ONLINE RESOURCES

 I am the Lord, your God,

who takes hold of your right hand

and says to you,

Do not fear; I will help you.

Isaiah 41:13

Golden Age Ministry  

Caregiving

Caregiver Information

794-8703-324

http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/home.jsp

(about caregiving, support groups, etc.)  

email:  caregiver@fairfaxcounty.gov 

Caregiver's Corner Online

electronic newsletter (to subscribe)

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/email/lists  

look for Family Caregivers of Older Adults

Eldercare Locator

1-800-677-1116 [9 am to 8 pm Eastern Time]

or www.eldercare.gov 24 hours a day [know zip code or County and City name] 

They provide -- Adult Day Care, Caregiver Programs, Case Management, Elder Abuse Prevention Programs, Emergency Response Systems, Employment Services, Financial Assistance, Home Health Services, Home Modification, Information and Referral/Assistance Information Services, Legal Assistance, nutrition Services, Personal Care, Respite Care, Senior Housing Options, Senior Center Programs, Telephone Reassurance, Transportation, Volunteer Services

National Family Caregiver’s Association

1-800-896-3650

301-942-6430

http://www.nfcacares.org/

Family Caregiver Alliance

1-800-445-8106

415-434-3388

180 Montgomery Street

Suite 1100

San Francisco, CA 94104

http://www.caregiver.org

AARP Care and Family Magazine

1-888-OUR-AARP

1-888-687-2277

601 E Street NW

Washington, DC 20049

http://www.aarpmagazine.org/

Senior Navigator  

http://www.seniornavigator.org/vaprovider/consumer/snConsumerHome.do

VA Department for the Aging

804-662-9333

1-800-552-3402

1610 Forest Avenue

Suite 100

Richmond, VA 23229

http://www.vda.virginia.gov/ 

VA Department for the Aging [Find your area] http://www.vda.virginia.gov/findservicesintro.asp

Area Agencies on Aging 

http://www.vda.virginia.gov/aaalist.asp

VA Association of Area Agencies

804-644-2804

24 E. Cary Street

Suite 100
Richmond, Virginia 23219

http://www.vaaaa.org/

National Center on Elder Abuse 

202-898-2586

1201 15th Street N.W.

Suite 350

Washington, DC 20005-2842
http://www.elderabusecenter.org/

Virginia Department of Social Services - Adult Protective Services

804-726-7000
800-552-3431

7 N. Eighth Street
Richmond, Virginia, 23219

http://www.dss.virginia.gov/

Fairfax Area Agency on Aging

703-324-7948

Home Care Information/Companion Registry/Finding Your Way Through the Home Care Maze

Finding your way through the home care maze - pdf

- www.fairfaxcounty.gov/aaa/inhomecare.htm

Finding Your Way Through the Home Care Maze

Friendship Senior

Telephone Reassurance

Volunteer Home Services for Seniors - 703-324-5438

In-Home Bathing and Respite Program, Elder Link  - 703-324-7948

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs

- www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs Fairfax County Department of Family Services

703-222-9452

Fairfax County Department of Family Services
Pennino Building - Human Services Center
12011 Government Center Parkway

Fairfax, VA 22035-1102
Client Services 703-324-7500
Administrative Office 703-324-7800

In Home Care Services

703-222-0880

Fairfax County Department of Family Services

http:/www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dfs

The Guide to Retirement Living, Sourcebook

800-394-9990

Guide to Retirement Living
1919 Gallows Road

Second Floor
Vienna, VA 22182

www.GuidetoRetirementLiving.com

Care Ring, calling service of Crisis Link -

703-516-6764

703-527-4077

1-800-talk

1-800-suicide

http://www.crisislink.org/

http://www.crisislink.org/services/carering.html

Fairfax Area Agency on Aging - http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/aaa/

