GERONTOLOGY & GERIATRICS: SELECTED RESOURCES Revised by Eileen Heaser

Contents:	For the Professional Community Resources Nursing & Medical Aspects Social Aspects Finances, Regulations, Statistics	Indexes to Journals Journals Search Engines Return to Library Homepage

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HD7101-7110.6 HQ1060-1064 HV1450-1494 QH529 QH608 QP85-86 RA564.8 RA997-999 Insurance, Medical Plans Aged, Gerontology (social aspects) Aged Biology (aging) Cells (aging) Physiology (aging) Public Health Nursing Homes RC 451.4 RC 952-953 RC 954 RC 954.3 RD 732.3 RE 48.2 RF 291.5 Psychiatry (aged) Geriatrics Geriatric Nursing Hospitals, Geriatric Orthopedic Surgery (aged) Eye Diseases (aged) Hearing Disorders (aged)

FOR THE PROFESSIONAL Across the States: Profiles of Long-Term Care, 5th ed.  ref RA644.6 A25       Lib. has: 2000; 2002 Alliance for Aging Research  http://www.agingresearch.org American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry  http://www.aagpgpa.org/ American Dietetic Association  http://www.eatright.org American Geriatrics Society  http://www.americangeriatrics.org/ American Society on Aging  http://asaging.org Arthritis Foundation Distribution Center  http://www.arthritis.com GeroNet (Health & Aging Resources for Higher Education, UCLA)  http://www.geronet.med.ucla.edu/ Gerontological Society of America  http://www.geron.org Long Term Care County Data Book: A Vital Planning Resource for California      http://www.caads.org/ltcdata/ltc_data.html National Institutes of Health  http://health.nih.gov/ National Institute on Aging  http://www.nih.gov/nia NursingWeek.com  http://www.nurseweek.com/

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COMMUNITY RESOURCES California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform  http://www.canhr.org  California Assisted Living Directory     http://www.assisted-living-directory.com/content/california.htm California HealthCare Foundation's Nursing Home Guide  http://www.calnhs.org California Nursing Homes: Care Problems Persist Despite Federal & State     Oversight. U.S. GAO, July 27, 1998.  GA1.13:HEHS-98-202 (Gov. Docs. fiche) Choose the Right Long-Term Care: Home Care, Assisted Living & Nursing Homed, 4th ed.     ref RA 644.5 M38 2002 Community Resources for Older Adults: A Guide for Case Managers.  ref HV1462 C654 1998 Community Services Directory.  ref HV99 S12 S3 2003 Community Services Planning Council  http://www.communitycouncil.org/indexa.html Complete Guide to Health Services for Seniors: What your Family Needs to Know About Finding & Financing     Medicare, Assisted Living, Nursing Homes, Home Care, Adult Day Care. With Ratings of Medicare     HMO'S & Supplemental Policies.  ref RA 644.6 C665 2000 Consumer Guide to Long-Term Care.  ref RA997 I46 1999 Directory of Nursing Homes, 1999.  ref RA997 A2 D49 1999 Directory of Retirement Facilities 1999.  ref HV1454.2 U6 N38 1999 Federal Comparisons & Deficiency Citations of Nursing Homes by Name/City/Region     http://www.medicare.gov/NHCompare Foundation Aiding the Elderly   http://www.4fate.org InfoLine-Community Services Planning Council, Sacramento      http://www.communitycouncil.org/level-3/infoline-sacramento.html The Network of Care [Sacramento County]  http://www.sacramento.networkofcare.org Sacramento County Dept. Health & Human Services/Senior Services      http://www.sacdhhs.com/services.asp?CategoryID=1&UpLinkID=52

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NURSING & MEDICAL ASPECTS American Cancer Society  http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp American Heart Association  http://www.americanheart.org/ Annual Review of Gerontology & Geriatrics     RC952 A1 A56. v.1-5,8-current. 1980-85, 88-current. Decision Making in Gerontologic Nursing  ref RC954 L64 1993 Encyclopedia of Aging  ref HQ1061 E534 2002 v. 1-4 Encyclopedia of Elder Care. The Comprehensive Resource on Geriatric & Social Care.     ref RC954 E53 2001 Encyclopedia of Gerontology: Age, Aging, and the Aged  ref RC952.5 E58 1996 v.1-2. Encyclopedia of Health & Aging ref RA777.6 E534 2007 Encyclopedia of Home Care for the Elderly  ref HV1461 E5 1995 Essential Medication Guidebook to Healthy Aging: An Easy-to-Use Reference to      Medications taken for Common Conditions  ref. RC953.7 E87 2002 FDA's Drug Safety Initiative  http://www.fda.gov/cder/drugSafety.htm Geriatrics at Your Fingertips  ref RC952.55 G47 2003 Geriatrics, American Physical Therapy Association  http://www.geriatricspt.org/ Geriatrics: Better Medicine for Midlife and Beyond  http://www.geri.com/geriatrics/ Handbook of Death and Dying  ref HQ1073 H36 2003 v. 1-2      vol. 1 The Presence of Death, vol. 2 The Response to Death Healthfinder  http://www.healthfinder.gov/ Health Information A to Z  http://www.cdc.gov/health/ Los Angeles, New York, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, GERONTOLOGY RESEARCH GROUP     http://www.grg.org/ Merck Manual of Geriatrics, 3rd ed.     also available at ref RC 952.55 M555 2000 National Osteoporosis Foundation  http://www.nof.org Osteoporosis Sourcebook  ref RC930 O73 O777 2001 Physical and Mental Issues in Aging Sourcebook.  ref RC952.5 P48 1999 Principles and Practice of Geriatric Medicine. 3rd ed.  ref RC952 P73 1998 v. 1-2. Quackwatch  http://www.quackwatch.com RxList: The Internet Drug Index  http://www.rxlist.com

