Resources

100+ Ways To Orga­nize Your Life

If your new year’s res­o­lu­tion is to finally get orga­nized, here’s a nice col­lec­tion of sites to help you do that.

Aging in Place


Aging in Place Tech­nol­ogy Watch


Amer­i­can Asso­ci­a­tion of Retired Per­sons (AARP)

The “gold stan­dard” asso­ci­a­tion for folks over fifty. The web site con­tains a wealth of infor­ma­tion on health, fam­ily, home, legal, money, work, travel, and even a sec­tion called “fun and games.” Most of the infor­ma­tion on the web is acces­si­ble with­out be

Amer­i­can Soci­ety on Aging

ASA is the largest orga­ni­za­tion of mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary pro­fes­sion­als in the field of aging. Our resources, pub­li­ca­tions, and edu­ca­tional oppor­tu­ni­ties are geared to enhance the knowl­edge and skills of peo­ple work­ing with older adults and their families.

EPA Aging Ini­tia­tive Factsheets

A series of infor­ma­tive fact­sheets for older adults and care­givers. Includes: # EPA Reports and Pre­sen­ta­tions #Fact­sheets on envi­ron­men­tal health #Fact­sheets on Build­ing Healthy Com­mu­ni­ties for Active Aging #Posters #Reduce your expo­sure to contaminants.

Grand­par­ent­ing from a Distance

This web­site is based on a book of the same name. The site includes “20 activ­i­ties for grand­par­ents to do with their grand­chil­dren, prod­ucts for long dis­tance rela­tion­ships, and a link to buy the book on Amazon.com.

How To Do Stuff

If you’ve got a yen to learn to do some­thing, the sites here are full of videos and expert advice on a wide vari­ety of topics.

Lumos­ity


Mesothe­lioma Prognosis

Mesothe­lioma is one of the dead­liest forms of can­cer today. With the weak­ened immune sys­tem of seniors, envi­ron­men­tal tox­ins pose a par­tic­u­larly high threat. Among other con­di­tions, asbestos expo­sure can lead to mesothe­lioma, a dev­as­tat­ing can­cer without

National Aging in Place Council

The National Aging in Place Coun­cil is a senior sup­port net­work. We work together to solve your prob­lems. NAIPC was founded on the belief that an over­whelm­ing major­ity of older Amer­i­cans want to remain in their homes for as long as possible.

National Asso­ci­a­tion of Area Agen­cies on Aging

Advo­cacy, action, and answers on aging. “A link to ser­vices for older adults and their care­givers.” Con­tains an Elder­care Loca­tor, pol­icy papers, advo­cacy alerts, pub­li­ca­tions and resources, and links.

Seniors Resource Guide

This excel­lent source offers a direc­tory of ser­vices, custom-​​written arti­cles on senior issues, and anno­tated links to selected resources on con­cerns such as care­giv­ing, finance, and health and wellness.

Sta­tis­tics Related to Age and Aging

A wide col­lec­tion of impor­tant and inter­est­ing sites on Aging. Included are links to: #AARP Pol­icy & Research Sta­tis­tics #AgingStats.gov: Ongo­ing Fed­eral Data Resources Rel­e­vant to the Study of Aging #CDC: Trends in Health ad Aging #Cen­ter for Retirem

The Mesothe­lioma Can­cer Alliance

The author­ity on asbestos can­cer. Resources for patients and their fam­i­lies. Spon­sored by the law firm of James F. Early, LLC., who has rep­re­sented mesothe­lioma vic­tims and their fam­i­lies for over 30 years.

The Point

If you need help to stay at home, you have many good choices. Of course SRI at Home will help, but you can also have a look at The Point’s web­site, which has a good list of services.

Vis­it­ing Angels

The nation’s lead­ing, nation­ally respected net­work of non-​​medical, pri­vate duty home care agen­cies pro­vid­ing senior care, elder care, per­sonal care, respite care and com­pan­ion care to help the elderly and adults con­tinue to live in their homes across Amer