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GERONTOLOGY and GERIATRICS: SELECTED RESOURCES |
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FOR THE PROFESSIONAL AARP: Long Term Care Trends http://www.aarp.org/research/longtermcare/trends/ Across the States 2009: Profiles of Long-Term Care (AARP) http://www.aarp.org/research/longtermcare/trends/d19105_2008_ats.html 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/ Return to top of the page
COMMUNITY RESOURCES Assisted Senior Living http://www.assistedseniorliving.net The Caring Space http://www.thecaringspace.com/ California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform http://www.canhr.org California Assisted Living Directory Facilities Information & Senior Care 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) Care.com/Senior Care Resources and Articles https://www.care.com/senior-care-p1023-articles-resources.html Community Services Directory ref HV 99 S12 S3 2007 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 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 Long-term Care: How to Plan and Pay for It ref RA 644.5 M38 2004 The Network of Care [Sacramento County] http://www.sacramento.networkofcare.org A Place for Mom: The Nation's Largest Free Referral Service http://www.aplaceformom.com/?kw=2234 Sacramento County Dept. Health & Human Services/Senior Services http://www.sacdhhs.com/services.asp?CategoryID=1&UpLinkID=52 Return to top of the page
NURSING & MEDICAL ASPECTS Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Dept. of Health & Human Services http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/prevenix.htm 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 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 RA 777.6 E534 2007 Encyclopedia of Home Care for the Elderly ref HV 1461 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 http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/default.htm Geriatrics at Your Fingertips ref RC 952.55 G47 2003 Geriatrics, American Physical Therapy Association http://www.geriatricspt.org/ Geriatrics: Better Medicine for Midlife and Beyond http://geriatrics.modernmedicine.com/ Handbook of Death and Dying ref HQ 1073 H36 2003 v. 1-2 vol. 1 The Presence of Death, vol. 2 The Response to Death Healthfinder http://www.healthfinder.gov/ 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 Return to top of the page
SOCIAL ASPECTS AARP (American Association for Retired People) http://www.aarp.org AARP's 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.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers American Women: Who They Are & How They Live ref HQ1421 A486 1997 American Generations: Who They Are and How They Live, 5th ed ref HC110C6 M545 2005 Americans 55 and Older: A Changing Market, 3rd ed ref HD1064 U5 Y67 2001 California Department of Aging http://www.aging.ca.gov/ California HealthCare Foundation & UCSF http://www.calnhs.org California Partnership for Long-Term Care http://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/ltc/Pages/default.aspx Center for Social Gerontology http://www.tcsg.org/welcome.htm Drug Information Portal http://druginfo.nlm.nih.gov/drugportal/drugportal.jsp Eldercare Locator http://www.eldercare.gov/ Encyclopedia of Ageism ref HQ1061 E63 2004 Encyclopedia of Aging ref HQ1061 E534 2002 v. 1-4 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 MedlinePlus Go Local http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/golocal/ 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 A Changing Market, 4th ed ref HQ1064 U5 O43 2004 Older Americans Information Directory, 6th ed ref HV1457 O42 2007 Older Women's League (OWL) http://www.owl-national.org/Welcome.html SeniorNet http://www.seniornet.org Third Age Media http://www.thirdage.com Return to top of the page
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/ Aging Stats.gov (Federal Interagency Forum on Aging Related Statistics) http://www.agingstats.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 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 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 Osteoporosis Sourcebook, 1st ed. ref RC931 O73 O777 2001 ref RA981 C3 P76 1994. v.1-3 Prostate & Urological Disorders Sourcebook ref RC871 P76 2006 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 Return to top of the page
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SEARCH ENGINES GoogleScholar.com http://scholar.google.com/ Yahoo http://www.yahoo.com Vivisimo.com http://www.vivisimo.com (Searches other search engines, groups information into categories) Return to top of the page
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A Sacramento State Library Research Guide compiled by Fred Batt, Social Science Reference Librarian; fredbatt@csus.edu Last updated 6/09 |