Visiting Angels delivers quality information in all formats. Please take advantage of downloadable material for print, learn about special offers, and visit many of the tremendously helpful links provided.
Downloads:
- Talking with older drivers – is it time to put the brakes on?
- Home safety for seniors
- How to cope with your aging parents
- Long distance caregiving
- Fall prevention
- Fire Safety for seniors
- Dementia facts
- ICE your cell phone (In Case of Emergency)
- Alzheimer’s Facts
Links:
- graytimes – “helping Minnesota seniors and their families find the care and services they need.”
- mnseniorsonline – information and links to programs, products, and services relevant to Minnesota seniors, their families, and their caregivers.
- The Arthritis Foundation of America – is the only national not-for-profit organization that supports the more than 100 types of arthritis and related conditions with advocacy, programs, services and research.
- The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America – focuses on Care for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and related illnesses, care for family members and others caring for those with brain disorders, care for healthcare professionals in the dementia field, and care for Alzheimer’s-related community organizations.
- Elderweb.com – This award-winning site is designed to be a research site for both professionals and family members looking for information on eldercare and long term care, and includes links to information on legal, financial, medical, and housing issues, as well as policy, research, and statistics.
- NIH Senior Health Information for Older Adults – The NIH web site is designed for older internet surfers seeking information on topics such as Alzheimer’s disease, balance problems, and hearing loss. Senior-friendly format – large text and high contrast viewing options. New technology allows the user’s computer to read the site’s content aloud, without installing any software.
- Minnesota Help -24 hour/7 day a week access online to senior resources. Sponsored cooperatively by the Minnesota Board on Aging, Department of Human Services, Greater Twin Cities United Way, and First Call Minnesota.
- ElderCare Link – This site will help you locate the appropriate agency or facility to meet your loved one’s needs.
- Benefits Checkup – Find out if you’re eligible for government or private benefits.
- Minnesota Telephone Distribution (TED) – Offers free phones for those that have trouble using a regular phone.
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