the 50+ Baby Boomer demographic. The 46-64 Boomer Initiative™ is a global ecosystem of web destinations, social networking communities, and social tools to help Baby Boomers spark conversations, solve problems and discover new solutions.
    
19. Boomers Forever
    Articles on health, finance, lifestyles, restaurants, travel, technology, B2B and more.
    
20. Care.com
    Care.com finds care for your children, parents, pets and your home. Their caregivers are mom-reviewed, background checked and have references.
    
21. Caregiver Organizer
    An printable e-organizer for caregivers so they have the important info about your loved one in a concise document.
    
22. Caregiver Stress by Home Instead Senior Care
    Caregiver Stress by Home Instead Senior Care; This series of videos addresses the stress of being a caregiver and ways to cope. Topics discussed are: introduction to the extent of caregiver stress, signs that stress might be affecting you, dealing with special caregiving considerations and lastly providing you with tools and techniques to lessen stress and take care of yourself.
    
23. Caregiver Stress, Part 1
    Caregiver Stress by Home Instead Senior Care; This video addresses the stress of being a caregiver and ways to cope. Topics discussed are: introduction to the extent of caregiver stress, signs that stress might be affecting you, dealing with special caregiving considerations and lastly providing you with tools and techniques to lessen stress and take care of yourself.
    
24. Caregiver Stress, Part 2: Facing the Challenges of Being a Family Caregiver
    Facing the Challenges of Being a Family Caregiver by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, some of the physical and emotional signs that you might be overstressed are addressed. Topics discussed are how to recognize the signs of caregiver stress, ways to deal with it and enlisting support or medical help when needed.
    
25. Caregiver Stress, Part 3: Signs of Stress
    Signs of Stress by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video; Topics discussed are the physical and emotional signs that you might be overstressed, how to recognize the signs of caregiver stress, ways to deal with it and enlisting support or medical help when needed.
    
26. Caregiver Stress, Part 4: Caregiver Depression
    Caregiver Depression by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, the topics discussed are: symptoms of depression in family caregivers and six tips for coping.
    
27. Caregiver Stress, Part 5: Dealing with Alzheimer’s
    Dealing with Alzheimer’s by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, Alzheimer’s and other dementia are defined and techniques for coping with a loved one who has dementia are presented. Caring for a dementia patient can cause great stress to the family caregiver, particularly as memory loss progresses. This video provides tips for minimizing that stress.
    
28. Caregiver Stress, Part 6: De-stress from Caregiving
    De-stress from Caregiving by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, topics include: ways to unwind and cope are addressed, the struggle to balance care-giving with jobs and caring for young children and the consequences of neglecting yourself.
    
29. Caregivers' Monday
    The Monday Campaigns has created Caregivers’ Monday, an initiative that will find and assemble the latest tips, news and key resources to help caregivers take good care of themselves, manage stress and find support. What is The Monday Campaigns? The Monday Campaigns including Caregivers' Monday, is a non-profit public health initiative in association with Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Maxwell School at Syracuse. Our goal is to help end chronic preventable disease by offering a weekly prompt that can support people in starting and sustaining healthy behaviors. Why Monday? Research conducted by Johns Hopkins indicates that the week is a critical unit of time in planning our lives and Monday has special significance as the beginning of the week. People view Monday as a day for a fresh start and a chance to set healthy intentions for the next 6 days. They’re more likely to start diets, exercise regimes, quit smoking and schedule doctor’s appointments on Monday than any other day. And they’re looking for help in setting and carrying out their healthy intentions for the week. See our research. Who’s with us? The Monday movement has grown to include an impressive array of government and non-profit organizations, businesses, schools and universities, communities and media outlets. What do we offer? We help organizations use Monday to increase the effectiveness of their own health initiatives. We do this by providing research, case studies, health-related content, marketing concepts and ready-to-scale programs. We don’t collect any fees or have licensing requirements. Our sole objective is to help organizations leverage Monday to end chronic preventable disease in the U.S.
    
