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The Internet offers a wonderful tool for caregivers with little time, or who are homebound, who are looking for caregiver support, health information, eldercare resources or books to read.
Here are some websites you might find particularly helpful:
AAHSA website
AARP maintains this site with lots of caregiving tips, including help for the long distance caregiver
www.agenet.com
All-in-one site that offers practical solutions like medication reminds, a will creation service and reviews of herbal supplements and vitamins
Age of Reason website
www.aoa.gov
Administration on Aging
American Society on Aging website
www.benefitscheckup.org
Helps you identify what programs may improve quality of life
www.caps4caregivers.org
Children of Aging Parents provide information on caregiver health awareness, support and referral
www.caregiver.com
Today's Caregiver magazine
www.caregiver.org
Family Caregiver Alliance gives information on the Paid Family Leave Act,
there's a caregiver online support group and a Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender
support group
www.care-givers.com
Newsletter with articles on caregiving, self-help and empowerment
www.caregiving.com
There's an online support group as well as caregiving-related tips and articles
www.dora.state.co.us/insurance/senior/senior.htm
"Senior Health Medicare" from the CO Div. of Insurance - helps people enrolled in Medicare with questions about health insurance
www.eatright.org
American Dietetic Association gives nutrition and health advice
ElderConnect
http://www.eldercare.gov/Eldercare.NET/Public/Home.aspx
National network to help you locate state and area agencies
www.epill.com
Offers comprehensive line of practical products, from automatic pill dispensers to vibrating alarms to countdown timers
CASA website
www.hospiceboulder.org
Boulder County Hospice. Find out details on how to improve the quality of a patient's last days by offering comfort, support and dignity
www.hospicefoundation.org
Hospice Foundation of America
www.journalkeepers.com
This site will help you create a journal
www.mayohealth.org
The Mayo Clinic will answer you questions about drugs, diseases, personal health and more
www.medicare.gov
The official U.S. government site for people on Medicare
www.nfcacares.org
National Family Caregivers Association site. You can order a free kit to help you identify signs of Alzheimer's Disease
www.nhpco.org
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
www.ncoa.org
National Council on Aging
www.nationalmssociety.org
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
National Institute on Aging
www.parkinson.org
National Parkinson Foundation website
www.senioranswers.org
Colorado Gerontological Society offers answers related to Medicare/Medicaid
benefits, legal issues, long-term care, and much more
www.seniorlaw.com
Information about Medicare, Medicaid, estate planning, trusts and the rights
of the elderly and disabled
www.va.org
Veterans Administration site will give you information on veterans benefits
www.wellnessbooks.com
This site has a wide variety of books on health-related issues
Books/newsletters
are great sources of information and comfort...
The GO Catalog . This is the Longmont Senior Center's quarterly publication that gives you information on classes, trips, resource and services information for those 55+. You can pick up a copy at the Longmont Senior Center, download The GO in pdf form from our website, call Senior Services at 303-651-8411 or email saryna.mitchell@ci.longmont.co.us for subscription information.
Care Connections. This newsletter is designed for caregivers and is published by Boulder County Aging Services Division. Pick up your copy at the Longmont Senior Center or call 303-441-3570 or email tmdag@co.boulder.co.us for subscription information.
Lending Library - Boulder County Aging Services maintains a lending library. Their library is housed in the County offices at 529 Coffman St., Longmont. Call 303-678-6286 for details.
The Longmont Library has a selection of books you could check out. Try one of these to get you started...
Caring for Yourself While Caring for Your Aging Parents, by Clare Berman
Learning to Sit in the Silence: A Journal of Caretaking, by Elaine Marcus Starkman
Here's some other caregiving-related books you might find at your local bookstore...
Complete Idiot's Guide to Caring for Your Aging Parents, by Linda Colvin Rhodes, Ed.D.
The Fearless Caregiver (it can be purchased through www.caregiver.com/store)
Aging is a Family Affair, by Victoria Bumagin and Kathryn Hirn
Your and Your Aging Parent, by Barbara Silverstone and Helen Hyman
As Parents Age, by Joseph Illardo
Elder Care: A Six Step Guide to Balancing Work and Family, by John Paul Marosy
The CareGiver's Companion (call 1-800-848-4735 to order)
Caregiving: The Spiritual Journey of Love, Loss and Renewal, by Beth Witrogen McLeod
The Comfort of Home: An Illustrated Step-by-Step Guide for Caregivers, by Maria Meyer and Paula Derr
Mainstay, by Maggie Strong
The Complete Eldercare Planner, by Joy Loverde
How to Care for Aging Parents, by Virginia Morris
Helping Yourself Help Others: A Book for Caregivers, by Rosalynn Carter and Susan Golant
Long-Distance Caregiving, by Angela Heath
Once Upon a Lifetime, by Patricia A. Williams (a guide to help you write your own life stories)
Long Term Planning - A Dollar and Sense Guide (send for your copy from the National Council on Aging -www.ncoa.org/press/ltbook.htm)
Making the Moments Count: Leisure Activities for Caregiving Relationships, by Joan Ardlof Decker
Audio...
Hardship into Hope...The Rewards of Caregiving (order through Spiritual Eldering Institute, 303-938-1277)
And Thou Shalt Honor (order through www.caregivingvideo.com)
The Spiritual Elder, by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi (order through Spiritual Eldering Institute, 303-938-1277)
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Please feel free to email us at caregiver.advocate@ci.longmont.co.us or call us at 303-651-8414 for personal assistance. We're here to help!
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