CAREGIVERS: Where to Find Help

I. Information About Caregiving

Personal and Home Care Assistance

Area Agency on Aging: Look in your phone directory under "aging" or "senior services"

National Eldercare Locator (funded by the Administration on Aging): Call 1-800-677-1116

Government and Voluntary Organizations

AARP: http://www.aarp.org/

Administration on Aging: http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/default.htm

Alzheimer's Association: http://www.alz.org/

DHHS Launches National Caregiver Program
http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/pressroom/Pr2001/NFCSPLaunch.html

Eldercare Locator: http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/elderpage/locator.html

Elder Page -- Administration on Aging: http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/elderpage.html

Family Caregiver Alliance: http://www.caregiver.org/

Housing and Urban Development: http://www.hud.gov/groups/seniors.cfm

Medicare: http://www.medicare.gov

National Alliance for Caregiving: http://www.caregiving.org

National Center for Assisted Living: http://www.ncal.org/

State Agency on Aging: http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/aoa/pages/state.html

State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program -- Administration on Aging:
http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/aoa/pages/ltcomb.html

Supportive Housing and Remodeling: http://www.homemods.org/

II. Information about Living Arrangements

Day Care and Senior Citizens

Senior Centers: http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/factsheets/seniorcenters.html

Housing Options

Area Agency on Aging: Look in your phone directory under "aging" or "senior services"

Accessory Housing Units: http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/housing/accunits.html

Housing Options for Older Americans: http://www.aoa.gov/factsheets/housing.html

Nursing Homes or Assisted Living Facilities

Assisted Living State Regulatory Review, 2000: http://www.ncal.org/about/statsum.htm

Community Assistance for Seniors http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/

Continuing Care Accreditation Commission: Evaluates retirement communities and grants accreditation to those communities that meet the CCAC's standards. (Phone: 1-202-783-7286)

Eldercare Locator: A nationwide, directory assistance service provided by the Administration on Aging to help older persons and caregivers locate local support resources. (Phone: 1-800-677-1116)

Nursing Home Compare: A tool provided through Medicare / Medicaid to give detailed information about the performance of every Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing home in the country. http://www.medicare.gov/nhcompare/home.asp

State Survey Agency Directory: (HCFA) http://www.hcfa.gov/medicaid/saddir.htm

Personal and Home Care Assistance

Area Agency on Aging: Look in your phone directory under "aging" or "senior services"

Eldercare Locator: A nationwide, directory assistance service provided by the Administration on Aging to help older persons and caregivers locate local support resources. (Phone: 1-800-677-1116)

HCFA's Personal Care and Home Health Care Benefits: http://www.hcfa.gov/medicaid/ltc4.htm

Hiring a Home Care Employee: http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/wecare/hire.html

Geriatric Care Managers: http://my.webmd.com/content/article/1738.50408

Speech, Physical, and Occupational Therapists

Medicare / Medicaid Coverage: http://www.hcfa.gov/medicaid/ltc5.htm

Transportation and Meals

National Meals on Wheels Foundation: Call 1-319-354-0862

Transportation: http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/aoa/eldractn/transp.html

III. Legal and Financial Information

HCFA's Personal Care and Home Health Care Benefits: http://www.hcfa.gov/medicaid/ltc4.htm

Medicare & Medicaid: http://www.hcfa.gov/

National Aging Information Center from Administration on Aging -- Long term care insurance and reverse equity mortgages.

http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/naic/Notes/longtermcareinsurance.html

NOLO: Law for All

http://www.nolo.com/category/ret_home.html?t=0030LFNAV03202000

Retirement and Financial Planning from Administration on Aging

http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/retirement/default.htm

Social Security Administration: http://www.ssa.gov/retirement.html

Supplemental Security Income Program: http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/englist.html#SSI

Who Pays for Health Care Services from NACH

http://www.nahc.org/Consumer/wpfhcs.html#31

IV. Caring for Caregivers

Administration on Aging. Older Adults and Mental Health

http://www.aoa.gov/mh/report2001/default.htm

American Psychological Association. How Therapy Helps.

http://helping.apa.org/therapy/index.html

American Psychological Association.

Psychology in Daily Life. http://helping.apa.org/daily/index.html

Department of Health and Human Services. The Office on Women's Health

www.4women.gov/owh/index.htm

National Institute of Mental Health. From Family Stress to Family Strength

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/nasd/docs4/pdfs/SC98015.pdf

National Mental Health Association. Location of nearest affiliate. 800/969-NMHA TTY Line 800/433-5959

http://www.nmha.org/

National Mental Health Services Knowledge Exchange Service (KEN) Phone: 1-800-789-2647

http://www.mentalhealth.org