30. CaregiverVillage.com
    Caregiver Village is a virtual community that is filled with family caregivers caring for people with all kinds of problems. The hard work of family caregivers is celebrated. Tips, suggestions and tools to reduce the stress of caregiving abound in the Village. Even more importantly, caregivers share their stories through journaling and in group discussions, giving each other help with problems, support and encouragement. If you’re like a lot of family caregivers you might be feeling stressed, overworked, overscheduled, exhausted and lonely. You might feel like you’re all alone, doing a job that’s just too big, with no one cheering you on. You’re probably getting a lot of second-guessing but not much support from your family. You might be feeling like it’s just too hard. Have you ever done something really, really hard – for fun? Have you trained for a marathon, a century bike ride, a hike up a mountain? If you’ve ever done this you probably remember feeling exhausted many times during training and the event. BUT – here’s the big difference – you were doing it by choice. You were in control. Imagine the difference between running a marathon by choice and running 26 miles because someone is forcing you to do it. The big difference is in how you experience the stress. Running a marathon – or doing anything else that’s really, really challenging – is stressful. But when you do it by choice - when you’re in control - it makes all the difference in the world. Your body interprets the stress as a good thing. You feel exhausted – but like you’ve achieved something BIG. Cara, the care giver on the Caregiver Village website If you’re doing something this challenging because you feel forced to do it the negative stress can make you sick. You’re at risk for all kinds of illness, including stroke and early death, just from the negative stress. The work of a caregiver is hard. It’s exhausting much of the time. You don’t earn a medal for doing it – you should, by the way – but you’re also doing something that’s an even greater achievement than completing a marathon. You’re giving of yourself: your time, your energy, your work. And you’re doing it selflessly.
    
31. Caring for Elderly Parents by Home Instead Senior Care
    Caring for Elderly Parents by Home Instead Senior Care; In this series of videos, topics discussed are: improving adult sibling communication skills, teamwork, making decisions together and dividing the workload in caring for aging parents.
    
32. Caring for Elderly Parents, Part 1
    Caring for Elderly Parents by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, topics discussed are: improving adult sibling communication skills, teamwork, making decisions together and dividing the workload in caring for aging parents.
    
33. Caring for Elderly Parents, Part 2: Siblings Struggle with Senior Care
    Siblings Struggle with Senior Care by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, insights into the issues that siblings face trying to provide the best care for their aging parents. The 50-50 Rule program is discussed. It is designed to help adult siblings improve communication skills.
    
34. Caring for Elderly Parents, Part 3: Sibling Hot Button Issues
    Sibling Hot Button Issues by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, issues ( illness of a parent, money matters, inheritance) that cause siblings to struggle when it comes to caring for elderly parents are discussed.
    
35. Caring for Elderly Parents, Part 4: Checklist for Sibling Caregivers
    Checklist for Sibling Caregivers by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, tips are offered for developing a checklist to help adult siblings manage the care of their senior. The video takes a step-by-step approach: outlining the checklist, identifying the needs and tasks required to help a senior, promoting sibling teamwork and decision-making.
    
36. Caring for Elderly Parents, Part 5: Recommendations and Resources
    Recommendations and Resources by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, ideas to help siblings cope with the demands of family caregiving for an aging parent are presented from ways to avoid family feuds to tips for working together. Also, resources for dealing with existing sibling conflict are discussed.
    
37. Caring For Mom Together
    The purpose of this site is "to educate and improve the experience of aging for mature adults and their caregivers. This website is designed to help caregivers and aging adults through the complex environment of aging issues and geriatric services.The site answers such questions as “Who can help me in providing senior in-home care?”, “What is occupational therapy? What is a physical therapy?”, “What is hospice?”, “What is a Geriatric Care Manager?”, “What is a Geriatrician and where can I find one?”, “How can I pay for long term senior care? We will attempt to answer questions important to you.
    
38. Check-In Calls
    Subscriptions to Meet Your Needs: From brief check-ins or reminder calls, to more extended companionship calls and helpful concierge services, or even Memoir-Maker phone interviews designed to build their personal memoir keepsake, there's a subscription that will meet your, and your loved one's, needs. They can fill-in while you are on vacation or tied up with business commitments, or call each and every day. Subscriptions start at only $19/month -- NOW including video calls! -- and provide an affordable alternative to in-home companionship visits.
    
39. Coaching Sanctuary
    A self-guided life coaching application for women over 40 to help them create the rest of their lives.
    
40. Connecting Women
    A network fo professional and internationally aware women based in The Hague, The Netherlands. Connecting Women was founded by a group of expatriate women who saw a need for an English-speaking forum where women of different nationalities could meet to share experiences, to network and to make connections. This is for women, who wish to share experiences and information by meeting with other women who enjoy intelligent, stimulating conversation.
    
41. eCare Diary
    eCareDiary.com helps you organize with a free online calendar to help you organize appointments, medication schedules, legal documents and all your care scheduling needs, a set of online tools designed to make coordination of care and sharing of information easy amongst family members and other caregivers and a Search Engine to find a list of certified care services in your local area. Blogs and articles on caregiving are available.
    
42. Embracing Life – Women ^50
    Blog about positive possibilities and actualities for women over 50. Life is attitude, opportunities, and passion..
    
43. Empty Nest Support Services
    Change is inevitable. Need a hand to hold while transitioning to the empty nest stage of life- then this site is for you.
    
44. Fabulous After 40
    Dressing after 40 is challenging -This site helps women look and feel fabulous with daily fashion advice.
    
45. FiftyandFurthermore.com
    if you’ve wised up with time but haven’t lost your edge, if you’re smart, sexy, and savvy (and sometimes maybe a little confused) FiftyandFurthermore.com is for you.
    
46. Financial Planning for Today's Woman
    A discussion of current economic news, written by and for women with an unbiased point of view.
    
47. FirstGov
    
    
48. Flying Companions
    Flying Companions is your answer. Their travel companions accompany you on your trip and provide travel assistance every step of the way to make your trip comfortable and stress-free from start to finish. Whether you’re a senior traveler, a person with a disability, someone with travel anxiety, or just someone who prefers not to travel alone, Their travel companions can help make your trip possible and enjoyable. Flying Companions can provide travel assistance worldwide. With their travel companions, you can enjoy the freedom to go anywhere. So go ahead! You can do it with Flying Companions!
    
49. Grandloving
    With Grandloving’s ideas you’ll connect, bond, and grow closer to your grandchildren
    
50. Grandparents.com
    
    
51. Health Proponent
    Solve healthcare and insurance problems. Online health information and medical trackers.
    
52. Helping Seniors with Finances by Home Instead Senior Care
    Helping Seniors with Finances by Home Instead Senior Care; This series of videos addresses how to help your senior loved one manage his or her finances and avoid becoming a target of fraud, give you ideas to get your senior financially organized, how to pull together a professional services team, and options for financing care.
    
53. Helping Seniors with Finances, Part 1
    Helping Seniors with Finances by Home Instead Senior Care; This series of videos addresses how to help your senior loved one manage his or her finances and avoid becoming a target of fraud, give you ideas to get your senior financially organized, how to pull together a professional services team, and options for financing care.
    
54. Helping Seniors with Finances, Part 2: Pulling Together a Financial & Estate Management Team
    Pulling Together a Financial & Estate Management Team by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, ideas to help seniors plan ahead in managing their estate and financial affairs. Topics discussed are making sure their investments are protected, insurance is in order and taxes are being paid.
    
55. Helping Seniors with Finances, Part 3: Financing Options for Care
    Financing Options for Care by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, elder care financing is explained. A mix of resources, including savings are used. Topics discussed are how a reverse mortgage works and descriptions of the newer senior care funding options, such as the “life settlement.”
    
