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Gerontological Nursing

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Articles

• Alzheimer's Disease Update, from Volume 1, #2 of the "Clinical Resources Newsletter"

(Students, note: Clinical articles are summaries of primary sources.  Use the primary sources provided with each article--as well as other primary sources--to write a paper or make a presentation.  These summaries are intended to provide a brief overview and are not intended to be used for citation.)

Alzheimer's Clinical Crossword

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Caregiving

• Alzheimer's Europe

• Alzheimer's Disease International - Based in the U.K.

• Alzheimer's Society of Canada

• The Ribbon

General Resources

• Aging Well - from the New York Office for the Aging; information and resources for old people

• American Health Assistance Foundation's Alzheimer's Disease Research (ADR) program - Information about the disease, current research, and research grants

• American Geriatrics Society - Clinical guidelines and other resources online

• American Society on Aging - A professional organization; offers several articles

• ElderWeb Online - Site devoted to aging resources, particularly information on long term care and housing

• Grandparent Info Center

• J. W. Crane Memorial Library with links aging resources
• Loving Care

• Michigan MatureNet

• Nursing Home Resources - lists nursing homes by state

• Older and Wiser - Online news and articles

• Retirement Living OnlineSenior Living (about.com)  

• Retire.net  

• Senior's Center - Online news and articles

• SeniorCom 

• Senior Corner - A site for senior citizens, their families, friends, neighbors, and caregivers

• Seniors Site 

• Senior-Spirit - For senior women

• Senior Living - Senior Discussion and Links to Retirement Living

• The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing - Best practices in geriatric nursing; educational standards for geriatric nurses; public education; geriatric nursing standards

• University of Iowa Adult and Gerontology Nursing site - Current gerontological nursing research; download their current newsletter on the News and Announcements page.

• University of Puget Sound Gerontology Manual - From the School of Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy

• Web sources on aging - By Stella Fu, Andrus Gerontology Library, University Southern California

Governmental (U.S.)

• Access America for Seniors/Administration on Aging Metasites

• Administration on Aging - Links to caregiving, housing, jobs, statistics, and much more

  • Administration On Aging Elder Page

  • Administration On Aging Websites on Aging

• BenefitsCheckUp - Federal and state programs for the elderly

• Census Bureau 

• CMS Long Term Care page

• Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

• Department  of Veterans Affairs

• Grafton County (NH) RSVP    RSVP - Retired and Senior Volunteer Program

• Internal Revenue Service

• Issues in Aging from the National Aging Information Center

• National Aging Information Center

• National Council on the Aging  Senior advocacy

• National Institute on Aging

• NIH Senior Health

• Senior Service Corps

• Social Security Administration

• US State and Local Gateway

Health Issues

• Ageing

• All Health

• Alternative Medicine Home Page

• Alzheimer's Association

• Alzheimer Web

• America's Best Geriatric Hospitals - from U.S. News Online

• American Physical Therapy Association--Geriatrics

• Ask Dr. Weil

• Consumer Health Web Page, National Library of Medicine

• Discovery Health

• Dr. Koop

• Health Central

• Health links , American Geriatrics Society

• Health Policy and You

• HealthWeb : Geriatrics & gerontology, Kristine Hughes, Norma Walters, University of Illinois at Chicago

• Intelihealth

• Internet Mental Health

• Life Clinic

• Mayo  Clinic

• Medical Matrix

• Medline Plus

• MEDLINEplus : Seniors Health topics, from the National Library of Medicine

• MedScout

• Mental Health

• Merck Manual of Geriatrics, an online reference book on geriatric medicine; searchable

• Michigan Psychological Association

• National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association

• National Institutes for Health:  Health Information

• National Mental Health Association

• Primary Care Internet Guide : Geriatrics, gerontology, Hogne Sandvik, Univ Bergen, Norway

• Psychology in Daily Life

• PsycPORT

• Senior Health 

• World Health Network

• World Wide Wounds - Comprehensive site related to all types of wound care

• Yahoo:Health: Senior Health

Housing

• Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

• ElderWeb Online, site devoted to aging resources, particularly information on long term care and housing

• Nursing Homes - Long Term Care Journal

• Senior Housing Net  - Housing Information for Seniors

International Sites for Elders

• Age Concern - from the United Kingdom

• Age of Reason  - from Canada

• Canadian Wellness Network

• Endeavour Web - Australia

• Liens Web Links  senior resources from Canada

• Mature Tymes Publication   A special Internet news service for mature users (Cardiff, Wales)

Legal

• AGENET  Legal Wisdom for Seniors

• American Bar Association Website

• Better Business Bureau Website

• Legal Information Page

• Michigan Electronic Library - Advance Directives page

• Nursing Home Residents' Rights site - From CT Elder Law

• Older Person's Guide to Finding Legal Help

• Privacy Rights Clearinghouse

• PsycLaw

• Senior Law 

• State Bar of Michigan

Leisure

• Travel for Seniors, from Ed Perkins, Tribune Media Services

News Online

• Aging America - online news and articles

• ElderWeb - online news and articles

• Grand Times - online news and articles

• Mature Tymes Publication   A special Internet news service for mature users (Cardiff, Wales)

• Senior Living online news and articles

• Senior Women Web 

Organizations

• American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)

• American Geriatrics Society

• American Physical Therapy Association' Geriatrics Section

• American Society on Aging

• Gerontological Society of America

• National Council of Senior Citizens

• The Seniors Coalition

• National Council of Senior Citizens

• United Seniors Association

Research/University Sites

• American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry - contains information about the association, plus resources for professionals and consumers

• American Psychological Association Health Center - for consumers to get specific mental health information

• APA Public Resources - both consumer and professional resources; seems geared more for professionals

• Duke University Center for the Study of Aging

• Gerontological Society of America

• Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State University

• Medic8.com : Geriatric medicine, from the United Kingdom - news about the latest geriatric research

• MedWeb: Geriatrics, Emory University

• Research Tools on Aging

• UC Berkeley Center on Aging

• University of Georgia Gerontology Center

• Wayne State Institute of Gerontology

Restraints

• Australian law

• Canadian law

Widowhood

• GriefNet - Several e-mail support groups; opportunity to do a virtual memorial

• Society of Military Widows - Organization for military widows; memorials

• Widownet - Extensive resources for the widowed; much discussion about grief; opportunity to express feelings

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