More Senior Resources:

Independent Living: Resources that can help seniors stay in their own home – Provides a variety of links with resources that can help seniors stay independent in their own homes, including Lifeline Medical Alert systems information and Senior Corps elder companion program. (Aging Solutions)

American Association for Home Care – Discusses important questions to ask when choosing a home health agency and presents vital Medicare benefit information. (American Association for Home Care)

Making Your Home Safe for Seniors: A Room-By-Room Assessment – Offers excellent tips for making a senior's home safe with a room by room assessment. (Our Senior Years, Caring for Elders)

ABLEDATA provides objective information on assistive technology and rehabilitation products available to consumers, organizations, professionals, and caregivers within the United States. Its audience includes seniors, in addition to the disability and rehabilitation communities. The government funded website, www.abledata.com, lists products alphabetically and is sponsored by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), part of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) of the U.S. Department of Education.

A very helpful checklist when choosing long-term care facilities can be found at www.carepathways.com/checklist-ccrc.cfm

"Every person-every man, woman and child-deserves to be treated with respect and with caring... no matter how young or how old- to be safe from harm by those who live with him, care for him, or come into daily contact with him."
~~ American Psychological Association