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Alzheimer’s Association
The Alzheimer’s Association, the world leader in Alzheimer
research and support, is the first and largest voluntary health
organization dedicated to finding prevention methods, treatments
and an eventual cure for Alzheimer’s.
American Association of Retired Persons
AARP is a nonprofit membership organization of persons 50 and older
dedicated to addressing their needs and interests. Learn more about
this organization.
American Association for Geriatric
Psychiatry
The American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry is a national
association representing and serving its members and the field of
geriatric psychiatry. It is dedicated to promoting the mental health
and well being of older people and improving the care of those with
late-life mental disorders.
Caregiver.com
Caregiver Media Group is a leading provider of information,
support and guidance for family and professional caregivers. They
produce Today's Caregiver magazine, the first national magazine
dedicated to caregivers, the "Sharing Wisdom Caregivers Conferences",
and their web site, caregiver.com which includes topic specific
newsletters, online discussion lists, back issue articles of Today's
Caregiver magazine, chat rooms and an online store.
Children of Aging Parents
Children of Aging Parents is a nonprofit, charitable organization
whose mission is to assist the nation's nearly 23 million caregivers
of the elderly with reliable information, referrals and support,
and to heighten public awareness that the health of the family caregivers
is essential to ensure quality care of the nation's growing elderly
population.
National Association of Area Agencies
on Aging
Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) in communities across the country
plan, coordinate and offer services that help older adults remain
in their home - if that is their preference - aided by services
such as Meals-on-Wheels, homemaker assistance and whatever else
it may take to make independent living a viable option. By making
a range of options available, AAAs make it possible for older individuals
to choose the services and living arrangement that suit them best.
National Council on Aging
The National Council on Aging programs help older people to remain
healthy, find jobs, discover new ways to continue contributing to
society after retirement, and take advantage of government and private
benefits programs that can improve the quality of their lives.
National Association of Professional
Geriatric Care Managers
NAHC is the nation's largest trade association representing the
interests and concerns of home care agencies, hospices, home care
aide organizations, and medical equipment suppliers. Simply put,
NAHC is the one organization dedicated to making home care and hospice
provider's lives easier. From professional development to fighting
for better regulation, from knowing all angles of federal and state
regulations to providing the latest information affecting home care
and hospice, NAHC stands ready to serve your needs, enabling you
to better serve your patients.
National Family Caregivers Association
The National Family Caregivers Association educates, supports, empowers
and speaks up for the more than 50 million Americans who care for
loved ones with a chronic illness or disability or the frailties
of old age. NFCA reaches across the boundaries of diagnoses, relationships
and life stages to help transform family caregivers' lives by removing
barriers to health and well being. |