56. Helping Seniors with Finances, Part 4: Day to Day Ways to Help Seniors Manage their Money
    Day To Day Ways To Help Seniors Manage Their Money by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, ideas for helping seniors manage their money day to day. Another topic discussed is what to do if you’ve offered to help with finances and they refuse.
    
57. Helping Seniors with Finances, Part 5: Warning Signs of Fraud
    Warning Signs of Fraud by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, learn how to spot some of the most common scams. The health effects of being scammed are discussed.
    
58. Helping Seniors with Finances, Part 6: How to Prevent Fraud
    How to Prevent Fraud by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, things you can watch for and do to help protect your senior loved ones from becoming victims of fraud are presented.
    
59. How to Balance Work and At-Home Care by Home Instead Senior Care
    How to Balance Work and At-Home Care by Home Instead Senior Care; This video series addresses how to balance work and in-home care, tools to use in caregiving at work and for yourself to help you find balance in your life.
    
60. How to Balance Work and At-Home Care: Part 1
    How to Balance Work and At-Home Care by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, topics discussed include: how to balance work and in-home care, tools to use in caregiving at work and for yourself to help you find balance in your life.
    
61. How to Balance Work and At-Home Care: Part 2: Work Life Balance
    Work-Life Balance by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, topics discussed include: the negative effects of not having balance in one’s life, what work-life balance does and doesn’t mean.
    
62. How to Balance Work and At-Home Care: Part 3: Creating a “Care Team”
    Creating a Care Team by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, topics discussed include: how to get support for your caregiving activities, bringing balance to your life and surefire ways to enlist support.
    
63. How to Balance Work and At-Home Care: Part 4: Employer Programs
    Employer Programs by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, topics discussed include: employer-offered programs and alternative work options.
    
64. How to Balance Work and At-Home Care: Part 5: Taking Care of Yourself
    Taking Care of Yourself by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, topics discussed include: offers busy family caregivers advice on how to unwind and cope.
    
65. In Law Suite
    In Law Suite is an elder home care blog dedicated to providing families with information and resources for mother in-law suite design, elderly at home care, and aging in place. Their goal is to help as many people as possible be the best caregiver they can be for their aging parents and loved ones.
    
66. In the Trenches Productions
    The first entertainment network with films for women over 40 on the web.
    
67. Intent.com
    Intent.com features a community of members, blogs from top wellness experts and online content relating to personal, social, global and spiritual wellness.
    
68. JaneBryantQuinn.com
    Keep up with the latest news, tips and strategies for saving, spending and smart investing.
    
69. Long-Distance Caregiving by Home Instead Senior Care
    video; long distance; long distance caregiving; emergency; finance; financial; senior; retirement; baby boomers; baby boom; baby boomer generation; boomer; seniors; financial planning; caregiver; caregiving; senior citizen; caregivers; senior home; assessing; carers
    
70. Long-Distance Caregiving, Part 1
    Long-Distance Caregiving by Home Instead Senior Care; This series of videos presents a step-by-step approach to help you make decisions that will benefit both your senior loved one and you whether they live across the street or across the country.
    
71. Long-Distance Caregiving, Part 2: Determining if Help is Needed
    Determining if Help is Needed by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, four scenarios are presented that can indicate that your senior loved one needs some assistance and how to categorize your observations to make it easier to assess the potential problems and solutions.
    
72. Long-Distance Caregiving, Part 3: What Can Be Done From Far Away
    What Can Be Done From Far Away by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, some easy steps for getting organized are suggested for long distance caregivers. Topics include providing emotional support and occasional respite, arranging for professional caregivers, hiring home health and nursing aides or locating assisted living and nursing home care, helping a parent pay for care and managing their finances.
    
