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Readers are encouraged to confirm the information found on-line with other reliable sources and direct any questions concerning their personal health to licensed physicians or other appropriate health care professionals.  The Alzheimer's Association does not endorse information, products, or services offered through these Web sites.

  • Alzheimer's Association:
    www.alz.org
    The National Alzheimer's Association Web site offers tips on caregiving, updates on research and treatment and information on programs and services provided by local chapters.

  • Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center
    www.alzheimers.org
    Sponsored by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), this site offers news on research and clinical trials and has a link to the Combined Health Information Database (CHID), a bibliographic service containing health education and information materials.

  • Family Caregiver Alliance
    www.caregiver.org
    Caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease, stroke, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson's disease, ALS, and related brain disorders can find practical information on topics such as care planning, stress relief, and community resources.

  • ALZHEIMER List
    www.biostat.wustl.edu/alzheimer
    The ALZHEIMER page is an e-mail discussion group for families and professional caregivers, persons with the disease, researchers, policymakers, and anyone else interested in Alzheimer's or related disorders.

  • Caregiver Network
    www.caregiver.on.ca
    This site has information on home care, housing, medical issues, caregiving, and dementia.  

  • ElderWeb
    www.elderweb.com
    An on-line sourcebook with more than 4,000 reviewed links to information about health, financing, housing, aging, and other issues related to care of the elderly.  

  • Health Care Financing Administration
    www.hcfa.gov
    A government on-line resource for Medicare and Medicaid information  

  • Caregiving Magazine On-line
    www.caregiving.com/support/index.htm
    Resource for caregivers, including tips, a stress test, caregiver diaries, and links to other caregiving sites, including several grief-related support sites.

Readers are encouraged to confirm the information found on-line with other reliable sources and direct any questions concerning their personal health to licensed physicians or other appropriate health care professionals.  The Alzheimer's Association does not endorse information, products, or services offered through these Web sites.

 

 
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