Resources
Here are links to additional websites and resources that we have found useful. Place your mouse over the link to read a short description of each site before you click through:
Caregiving
- Background Checking: Resources that Help
- Caregiver University: Working Successfully with Home Care Services
- Caregivers Online: Using Support Groups on the Internet
- Caregiving and Sibling Relationships: Challenges and Opportunities
- Children of Aging Parents
- Community Services that Help with Caregiving
- Family Caregiver Alliance
- Family Caregiving 101
- Family Caregiving Seminars
- First Steps for New Caregivers
- Long-distance Caregiving
- National Adult Day Services Association, Inc.
- National Family Caregivers Association
- National Respite Locator Service
- Navigating the World of Caregiving
- Where to Begin
Dementia
- Alzheimer's Association
- Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center
- Alzheimers: Caregiver concerns at different stages of the disease
- Arts for the Aging
- Diagnosing Dementia
- Eating Strategies for People with Alzheimer's Disease
- Ten real-life strategies for dementia caregiving
- The first day: trying an Alzheimer's day center
Diseases & Conditions
- American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
- American Cancer Society
- American Diabetes Association
- American Heart Association
- American Stroke Association
- Arthritis Foundation
- Brain Injury Association of America
- Geriatric Mental Health Foundation
- Huntington's Disease Advocacy Center For HD Families – By HD Families
- Huntington's Disease Society of America
- Macular Degeneration Foundation
- National Association for Continence
- National Eye Institute
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- National Institute on Aging
- National Osteoporosis Foundation
- Parkinson's Disease Foundation
- The Internet Stroke Center at Washington Universite, St. Louis, Missouri
- The Simon Foundation for Continence
Eldercare Providers
Legal Issues
Local Agencies
- Aging and Disability Resource Center, District of Columbia
- Eldercare Matters Alliance
- Maryland Association of Senior Nutrition Programs
- Maryland Department of Aging
- Maryland Medical Assistance Programs
- Maryland Office of Health Care Quality
- Virginia Center for Quality Health Care Services and Consumer Protection
- Virginia Department for the Aging
- Virginia Department of Health
Community Involvement
Care for You has a proud history as an active member and participant in community organizations:
Alexandria Chamber of Commerce
Arts for the Aging (AFTA)
Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce
Eldercare Matters Alliance
Grass Roots Organization for the Wellbeing of Seniors
Jewish Council for the Aging
Kiwanis Club of Bethesda
Montgomery County Senior Summit
National Family Caregivers Association
United Seniors of Maryland
Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce
