Senior Care Information

The articles we've chosen to link to our Information Center are the most informative, comprehensive, and current we found on the Web. However, there is a myriad of information on the Internet concerning senior care that is available to you. Below are links to information-rich Web sites and article databases you may find helpful. Following each Web site is a brief description of that site's content. We've avoided sites that are more commercial oriented or that try to pressure you to buy their services.

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The Parent Trap
This article, published by American Way Magazine, explores everyday issues of those who are raising children as well as caring for aging parents - the "sandwich generation." Also included is information about how U.S. employers are handling elder care issues.

Advance Directives Offer Direction, Support
In this March 29, 2005 article, the Illinois Department on Aging addresses the issues of advance directives - "legal documents that allow people to make decisions or express wishes about healthcare and estate management in the event they become unable to personally make decisions or express their wishes." Read this article to learn how you and your family can prepare for the unexpected.

www.newlifestyles.com
New LifeStyles Online is devoted to senior living and care issues. Topics include: independent retirement communities, assisted living, nursing homes, Alzheimer's care, and hospice care.

www.carepathways.com
Created and maintained by Registered Nurses, this site offers seniors and their families information about various eldercare products and services.

www.slfillinois.com
Illinois developed the Supportive Living Program as an alternative to nursing home care for low-income older persons and persons with disabilities under Medicaid.

www.aalconline.org
The Affordable Assisted Living Coalition (AALC) is a501(c)(6) not-for-profit membership organization made up of individuals and entities that develop and/or operate affordable assisted living projects (Supportive Living Facilities or SLF's) and their business partners that have an interest or involvement in Illinois' Supportive Living Program (SLP). www.aarp.com Home site of the American Association of Retired Persons.

www.medicare.gov
The official U. S. government site for people with Medicare

www.assistedlivinginfo.com
Assisted Living Info features information on assisted living facilities and retirement communities. The site is designed to help you through the selection process.

www.nursinghomeinfo.com
Nursing Home Info offers information on selecting a nursing home that fits your needs.

www.ec-online.net
ElderCare Online focuses on a large variety of health issues for the aging.

www.state.il.us/aging
The official Illinois Department on Aging Web site provides information about services available to seniors in Illinois and current issues facing seniors.