Medical Issues With Aging and Long-Term Care
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We promote and support planning for long term care. The links below will direct you to sites we believe are useful and informational eldercare resources. Our Guide to Long Term Care Planning also covers many eldercare and long term care planning topics.
All aging people, regardless of current health, should have a long term care plan. This includes (1) A knowledge of eldercare issues (2) Preparation and proper funding, and (3) Using long term care professionals. Failure to effectively plan for long term care can lead to the greatest crisis an older person will ever face.
1. "Communication for the Cognizant, Nonverbal Patient" Communication Book
2. AARP - Health and Wellness
3. Action for Healthy Aging and Elderly Care
4. Medicinenet.com ... Senior Health: Successful Aging
5. National Institutue on Aging
6. Exploring the myths and realities of aging and health
7. HelpGuide.org ... Seniors and aging
8. #1 Back Pain Site
9. AAOS On-Line Service
10. Eagle Card: The medical emergency contact card
11. International Health Directory
12. InfoAging
13. Long Term Care Diseases
14. medbroadcast -- Aging
15. Mental Health and Aging
16. Osteoporosis & Preventing Falls Information
17. Research into Aging
18. RxList
19. Senior Health
20. The Arthritis and Glucosamine Information Center
21. The Lewy Body Disease Association
22. The Merck Manual of Geriatrics
23. Seek Wellness
