Knowing Who to Contact for Help
(Services, Advice and Specialists)

by Thomas Day
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This is the largest chapter on this site. We believe the biggest challenge to caregivers is knowing where to turn for help when faced with the prospect of long-term care for loved ones. We hope the information in this chapter will be helpful to those who need to plan for the future or for those who are dealing with long-term care issues presently. Many of the services below are covered exclusively in other chapters on this site. Some of these chapters may actually be a duplication of this material and others may add additional information. Below are the categories of services we discuss.

1. Personal Care Manager Services
2. Home Care Services
3. Aging and the Attitude of Health Care Providers
4. Medications and the Elderly
5. Geriatric Health Care Providers
6. Elder Law
7. Reverse Mortgage Specialist
8. Long Term Care Insurance Specialist
9. Elder Financial Advisor
10. End-of-Life Services
11. Dial 211
12. Elder Mediation Services
13. eHealth Services For the Elderly
14. Assistive Technology, Monitoring and Alarm Systems
15. Government and Community Elder Care Services
    

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