Resources

Knowledge is Power!

We believe in the power of knowledge and look forward to supporting you in your health and wellness journey. Explore the resources below to learn about various health conditions and family education resources.

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Other Helpful Websites

  • American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)

    American Association of Retired Persons is a non-profit, nonpartisan organization with a membership that helps people over age 50 and over have independence, choice in ways that are beneficial and affordable to them and society. AARP has a section on senior housing choices ( AARP Senior Housing Help ).

  • AGS Foundation for Health in Aging

    AGS Foundation for Health in Aging  is a national non-profit organization established in 1999 by The American Geriatrics Society. They aim to build a bridge between the research and practice of Geriatrics and the Public, and to advocate on behalf of older adults and their special health care needs.

  • Alliance For Aging Research

    Alliance For Aging Research  is the nation’s leading non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and accelerating the pace of medical discoveries to vastly improve the universal human experience of aging and health.

  • Alliance for Retired Americans

    Alliance for Retired Americans  is a nationwide organization, founded in 2001, with three million members working together to make their voices heard in the laws, policies and institutions that shape our lives.

  • American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA)

    American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA)  and Services for the Aging (www.aahsa.org) help millions of individuals and their families every day through mission-driven, not-for-profit organizations dedicated to providing the services that people need, when they need them, in the place they call home. Our 5,700 member organizations, many of which have served their communities for generations, offer the continuum of aging services.

  • American Health Assistance Foundation

    American Health Assistance Foundation  is a non-profit organization that funds research into cures for Alzheimer’s disease, macular degeneration, and glaucoma, and provides the public with information about risk factors, preventative lifestyles, available treatments, and coping strategies.

  • Area Agencies on Aging (AAA)

    Area Agencies on Aging (AAA)  in communities across the country plan, coordinate and offer services that help older adults remain in their home – if that is their preference – aided by services such as Meals-on-Wheels, homemaker assistance and whatever else it may take to make independent living a viable option. By making a range of options available, AAAs make it possible for older individuals to choose the services and living arrangement that suit them best.

  • Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA)

    Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA)  is the largest national association exclusively dedicated to professionally operated assisted living communities for seniors. ALFA’s member-driven programs promote business and operational excellence through national conferences, research, publications, and executive networks. ALFA works to influence public policy by advocating for informed choice, quality care, and accessibility for all Americans.

  • Assisted Living Way

    Assisted Living Way  help seniors, their caregivers and families understand how to stay both physically safe as well as from those who would take advantage of them in person or on-line.

  • Benefits Check-Up

    Benefits Check-Up  helps you find benefit programs that can help pay for medications, health care, utilities and more.

  • Bright Focus Foundation

    Bright Focus Foundation is a non-profit organization that funds research into cures for Alzheimer’s disease, macular degeneration, and glaucoma, and provides the public with information about risk factors, preventative lifestyles, available treatments and coping strategies.

  • CareGiver Partnership

    CareGiver Partnership  is a nonprofit, charitable organization whose mission is to assist the nation’s nearly 54 million caregivers of the elderly or chronically ill with reliable information, referrals, and support, and to heighten public awareness that the health of the family caregivers is essential to ensure quality care of the nation’s growing elderly population.

  • Children of Aging Parents

    Children of Aging Parents  is a nonprofit, charitable organization whose mission is to assist the nation’s nearly 54 million caregivers of the elderly or chronically ill with reliable information, referrals, and support, and to heighten public awareness that the health of the family caregivers is essential to ensure quality care of the nation’s growing elderly population.

  • Consumer Consortium on Assisted Living

    Consumer Consortium on Assisted Living  is the only national consumer education and advocacy organization focused on the needs, rights and protection of assisted living consumers, their caregivers & loved ones.

  • Disposables Delivered

    Disposables Delivered  provides professional guidance, superior products, and discreet home delivery to those who must deal with incontinence on a personal level or in helping another.

  • ElderLawAnswers

    ElderLawAnswers  supports seniors, their families, and their attorneys in achieving their goals by providing information about crucial legal issues facing seniors; a network of highly qualified elder law attorneys nationwide; and online practice tools for elder law attorneys.

  • Faith in Action

    Faith in Action  brings together volunteers from many faiths to work together to care for their neighbors who have long-term health needs.

  • Family Caregiving 101

    Family Caregiving 101  is designed to provide caregivers with the basic tools, skills and information they need to protect their own physical and mental health while they provide high quality care for their loved one.

  • Go60.com

    Go60.com  is a no-nonsense, yet caring and compassionate internet destination devoted to helping seniors improve with age. It is about aging well, wisely and successfully.

  • Lake County Council for Seniors

    Lake County Council for Seniors  is also known as the voice of IL Lake County Seniors. This is an advocacy organization with senior issues and programs as their highest priority. It is also an information and referral agency for senior services.

  • Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly

    Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly  is a nationwide organization which serves those who are sixty and older and who have no support in their immediate area. The most important service is the Friendly Visiting Program where a volunteer is matched with an elderly friend. (Chicago is one of their chapters.)

  • Meals on Wheels

    Meals on Wheels  promotes the dignity and independence of older adults, persons with disabilities and other homebound persons by delivering nutritious meals and providing needed services.

  • Medicare

    Medicare  covers everything you ever wanted to know about this health insurance program offered by the federal government to those 65 and older.

  • Medicare Rights Center (MRC)

    Medicare Rights Center (MRC)  is the largest independent source of health care information and assistance in the United States for people with Medicare. Founded in 1989, MRC helps older adults and people with disabilities get good, affordable health care.

  • National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA)

    National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) is a professional association of attorneys who are dedicated to improving the quality of legal services provided to people as they age ad people with special needs.

  • National Association of Area Agencies on Aging

    National Association of Area Agencies on Aging’s primary mission is to build the capacity of its members to help older persons and those with disabilities live with dignity and choices in their homes and communities for as long as possible.

  • National Institute on Aging

    National Institute on Aging  is at the forefront of the nation’s research activities dedicated to understanding the nature of aging, supporting the health and well-being of older adults, and extending healthy, active years of life for more people.

  • National Long Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center

    National Long Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center  advocates for residents’ rights and quality care.

  • Retirement Homes.com

    Retirement Homes.com  is a comprehensive directory of retirement homes, retirement communities, senior housing, long term care and elder care facilities. Retirement Homes will help you learn about all your retirement living, senior housing, and long-term care options in the USA and Canada.

  • seniorDECISION

    seniorDECISION is a website where consumers rate and review senior care & senior housing.

  • Senior Real Estate Specialist SRES

    Senior Real Estate Specialist SRES  designation is designed for REALTORS who want to specialize in the real estate needs of maturing Americans.

  • Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Elders (SAGE)

    Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Elders (SAGE) is the world’s oldest and largest non-profit agency dedicated to serving and advocating for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender seniors. Since its inception, SAGE has pioneered programs and services for seniors in the LGBT community, provided technical assistance and training to expand opportunities for LGBT older people across the country, and provided a national voice on LGBT aging issues.

  • Social Security Administration

    Social Security Administration  is a federal agency that administers old-age, survivors and disability insurance.

  • Society of Certified Senior Advisors

    Society of Certified Senior Advisors  educates professionals in the field of aging,

  • U.S. Administration on Aging

    U.S. Administration on Aging  offers government-based resources for senior living choices.

  • Veterans Administration’s Aid and Attendance Program

    Veterans Administration’s Aid and Attendance Program  can provide veterans and surviving spouse’s financial resources towards home health care, nursing home stays, or assisted living options.