Links

Medicare

• Medicare Home Page
• Medicare Coverage Information
• Medicare-Prescription Drug and Other Assistance Programs; information and how to determine eligibility for the new Medicare prescription drug programs.

Home Care

• Affordable HomeCare - Where Quality Remains Affordable

Nursing Homes

• Nursing Home Comparisons; find nursing homes in your area, review inspection reports, bed counts, which facilities accept Medicare, Medicaid or private pay

Social Security

• Social Security Online

Caregivers

• National Family Caregiver Association
• Today's Caregiver
• Caregiver's Home Companion
• Medline Plus - Caregivers
• Medicare - Caregivers
• Michigan Seniors - Caregiver's Corner
• Michigan Support Groups

Alzheimer’s Disease

• Alzheimer's Association 
• ADEAR - Alzheimer's Disease Education & Referral Center Center
• MedLine - National Institute of Health Alzheimer's Information website
• PBS Special - “The Forgetting; A Portrait of Alzheimer's”
• NINDS (Narional Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) Alzheimer's Disease Information Page

Dementia

• MedLine - National Institute of Health Dementia Information website
• UCI - Institute for Brain Aging and Dementia

Parkinson’s Disease

• Parkinson's Disease Foundation
• MedLine - National Institute of Health Parkinson's Information website
• National Parkinson Foundation
• NINDS (Narional Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) Alzheimer's Disease Information Page

Multiple Sclerosis

• National Multiple Sclerosis Society
• MedLine - National Institute of Health Multiple Sclerosis Information
• NINDS (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) Multiple Sclerosis Information Page

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) - Lou Gehrig's Disease

• ALS Association
• NINDS (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Information Page
• Muscular Dystrophy Association's ALS Page
• MedLine - National Institute of Health Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Information website

Muscular Dystrophy

• Muscular Dystrophy Association
• NINDS (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) Muscular Dystrophy Information Page
• MedLine - National Institute of Health Muscular Dystrophy Information website

Post Polio Syndrome

• MedLine - National Institute of Health Polio and Post Polio Syndrome Information website
• March of Dimes Post Polio Syndrome

Elder Law

• Michigan Elder Law
• Elder Law Answers
• National Elder Law Attorney Association Council of Advanced Practioners
• Jim Schuster
• National Elder Law Foundation - Certifies attorneys for work in the elder law field.
• National Elder Law Attorney Association - Questions & Answers when looking for an Elder Law Attorney.
• National Elder Law Attorney Association - Jim Schuster
• FindLaw - Elder Law & Aging Information
• American Bar Association Commission on Law and AgingNational Senior Citizens Law Center

Elder Care and Information

• National Center on Elder Abuse
• Federal Trade Commission ID Theft Homepage
• Identity Theft Assistance

Michigan Elder Resources

• Michigan Office of Services to the Aging

Michigan Chronic Disease and Conditions Resources

• Michigan Parkinson Foundation