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Planning for the elderly
If you’re trying to find information about various aspects of planning for
the elderly, we have some good Web sites to start you off.
Something to keep in mind, particularly if you’re trying to locate
information on eldercare and particular ailments of the aging, is that national
organizations don’t always offer the best resources.
Local chapters can offer more and better information for their own
communities. According to Jana
Hazelbaker, a planner in
Naples
,
Florida
, with extensive experience in the eldercare arena, many times the main
organization sucks too many resources away from local chapters.
They split off and then they have odd names because they disassociate”
from the national group. “If you
know of a specific problem, then do a local search,” she suggests, and points
out that the Alzheimer’s Association in
Naples
,
Florida
, is no longer affiliated with the national organization; neither is the one in
Pam Beach. The Breathing Association
in
Columbus
,
Ohio
, for instance, is no longer part of the American Lung Association.
 | www.aoa.gov
The government Agency on Aging offers an eldercare locator by Zip
code, as well as other useful information. |
 | www.medicare.gov The national
Medicare site offers information on everything from prescription drug
assistance to contact phone numbers, and regional care locators to Medigap
comparisons. |
 | www.socialsecurity.gov The
governments’ Social Security Web site offers information and online
benefit application, as well as lots of information on hearings, appeals,
and the ability to check a client’ Social Security status online. |
 | www.elderlawanswers.com
Attorney and planner H. Clyde Farrell of Austin, Texas, is associated with
this site, which offers extensive information on such issues as disability,
nursing homes, estate planning, and long-term care insurance. |
 | www.elderweb.com An exhaustive site
devoted to long-term care and eldercare information owned and updated by CPA
Karen Stevenson Brown of
Normal
,
Illinois
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 | www.ec-online.net
ElderCare Online is devoted to “people caring for aging loved
ones” and offers resources and contacts with professional in the eldercare
field. |
 | www.eldercare.gov
Made available by the U.S. Agency on Aging, this site offers
information on local resources for seniors, as well as links to other Web
resources. |
 | www.caremanager.org
Run by the National Association of Geriatric Care Managers, this site
offers links and resources allover the country for professionals and for
caregivers. |
 | www.healthinaging.org
This site, run by the AGS Foundation for Health in Aging (FHA), a
national non-profit organization established by The American Geriatrics
Society, offers education, advocacy, and other resources on elder issues. |
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