Helpful Resources
When you or a family member need long-term care it is quite a challenge to locate all of the wonderful resources that are available to help you. Use the numerous resources in this section to help you find what is available for you and your family.
Useful Websites
Recommended Publications
| "Long-Term Care -Your Financial Planning Guide - 2007" |
Phyllis R. Shelton |
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| "How to Care for Aging Parents" |
Virginia Morris, Robert Butler |
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| "The Complete Eldercare Planner: Where to Start, Which Questions to Ask, and How to Find Help" |
Joy Loverde |
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| "Therapeutic Caregiving : A Practical Guide for Caregivers of Persons With Alzheimer's and Other Dementia Causing Diseases" |
Barbara J. Bridges, Jaime Temairik (Illustrator) |
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| "Caregiving : The Spiritual Journey of Love, Loss, and Renewal" |
Beth Witrogen McLeod |
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| "The Continuum of Long-Term Care" |
Connie J. Evashwick |
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| "Long-Term Care Insurance Made Simple" |
Les Abromovitz |
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| "Beat the Nursing Home Trap : A Consumer's Guide to Assisted Living & Long-Term Care (3rd Ed)" |
Joseph L. Matthews |
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| "'What Should We Do About Mom?' : A New Look at Growing Old" |
Richard T., M.D. Conard, Jill Laforge Jones |
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| "Aging Is A Family Affair" |
Doug Manning |
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| Consumer Guide to Long-Term Care |
Gary Ilminen, Gary R. Ilminen R. N. |
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| "How to Protect Your Life Savings From Catastrophic Illness" |
Harley Gordon |
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| "Living Well With Parkinson's" |
Glenna W. Atwood |
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| "Living Well With MS" |
David Carroll |
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| "The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for Persons with AD and Related Dementing Illnesses, and Memory Loss in Later Life" |
Nancy Mace and Peter Rabins |
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| "After the Stroke: Coping With America's Third Leading Cause of Death" |
Evelyn Shirk |
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| "For the Well Spouse of the Chronically Ill" |
Maggie Mainstay |
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| "Alzheimer's Disease Frequently Asked Questions: Making Sense of the Journey" |
Frena Gray-Davidson |
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| "The Practical Guide to Aging: What Everyone Needs to Know" |
Christine K. Cassel, George, A. Vallasi |
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| "Who Will Care for Us?: Aging and Long-Term Care in Multicultural America" |
Jacqueline L. Angel (Contributor), Ronald J. Angel |
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| "Don't Put Me In A Nursing Home!" |
Claude Amarnick, D.O. |
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| "Elder Rage or Take My Father....Please!" |
Jacqueline Marcell |
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Helpful Organizations
Handy Hotlines
| American Health Care Association | 202.842.4444 |
| Alzheimer's Association | 800.272.3900 |
| American Council of the Blind | 800.424.8666 |
| American Diabetes Association | 800.342.2383 |
| Arthritis Foundation | 800.283.7800 |
| Assisted Living Federation of America | 703.691.8100 |
| Eldercare Locator | 800.677.1116 |
| Medicare Hotline | 800.MEDICARE 800.633.4273 |
| National Cancer Institute | 800.422.6237 |
| National Hospice Organization | 800.658.8898 |
| National Institute on Aging | 800.222.2225 |
| National Mental Health Association | 800.969.6642 |
| National Osteoporosis Foundation | 800.223.9994 |
| National Association of Home Care | 202.547.7424 |
| Social Security | 800.772.1213 |