73. Long-Distance Caregiving, Part 4: Team Approach and Caring for Yourself
    Team Approach and Caring for Yourself by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, how you can care for yourself as a long distance caregiver is discussed. Topics included are creating a “team” to help in the caregiving process, how do you build a team and make time for yourself.
    
74. Long-Distance Caregiving, Part 5: Solutions For Long-Distance Caregiving
    Solutions For Long-Distance Caregiving by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, some preventative measures you can take to be ready in the event of an emergency involving your elderly loved one. Fast access to medical and other information about your senior and key information should also be readily available to emergency responders.
    
75. MidLife Bloggers
    MidLifeBloggers offers provocative posts (prose, poetry and visual arts) on issues experienced in this period in our lives .
    
76. Midlife Rediscovery
    The arts and travel are a great way to to catch up on misplaced dreams.
    
77. MidWest Stay at Home Care- Fox Cities, WI
    Help with tasks like housekeeping and cooking, medication reminders or getting to appointments
    
78. Minding Our Elders
    Carol Bradley Bursack's book, "Minding our Elders: Caregivers Share Their Personal Stories", is a reminder you aren't alone. The book was written to support the work of family caregivers. Her website and Minding Our Elders BLOG give caregivers further understanding of the caregiver role.
    
79. Modern Health Talk about technologies for home healthcare
    Modern Health Talk is a new online community about low- and high-tech solutions for home health care, disabilities, and aging in place.
    
80. National Association of Baby Boomer Women
    The National Association of Baby Boomer Women is the only assocation devoted to addressing issues concerning 38 million of the healthiest, wealthiest, and best educated generation of women to ever hit midlife, baby boomer women.
    
81. Nutrition for Seniors by Home Instead Senior Care
    Nutrition for Seniors by Home Instead Senior Care; This video series includes: tips for making sure your senior is getting proper nutrition; why proper nutrition is important; what can happen if your senior doesn’t have good eating habits; simple ways to help your senior shop for good food and eat right; ideas for specific dietary and health concerns.
    
82. Nutrition for Seniors by Home Instead Senior Care, Part 1
    Nutrition for Seniors by Home Instead Senior Care; This video series includes: tips for making sure your senior is getting proper nutrition; why proper nutrition is important; what can happen if your senior doesn’t have good eating habits; simple ways to help your senior shop for good food and eat right; ideas for specific dietary and health concerns.
    
83. Nutrition for Seniors, Part 2: Why proper nutrition is important for seniors
    Why proper nutrition is important for seniors by Home Instead Senior Care; Topics include: possible changes that may take place making eating less enjoyable, such as, reduce their appetites and even make the act of cooking a meal feel more like a task than an enjoyable experience; the changes and challenges of getting proper nutrition for your senior.
    
84. Nutrition for Seniors, Part 3: What can happen without proper nutrition and hydration?
    What can happen without proper nutrition and hydration? by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, 10 warning signs that may signal a potential problem are discussed.
    
85. Nutrition for Seniors, Part 4: What you can do to help your senior eat right? Part 1
    What you can do to help your senior eat right? Part 1 by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, tips for making sure your senior is getting proper nutrition.; how to make cooking and eating more enjoyable; issues with reduced taste and smell; cooking for one. Dr. Nadine Sahyoun a nutrition expert at the University of Maryland suggests making eating a happy event.
    
86. Nutrition for Seniors, Part 5: What you can do to help your senior eat right? Part 2
    What you can do to help your senior eat right? Part 2 by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, tips for making sure your senior is getting proper nutrition.; how to make cooking and eating more enjoyable; issues with reduced taste and smell; cooking for one.
    
87. Nutrition for Seniors, Part 6: Special considerations
    Special considerations by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, tips for your senior when they can't get to the grocery store or shop alone; possibilities for help depending on their living situation, finances and needs.
    
88. Oasis
    Enriching the lives of mature adults by engaging them in lifelong learning and service programs so they can learn, lead and contribute in their communities.
    