12011 Government Center Parkway, Suite 708

Fairfax, VA  22035-1104

Aging Information Specialists - 703-324-7948 or 1-866-503-0217

TTY- 703-449-1186

703-324-7948

Toll free 1-866-503-0217

Website:  www.fairfaxcounty.gov/aaa

State-wide information:  www.seniornavigator.org

Locating out-of-state services:  www.eldercare.gov

National Senior Citizen Law Center - http://www.nsclc.org/index.html

includes 50 state report - http://www.nsclc.org/news/05/05/ALreport.htm

Aging, Disability and Caregiver Resources            New

703-324-7948         Local

866-503-0217         Toll Free

703-449-1186         TTY

703-631-3366         Spanish - Coordinated Services Planning

703-449-8689         Fax

Email

Intake Unit:            fairfax_aaa@fairfaxcounty.gov

Caregiver Unit:        caregiver@fairfaxcounty.gov

Web site:              www.fairfaxcounty.gov/aaa

Statewide Information:    www.seniornavigator.org

Locating Out-of-State Services:  www.eldercare.gov

For information on private home care options and general housing options, call 703-324-7948

Fairfax Area Agency on Aging

Fairfax Area Agency on  Aging

Long Term Care Insurance Counseling, VICAP - 703-324-5851   - www.fairfaxcounty.gov

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/seniors/

Northern Virginia Long-Term Care Ombudsman - 703-324-5861  - www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ombudsman

Johns Hopkins Health Alerts
Consumers can access the latest health information about symptoms, remedies, and the latest treatment options available.

Captioned Media Program/National Association of the Deaf
A FREE video lending program funded by the U.S. Department of Education, and administered by the National Association of the Deaf.

Caring Connections
Consumers can access state-specific advance directives and living wills and other end-of-life resources.

Caring Connections provides free resources and information about hospice and palliative care through HelpLine.

Center to Advance Palliative Care
The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) is a resource to hospitals and health systems interested in developing palliative care programs.

Connecting Caregivers with Services through Physicians: "Making The Link"
A program of the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging, designed to serve family caregivers through a local, state and national campaign that will directly involve physicians in identifying caregivers and referring them to National Family Caregiver Support Program services.

Partnership for Solutions, -- Led by Johns Hopkins University and the RWJ Foundation.

The Partnership is working to improve the care and quality of life for Americans with chronic health conditions.

ElderCare Online

http://www.ec-online.net/
The Internet community for people who are caring for aged loved ones.

Emory Center for Health in Aging
Monograph on the Prevention and Management of Infections in Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities: An Agenda for Research Available at: www.cha.emory.edu/mono

Geriatricweb: Geriatric Resources for the Healthcare Professional
An Internet digital library of links to peer-reviewed geriatrics resources to be used in the clinical care of the older patient and in the education of the health care professional. Includes selected PDA resources.

Gero Nurse Online

http://www.geronurseonline.org/
A new comprehensive website providing a one-stop location for nurses to enhance their knowledge of geriatric nursing best practices, including nursing protocols.

The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing
The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing at NYU seeks to shape the quality of the health care that older Americans receive by promoting the highest level of competency in the nurses who deliver that care.

Healthy People 2010
Developing the objectives for Healthy People 2010 offers individuals, private and voluntary organizations, businesses, and the public health community the opportunity to help define the critical measures the United States must undertake to promote healthy behaviors, achieve improved health outcomes, reduce risk factors, and assure access to preventive strategies and health services that can improve the health of all Americans.

MealCall.org
Is a non-profit organization that can help consumers find local Meals-On-Wheels and other meal delivery and congregate meal services for senior citizens.

Medicare Rights Center
The Medicare Rights Center (MRC) is a national, not-for-profit organization that helps ensure that older adults and people with disabilities get good affordable health care.

Nurse Competence in Aging (NCA)
Provides information on improving the quality of health care older adults receive by enhancing the geriatric competence of the 400,000 nurses who are professionally identified as members of approximately 57 specialty nursing associations.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health and health care.

The UCLA/JHA Borun Center for Gerontological Research
launched http://borun.medsch.ucla.edu in response to growing public pressure on nursing homes to improve their quality of services. The site offers free access to six training modules on improving daily care in nursing homes. The modules provide instruction, guidelines, assessment protocols, and other information to help nursing homes improve care in areas that profoundly impact resident well-being.

UMDNJ School of Osteopathic Medicine web-based LTC course.

WHO CARES: Chronic Illness in America
The Who Cares Web site is designed to educate and promote awareness of chronic illness, which will ultimately affect every single individual either indirectly or directly. The site offers a variety of information including a description of the television program, national outreach partners, a list of various chronic illness and ways to become involved in the campaign.

September 10, 2007