Web Resources for Family Caregivers

http://www.healthfinder.gov  - Links to support and self help groups, general information, tips, managing stress

http://www.hea;thycaregivers.com - Website for Healthy Caregiver Magazine, some good links to other websites as well as providing lists of other resources

http://www.accentcare.com - fee-for-service company providing in-home care 

http://careguide.com - fee-for-service care management company, also provides information to caregivers of older adults on many topics - free online support groups

http://www.aarp.org/indexes/life.html - has links to many areas of concern 

http://www.caregiver911.com - links to other appropriate sites, has a caregiver library (suggestions for books & produce "Today's Caregiver Magazine") &, list of resources

http://www.caregiver.org - "Family Caregiver Alliance" (information on long-term care), links for resource, research, newsletter, public policy, etc.

http://www.caregivers.com - information on a variety of aging topics including geriatric health, senior drugs, senior housing, geriatric assessments, elder law, insurance, finances

http://www.caregiver.on.ca/cgcc.html - care for the caregiver (taking care of yourself)

http://www.nfcacares.org - National Family Caregivers Association, services, programs, resources, for general information and membership

http://www.bhoffcomp.com/coping - caregivers coping and helping other caregivers, specific assistance with Pick's Disease, Alzheimer, Dementia

http://www.benefitscheckup.org - free screening tool to determine eligibility for nearly 1,000 unique state & federal programs and provide instructions on how to apply for them

http://www.medicare.gov - database on this site helps locate prescription drug assistance

http://www.alzheimers.org - Institute's Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center & contains an information and referral section, gateway to many Alzheimer's sites 

http://www.alzwell.com - hosted by a family caregiver - practical tips

http://www.ALZBRAIN.org - comparison of normal and Alzheimer's diseased brain

http://www.dementia.ion.ecl.ac.uk - Dementia research Group 

http://www.rush.edu/patients/radc/resources/manual.html - Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center - manual for caregivers

http://www.mayoclinic.com/home?Id=3.1.2 - Alzheimer's care and news

http://www.agenet.com/7_memory_exer.html - memory exercises

http://www.alznsw.san.au - tips from persons with dementia

http://www.caregiver.com/_page/specialfocus.htm#Alzheimer's - safety &  incontinence

http://www.usc.edu/dept/gero/ADRC/ - Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, USC

http://www.caringconcepts.com - caregiver products

http://www.intelihealth.com - tips, stages, stress, grief

http://www.rxlist.com - drug information, medical encyclopedia

http://www.hospicefoundation.org - ask a question feature at the hospice website

http://www.aagpgpa.org -information for both caregivers & care recipients 

http://www.milbank.org - electronic copies of reports available on this site

http://www.oregoncares.org - offers easy to understand communication tips for interactions between caregivers and physicians, caregivers and care receivers, & caregivers and family members

http://www.aoa.gov/cagegivers/default.htm - US Administration on Aging also has several mini-sites for family caregiver information within its main webpage -

http://www.aoa.gov/naic/Notes - online directory of the National Aging Information Center with links to statistics and surveys, caregiver articles, and laws affecting caregiving

http://www.aoa.gov/wecare/default.htm - on-line resource guide - much of information is drawn from ongoing research by AoA and recommendations by hundreds of caregivers across the country

http://www.aoa.gov/naic/Notes/caregiverresource.html - links to resources designed to assist aging network develop caregiver support programs

http://www.alz.org/FamCare/overviw.asp - provides family caregivers and friends with information on providing quality care for, and maintaining a meaningful relationship with, the person who has Alzheimer's Disease 

http://www.wellspouse.org - virtual support community for spouses for the frail elderly (including message boards & live Internet chats) with other spouse caregivers

http://www.adrc.mc.duke.edu - Duke University Medical Center - Joseph and Kathleen Bryan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center

Disease Specific Resources

Alzheimer's Type Dementia - http://www,alz.org

Arthritis - http://www.arthritis.org

Cancer - http://www.cancer.org

Diabetes - http://www.diabetes.org/main/application/commercewf

Heart Disease/Stroke - http://www.americanheart.org 

Huntington's Disease - http://www.hdsa.org 

Lou Gerhig's Disease - http://www.alsa.org 

Osteoporosis - http://www.nof.org 

Parkinson Disease - http://www.apdparkinson.com

Stroke - http://www.stroke.org  

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SUPPORT TEAMS

Family Caregiver Support Program

Caregiver's Bill of Rights

Signs of Caregiver Stress & Ways to Cope