For more ideas on ways to research and make wise choices, we recommend the following resources:
National Stroke Association- An educational site including information on Stroke Prevention, Stroke Risk Factors, and Stroke Symptoms.
The Stroke Awareness Foundation - An organization whose mission is to improve community awareness of stroke and its treatment through advocacy, education and public awareness programs in the community.
Stroke Awareness for Everyone - Support designed for stroke survivors and their families, in addition to doctors, nurses and therapists involved with stroke.
American Stroke Association - This site includes information about the causes and effects of stroke, support for stroke survivors, as well as resources for healthcare professionals.
American Heart Association – This site includes information on all cardiovascular diseases, their warning signs, and prevention.
The Stroke Network - Support designed for stroke survivors and their caregivers of adult stroke.
AARP
The AARP is a nonprofit membership organization that addresses the needs and interests of people 50
and older. Formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons, the AARP strives to enhance
the quality of life by promoting independence, dignity and purpose through information and education,
advocacy and service.
Alzheimer's Association
As the largest national voluntary health organization, the Alzheimer's Association is dedicated to
funding research to find the causes, treatments, prevention and cure of Alzheimer's disease. The
association supports the four million Americans with the disease, their families and caregivers.
Alzheimer's Disease Research
The AHAF (American Health Assistance Foundation), a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable
organization, has dedicated over 30 years to fund the research of age-related and degenerative
diseases. They also educate the public about these disease and providing emergency financial
assistance to Alzheimer's disease patients and caregivers.
American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society is a national, community-based voluntary health organization whose goal is
to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. The society helps in preventing cancer, saving lives,
and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service. The web
site contains resources such as prevention and risk factors, treatment methods, detection guidelines,
and patient services helping patients and their families.
American Society on Aging
The American Society on Aging (ASA) is the largest multidisciplinary national community of
professionals working with and on behalf of older people. The members include representatives of the
public and private sectors, service providers, researchers, educators, advocates, health, allied
health, social service, managed care and long-term care and mental health professionals, students and
the retired, policy makers and planners. Over their 40 years existence, the American Society on Aging
has been an active and effective resource for professionals in aging and aging-related fields to
enhance their ability to promote the well-being of aging people and their families.
bigtreemurphy.com
A web site devoted to caregivers of Alzheimer's patients. Beverly Murphy, a rehab counselor, retired
to take care of her husband who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. She organized this site to offer
plenty of good advice for caregivers on the difficult issues (incontinence), on how to develop a
supportive living environment, and lots of emotional support.
Caregiving.com
Caregiving.com provides information and inspirations to families who care for aging relatives. The
site explains the six stages of family caregiving. It also helps guide them to the resources and
answers needed to successfully complete each stage.
Caregiver.com
Caregiver.com is the web site of Today's Caregiver Magazine that has general information on caregiving
and caregivers. The website includes features from the magazine with topics in caregiving, plus an
archive of past articles.
Full Circle of Care
Full Circle of Care is committed to helping caregivers complete the cycle of family care. healthfinder®
Developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, healthfinder® is a free source to
reliable consumer health and human services information. healthfinder® offers you selected online
publications, clearinghouses, databases, web sites, and support and self-help groups, as well as the
government agencies and not-for-profit organizations that produce reliable information for the public.
Last Acts
The Last Acts is an on-line community devoted to improving end-of-life care by the sharing of ideas
and solutions by professional care givers, educators and consumers. This site includes a resource
center, updates on the campaign Task Force groups, news updates, reports on palliative care, family
needs, service providers, education and training.
National Academy for Certified Care Managers (NACCM)
The National Academy for Certified Care Managers (NACCM) is a non-profit organization committed to
advancing the quality of care management services through a validated, standardized examination that
test the skills, knowledge and practice ethics needed to serve consumers. Credential long-term
case/care managers, to promote and enhance quality care management and service provision, strengthen
education and training, protect and empower consumers and strengthen case/care management's role in
the long-term care system are the goals of the Academy. The site provides information on obtaining
NACCM's Candidate Handbook with sample questions, examination application and exam locations.
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
Established in 1987, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc. is a non-profit association
that assists lawyers, bar organizations and others who work with older clients and their families. The
Academy provides resources, education, networking and assistance to those who deal with specialized
issues involved with legal services for the elderly and disabled.
National Alliance for Caregiving
As a resource for both families and professionals, the NAC is a Bethesda based association of
caregiving professional organizations (including GCM) that provides information, support, and national
advocacy on behalf of caregivers. They provide an guide to other web sites with information on
caregiving and they are an excellent source of information for professionals looking for access to
primary information on national issues on caregiving.
National Association of Social Workers
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is the largest organization of professional social
workers in the world. Serving nearly 155,000 social workers in 55 chapters throughout the United
States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and abroad, the NASW promotes high standards of practice and
protecting the consumer of services are major association principles. The associations was formed in
1955 through a merger of seven predecessor social work organizations to carry out three
responsibilities: strengthen and unify the profession; promote the development of social work
practice; advance sound social policies.
National Family Caregivers Association
The National Family Caregivers Association offers information and education, support and validation,
and public awareness and advocacy in order to minimize the disparity between a caregiver's quality of
life and that of traditional Americans.
National Guardianship Association
The National Guardianship Association provides educational, training, and networking opportunities for
guardians; to promote the highest levels of values, standards and ethics; and to ensure a nationally
recognized standard of excellence.
National Institute of Health
This web site shares consumer-health information about diseases and other health problems. The
National Institute of Health conducts or supports research to better understand these problems. You
can choose from this growing full-text collection of our most requested consumer-health publications.
National Senior Citizens Law Center
The National Senior Citizens Law Center supports low-income elderly individuals with disabilities by
provides litigation assistance, research and consulting support, national policy representation,
training and manuals and periodicals. The site includes coverage in areas such as Age Discrimination,
Americans with Disabilities Act, Medicaid, Medicare, Nursing Homes, Older Americans Act, Pension
Rights and Social Security. The site also includes articles and legal documents on many of these
topics. The Center's publications also including manuals and a newsletter, but are for sold only in
print form.
SeniorsResourceGuide.com
Seniors Resource Guide is a guide for seniors, families and eldercare professionals throughout the
United States. The web site maintains an extensive directory of senior housing and communities
categorized by geographic location throughout the country.
