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Caregiver Resource Room
www.aoa.gov/prof/aoaprog/caregiver/carefam/carefam.asp
Information and assistance in gaining access to supportive services in your community, compiled by the Administration on Aging's National Family Caregiver Support Program.
Children of Aging Parents
PO Box 7250
Penndel, PA 19047
(800) 227-7294
www.caps4caregivers.org
Eldercare Locator
Administration on Aging
Phone: (800) 677-1116
www.eldercare.gov
The Eldercare Locator helps older adults and their caregivers find local services including health insurance counseling, free and low-cost legal services and contact information for Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs).
Faith in Action
Phone: (877) 324-8411
www.fiavolunteers.org/programs/index.cfm
An interfaith volunteer organization providing help for those with long-term health needs.
First Gov for Seniors
www.seniors.gov
The U.S. government's one-stop-shopping site to provide you and your loved ones with better access to government services and benefits.
National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers
(520) 881-8008
www.caremanager.org
Well Spouse Foundation
63 West Main Street, Suite H
Freehold, NJ 07728
(800) 838-0879
www.wellspouse.org
Financial and Legal Services
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
1604 N. Country Club Road
Tucson, AZ 85716
(800) 677-1116
www.naela.org
Society of Certified Senior Advisors
1777 S. Bellaire St., #230
Denver, CO 80222
(303) 757-7677
www.society-csa.com
Selected Disease-Specific Organizations
Alzheimer's Association
(800) 272-3900
www.alz.org
ALS Association
(800) 782-4747
www.alsa.org
American Brain Tumor Association
(800) 886-2282
www.abta.org
American Cancer Society
(800) 227-2345
www.cancer.org
American Stroke Association
(Division of American Heart Association)
(800) 553-6321
http://asa.healthology.com
Brain Injury Association
(800) 444-6443
www.biausa.org
Huntington's Disease Society of America
(800) 345-4372
www.hdsa.org
Multiple Sclerosis Society
(800) 344-4867
www.nmss.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
National Prevention Information Network (NPIN)
(800) 458-5231
www.cdcnpin.org
National Parkinson Foundation
(800) 327-4545
www.parkinson.org
Credits
AARP. (2003). My Parents - How Do I Know If They Need Help? Retrieved January 28, 2004, from www.aarp.org/Articles/a2003-10-27-caregiving-needhelp.html
AARP (2003). New Caregivers. Retrieved January 28, 2004, from www.aarp.org/Articles/a2003-10-27-caregiving-newcaregiving.html
Family Caregiver Alliance. (1999). FCA Fact Sheet: Caregiving.
Vikki L. Schmall, Marilyn Cleland, and Marilynn Sturdevant. (2000). The Caregiver Helpbook: Powerful Tools for Caregiving. Legacy Caregiver Services.
Bob Rosenblatt and Carol Van Steenberg (2003). Handbook for Long-Distance Caregivers. Family Caregiver Alliance, CA.
Recommended Reading
The 36-Hour Day, Nancy Mace and Peter Rabbins, 1999 edition, The Johns Hopkins University Press, Hampden Station, Baltimore, MD 21211, (800) 537-5487.
Caregiving: The Spiritual Journey of Love, Loss and Renewal, Beth Witrogen McLeod, 1999, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 605 Third Ave., New York, NY 10158, (202) 850-6011.
The Comfort of Home: An Illustrated Step-by-Step Guide for Caregivers, Maria Meyer and Paula Derr, 1998, CareTrust Publications LLC, P.O. Box 10283, Portland, OR 97296, (800) 565-1533.
Options for Supporting Informal and Family Caregiving: A Policy Paper, Lynn Friss Feinberg, 1997, prepared for the American Society on Aging, available from Family Caregiver Alliance, (800) 445-8106.
Mainstay, Maggie Strong, 1997, Bradford Books, 160 Main Street, Northampton, MA 01060, (413) 584-4597.
The Complete Eldercare Planner, Joy Loverde, 1997, Warner Books, Inc., Time & Life Building, 1271 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020 (212) 522-6982.
How to Care for Aging Parents, Virginia Morris, 1996, Workman Publishing Co., 708 Broadway, New York, NY 10003-9555, (800) 722-7202.
Helping Yourself Help Others: A Book for Caregivers, 1994, Rosalynn Carter and Susan Golant, Times Books, Random House, 201 East 50th St., New York, NY 10022, (800) 733-3000.
Handbook for Long-Distance Caregivers, 2003, Bob Rosenblatt and Carol Van Steenberg, Family Caregiver Alliance, 180 Montgomery St., Ste. 1100, San Francisco, CA 94104, (800) 445-8106.
From the Family Caregiver Alliance. Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved. Third-party usage restricted. www.caregiver.org. 800-445-8106.
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