89. Parent Your Parents
    The information on this site provides help in navigating through the difficult discussions, making tough decisions and encouraging you to plan for the challenges you and your aging parents may face. You may document your specific wishes, vital health information and important decisions, and make this information readily available to your family.
    
90. Patient-Doctor Communication by Home Instead Senior Care
    Patient-Doctor Communication by Home Instead Senior Care; This series of videos addresses how to help your parents communicate with their healthcare providers. These videos will introduce you to why communication is important, discuss legal healthcare related documents, and give you tips for how to have a good office visit.
    
91. Patient-Doctor Communication, Part 1
    Patient-Doctor Communication by Home Instead Senior Care; This series of videos addresses how to help your parents communicate with their healthcare providers. These videos will introduce you to why communication is important, discuss legal healthcare related documents, and give you tips for how to have a good office visit.
    
92. Patient-Doctor Communication, Part 2: Why it’s Important to Have Good Communication
    Why it’s Important to Have Good Communication by Home Instead Senior Care; Topics discussed include why good communication with your parent’s medical team (physical therapists, eye doctors, mental health counselors, pharmacists, chiropractors, etc.) is so important and how to make it happen, plus some reasons why your support might help with communications.
    
93. Patient-Doctor Communication, Part 3: Legal Documentation and Medical History
    Legal Documentation and Medical History by Home Instead Senior Care; This video covers the variety of documents you need or may wish to consider in order to help your loved one get the best care.These include legal medical forms and information, such as: “Authorization for Release of Information” form and HIPAA rules.
    
94. Patient-Doctor Communication, Part 4: Tips for You and the Healthcare Provider to Follow
    Tips for You and the Healthcare Provider to Follow by Home Instead Senior Care; This video covers how to prepare for a medical appointment with your senior and strategies to use during a visit with a medical provider. Tips in this video are how you can help your parent feel more confident in understanding the doctor and is being heard and respected by the practitioner.
    
95. RetirementHomes.com
    An easy-to-use online Senior Living Directory with up-to-date detailed listing information on the following types of Senior Housing Options: Retirement Homes, Manufactured Homes, Golf Communities, Active Living Communities, Independent Living Communities, Alzheimer’s Care Communities, Memory Care Communities, Dementia Care, Communities Long Term Care Facilities, Nursing Care Facilities, Skilled Nursing Care Facilities and Rehabilitation Care Facilities.
    
96. Rob Cares
    A Caregiver Supporting Caregivers. The key topics covered in Rob's blog are: caregiver support; communications; perception of caregivers; pets as therapy and stress relief. Rob is a caregiver to 2 time cancer survivor. In August 2011 he wrote a book about being a Caregiver. His goal is to help others--especially Caregivers.
    
97. Sciddy.com
    Sciddy.com is a place to find U.S. businesses that offer discounts to people 50 years of age and older. Discounts consist of food, entertainment, home services, travel, health, and a whole lot more in hundreds of cities across the country.
    
98. Senior Communication Issues by Home Instead Senior Care
    Senior Communication Issues by Home Instead Senior Care; This video series address how to open the lines of communication, know which topics are most difficult to discuss and give you methods to approach them. You’ll also learn about barriers to communication and how to overcome them.
    
99. Senior Communication Issues, Part 1
    Senior Communication Issues by Home Instead Senior Care; This video series address how to open the lines of communication, know which topics are most difficult to discuss and give you methods to approach them. You’ll also learn about barriers to communication and how to overcome them.
    
100. Senior Communication Issues, Part 2: Opening the Lines of Communication
     Opening the Lines of Communication by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, topics discussed include: tips for effective communication with seniors including following the 40-70 Rule of parent-child communication, when and how to begin the dialog and starting the talk while your aging parents are fairly healthy and there are no apparent concerns.
     
101. Senior Communication Issues, Part 3: Difficult Topics with Aging Parents
     Difficult Topics with Aging Parents by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, difficult topics to address with your senior, such as moving from their home, finances, driving and health issues are addressed.
     
