“There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age.”
--Sophia Loren

Elder Right to Live Life
Resources to Help

Cerebral Palsy Guide    www.cerebralpalsyguide.com/community/parents-caregivers/

AARP – Life Reimagined – on line personal coaching to help get more from the rest of your life. lifereimagined.aarp.org/

Caregiver Skills for Promoting Resilience – individual educational modules to build caregiver skill. www.elderresilience.info.

Survival Skills for Elders: Encouraging Elders Resiliency Potential – Adair, Adair, Nygard, et. al Southeast Advocacy Center for Elder Rights. Available at www.amazon.com

Vision Help – if you are experiencing vision loss – American Council for the Blind. www.acb.org

Hearing Help – If you are experiencing hearing loss:
Hearing Loss Association of America – Information re financial assistance for hearing aids. www.hearingloss.org
Lions Club International – Lion’s Club Affordable Hearing Aid Project – www.lcif.org
Starky Hearing Foundation – Help to acquire a hearing aid – www.starkyhearingfoundation.org

Medicare Advantage -To file a complaint about your Medicare Advantage Plan – https://www.nhia.org

Drug Side-Effects - To check for known side-effects of drugs you are taking – www.drugs.com

Social Security – To contact your member of Congress regarding protecting Social Security or to increase the rehabilitation services covered by Medicare – www.contactingthecongress.org or check your phone book for local numbers of your representatives.

Advance Directives – Help in understanding Advance Directives – www.caringinfo.org

Palliative Care vs Hospice – An Ethical Obligation – Stephanie C. Paulus, Santa Clara University – https://www.scu.edu

A Senior Citizen Guide for College: Find your state tuition waivers – www.aseniorcitizenguideforcollege.com

Dementia Beyond Drugs: changing the culture of care – information on caring for dementia without using psychotropic drugs by G. Allen Power, M.D. available at www.amazon.com or www.barnesandnoble.com

Dementia Beyond Disease: enhancing well-being – making the most of life regardless of the diagnosis- by G. Allen Power, M.D. available at www.amazon.com or www.barnesandnoble.com

Life Worth Living: how someone you love can still enjoy life in a nursing home – by Dr. Bill Thomas – available at www.Amazon.com or www.barnesandnoble.com.

Second Wind: Navigating the Passage to a Slower, Deeper, and More Connected Life – by Dr. Bill Thomas – available at www.amazon.com or www.barnesandnoble.com

Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders: assessment scales in dementia by Bart Sheehan – www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Downloads from God: Seven Portals to Peace by Melanie Adair and Dr. Joe Adair – an encouraging story of resilience and meaning in life a long life – available from www.amazon.com and www.barnesandnoble.com

AARP – Bringing Real Possibilities to Life – www.aarp.org/

The Eden Alternative – dedicated to creating quality of life for elders and their care partners, where ever they life – www.edenalt.org

Pioneer Network – advocates for culture change in elder care, especially nursing homes – https://pioneernetwork.net

Hospital Elder Life Program – Focused on helping hospitals around the world provide older persons in the hospital with the best care strategies and fewest complications – www.hospitalelderlifeprogram.org

For help in making proper legal decisions for health care and financial matters, probates, government assistance programs, and protection from fraud and abuse go to: www.help4srs.org.

www.elderhelpers.org is an organization in many communities that matches volunteers with elder needs. You can request help or become a volunteer.

Health care resources to help you evaluate physicians and hospitals include: backgrounds and ratings on physicians go to www.medicare.gov/physiciancompare.

Hospitals ratings on effective care go to www.medicare.gov/hospitalcome or to www.nursecredentialing.org

For helpful strategies for working with neurocognitive challenges (formerly known as dementia) go to www.elderfriendlyresources.com.