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SOCIAL ASPECTS AARP. American Association for Retired People  http://www.aarp.org AARP. Internet Resources on Aging  http://www.aarp.org/internetresources/ Aging in America A to Z  ref HQ1064 U5 B379 2001 Alzheimer's Disease Education & Referral Center  http://www.alzheimers.org American Women: Who They Are & How They Live  ref HQ1421 A486 1997 Americans 55 and Older: A Changing Market. 3rd ed  ref HD1064 U5 Y67 2001 California Department of Aging  http://www.aging.ca.gov/ Center for Social Gerontology  http://www.tcsg.org/welcome.htm Eldercare Locator  http://www.eldercare.gov/ The Encyclopedia of Aging. 3rd ed  ref HQ1061 E53 2001 v. 1-2 Encyclopedia of Death and Dying  ref HQ1073 E543 2001 The Graying of America: An Encyclopedia of Aging, Health, Mind, and Behavior     ref HQ1064 U5 K39 1996 Growing Old In America: Information Plus  ref HQ1064 U5 G76 1998 McMillan Encyclopedia of Death and Dying  ref HQ 1073 M33 2003 v. 1-2 The Network of Care [Sacramento County]  http://www.sacramento.networkofcare.org Older Americans Information Directory  ref HV1457 O44 1999 Older Women's League (OWL)  http://www.owl-national.org/index.htm SeniorNet  http://www.seniornet.org Third Age Media  http://www.thirdage.com

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FINANCES, REGULATIONS, STATISTICS Adult Foster Care for the Elderly: A Review of State Regulations and Funding     Strategies.  ref HV1451 A38 1996 v. 1-2 Agency for HealthCare Research & Quality  http://www.ahcpr.gov/ American Association of Homes & Services for the Aging  http://www.aahsa.org California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform  http://www.canhr.org/ Community Services Planning Council, Sacramento      http://www.communitycouncil.org/level-4/data_links.htm Encyclopedia of Financial Gerontology.  ref HQ1061 E54 1996 Encyclopedia of Retirement and Finances  ref HQ1064 U5 E524 2003 v.1-2 Federal Interagency Forum on Aging Related Statistics  http://www.agingstats.gov Health Statistics  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthstatistics.html Health, United States, 1999: Health and Aging Chartbook.  ref RA 407.3 U572 1999 Hospice and Palliative Care Handbook: Quality, Compliance, and Reimbursement.     ref RA1000 M37 1999 Key Federal Requirements for Nursing Facilities.  ref RA997 A596 1992 Long-term Care How to Plan and Pay for It.  ref RA 644.5 M38 2004 MEDICARE  http://www.medicare.gov National Center for Health Statistics  http://www.cdc.gov/nchs National Guide to Funding in Aging 6th ed.  ref HV1461 W42 2000 Nursing Home Compare/Medicare  http://www.medicare.gov/NHCompare/home.asp Nursing Home Statistical Yearbook, 1997.  ref RA997 A1 N89 1997 Profile of Hospital Patients: California Hospital Discharge Data.     ref RA981 C3 P76 1994. v.1-3 Standards for Long Term Care: Including the Intent Statements for Dementia     Special Care Units and Subacute Programs. ref RA997 J65 1998 Statistical Record of Older Americans.  ref HQ1064 U5 S685 1994

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CINAHL Plus with Full Text (via EBSCOHost)  (1937-current) Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature Academic Search Premier (Ebsco)  (1990-current) General Interest database MEDLINE  (1950-current) National Library of Medicine PubMed  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi  (1950-current) National Library of Medicine;contains MEDLINE and is free to the public PsycINFO  (1887-current) American Psychological Association Social Sciences Full Text  (1994-current)

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JOURNALS Listed below are representative samples of titles currently received at CSUS Library. Those journals with available fulltext in a database are indicated. Experimental Gerontology Generations   available in Academic Search Premier (Ebsco) Geriatric Nursing Geriatrics Gerontologist Gerontology International Journal of Aging & Human Development Journal of Aging and Health Journal of Aging & Physical Activity Journal of Aging & Social Policy Journal of Aging Studies Journal of Gerontological Nursing Journal of Gerontological Social Work Journal of Mental Health & Aging Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly Journals of Gerontology: A-Biological Sciences & Medical Sciences Journals of Gerontology: B- Psychological Sciences & Social Sciences Nursing Homes Long Term Care Management  available in Academic Search Premier (Ebsco) Perspectives Physical & Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics

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SEARCH ENGINES GoogleScholar.com  http://scholar.google.com/ Yahoo.com  http://www.yahoo.com Vivisimo.com  http://www.vivisimo.com       (Searches other search engines, groups information into categories)

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Questions/comments to: Eileen Heaser, Science Reference Librarian; eheaser@csus.edu, CSU, Sacramento eh/dr: Last updated 2/08