102. Senior Communication Issues, Part 4: Methods of Approach
     Methods of Approach by Home Instead Senior Care; In this video, positive ways of talking with your senior about difficult topics and the importance of always trying to find solutions that provide the maximum amount of independence for the older person.
     
103. Senior Drivers
     Seniordrivers.org is a website portal for senior drivers, their families, researchers, and alternative transportation providers. Measure your driving skills, safety issues, planning for post driving and other resources.
     
104. Seniorlink Online
     Seniorlink Online is a caregiving tool for family members. In addition to the free information available on the site, individuals may consult online with a Seniorlink Care Advisor, who can offer personalized answers to caregiving questions.
     
105. SeniorNet
     SeniorNet members learn and teach others to use computers and communications technologies to accomplish a variety of tasks.
     
106. Smart Cremations
     Smart Cremation's primary purpose is to provide simple, dignified and affordable services to all individuals. The company specializes in cremation only and have no affiliation with typical funeral homes or cemeteries. What we offer and how we provide it is important to us! Cremation offers an earth-friendly alternative to a traditional burial: no embalming chemicals, no casket, no fertilizer for perpetual ground upkeep.
     
107. Snap for Seniors
     SNAPforSeniors provides local care information and resources for seniors. Search for housing, care managers search the BLOG topics.
     
108. the care company
     For caregivers who want to become empowered. The Empowered Caregiving Membership Program is designed especially for the caregiver who says, “Yes, I matter! Yes, I am worth it! Yes, my time is valuable!” If you are THAT family caregiver, they want to help you.
     
109. The Caregivers Voice
     The independent voice for family and professional caregivers of adults with cognitive impairment or dementia caused by Alzheimer’s, stroke, related illness, or trauma. The Caregiver’s Voice brings hope and strength to caregivers through knowledge, support, and humor. The mission of The Caregivers Voice is to illuminate the caregiving journey while giving voice to the millions of caregivers worldwide who endure unimaginable sacrifices to provide quality care for loved ones. The Caregiver’s Voice is the independent voice for family and professional caregivers of adults with brain impairment or dementia caused by Alzheimer’s, stroke, related illnesses, or trauma.
     
110. The Women's Conference
     Maria Shriver’s The Women's Conference website offers blogs, interviews and videos by world leaders, visionaries and authors.
     
111. The Working Caregiver
     The Working Caregiver is a blog by Susan Avello. She "walks you through work / life issues while sharing her own". Susan is a wife, mother of a 20 year old daughter, mama of two dogs, and author of two books. She is V.P. / Partner of AgingInfoUSA in Chicago which directly supports employee caregivers, HR and Executive Management by implementing creative approaches in education, resources and training in regard to eldercare and family caregiving work/life challenges. Previously she worked as an Assistant Activities Directors where she became aware that it was the family caregivers who were in need of education on trusted resources available to assist their elderly loved ones. She spent 3 years researching advanced technology for Alzheimer’s Patients and their caregivers and for four years headed up the Portable PERS Device Division of a security company before moving to Illinois.
     
112. Today's Caregiver Magazine
     This web site includes topic specific newsletters, online discussion lists, back issue articles of Today's Caregiver magazine, and chat rooms. The site is for, about and by caregivers. Caregiver Media Group, publisher of Today's Caregiver magazine is a leading provider of information, support and guidance for family and professional caregivers. Founded in 1995, they produce Today's Caregiver magazine, the first national magazine dedicated to caregivers, the "Fearless Caregiver Conferences", and caregiver.com which includes topic specific newsletters, online discussion lists, back issue articles of Today's Caregiver magazine, chat rooms and an online store. Caregiver Media Group and all of it's products are developed for caregivers, about caregivers and by caregivers.
     
113. Virginia Hopkins Health Watch
     Virginia Hopkins Health Watch educates about the safe use of natural hormones and shares helpful information about health and nutrition based on solid scientific research.