Sources/Useful Websites
AARP
Administration on Aging
Age In Place – At Home
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Aging Care.com
Aging in Place Initiative
Aging Stats.gov
America’s Families Care
Family Caregiver Alliance
Center for Disease Control
Hastings Center – Bioethics & Public Policy Center
Medicare Official Government Site
National Aging in Place Council
National Alliance for Caregiving
National Association of Home Builders
National Family Caregivers Association
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
National Institutes on Aging
Senior Resource
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Depart of HHS/Administration on Aging
U.S. Department of Commerce
Visiting Nurse Service for NY
Zona Research
Recommended Reading
Cookbook Medicine Won’t Do for Elderly
Jane Brody, New York Times. “Just as a child is not a small adult and requires specialized care, adults over the age of, say, 65, are not just old adults and should not be treated like patients half their age…”
How to Care for Aging Parents
Virginia Morris, Available at Amazon.com. This guide, aimed at the “Sandwich Generation,” provides a road map to assist adult children in caring for their aging parents. Combining personal experience with expertise in healthcare and social and political issues, Morris has produced a thoroughly researched, well-organized, and comprehensive manual.
The Validation Breakthrough
Naomi Feil, Available at Amazon.com
Resource for families, friends, neighbors, home health aides, and others working with people with dementia. Presents simple techniques to reduce care giver burnout and improve the life of the person with dementia.
Emergency Plan for our Parents
A sample of the plan outlined in Dr. Eva Mor’s book, Making the Golden Years Golden, for developing skills to navigate the health care and other systems important to older adults.
America’s Families Care
A Report on the Needs of America’s Family Caregivers (2002), U.S. Administration on Aging
Caregiver Support Interventions
(Research Brief #10), S. Whittier, et al. (2002), National Association of State Units on Aging
Caregiving in the U.S. (2004)
National Alliance for Caregiving & AARP
Carers as Partners in Mental Health Services for Older People
by J. Oyebode (2005), Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, Vol. 11
(The) Characteristics of Long-Term Care Users (2001) U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality
Decide. Create. Share. Planning for your long term care…
A national campaign by AARP dedicated to increasing awareness and planning among boomer women about long-term care.
Education and Support Programs
Best Practice Models, R. Toseland (2004), Family Caregiver Alliance
(The) MetLife Caregiving Cost Study
Productivity Losses to U.S. Business (2006), National Alliance for Caregiving
Shared Housing: It May Be the Right Option for You
Pros and cons of shared housing for aging adults. Suggests that shared housing should be carefully evaluated and may help people who live alone to remain in their home.Professional Journals
Aging and Mental Health
American Journal of Public Health
(The) Gerontologist
Journal of Family Issues
Journal of Clinical Geropsychology
