Paradise Villas Senior Residences
Resource Listings
We'd like you to be able to make the best decision for your family or friend, so we've compiled a list of websites that may be able to help you learn about care and considerations. Whether this leads you to another home or brings you back to us, we're happy to be able to help. We just want people to be able to live comfortably and with respect.
Each link here opens in a new window, so click and explore. Our site will be waiting for you when you're done with your cyberadventure.
All sorts of info!
About Senior Health — About.com always offers a wealth of information about it's topics. They have several sections for seniors and senior issues.- The U.S. Administration on Aging
San Diego Eldercare Directory — A service of the Union-Tribune Publishing Co.- Helpguide.org — Seniors & Aging is just one of the topics well-covered here.
As the site explains: "Our mission is to empower you to make educated health and lifestyle choices for yourself and your family. The site currently helps over 185,000 visitors a week." One topic there is Respite Care, a service which we offer to care-givers. Another is Alzheimer's / Dementia, and there's a section on the challenges of aging.
Living arrangements
- LongTermCareLiving.com
"Your guide to planning, preparing, and paying for long term care - for yourself or for a loved one. Sponsored by the American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living, LongTermCareLiving.com provides consumers with needed information nursing homes, assisted living/residential care, and other types of long term care."
Among other things, they have a guide to help you assess your needs. - MyGuide For Seniors — Senior Living Glossary
- The State of Caliornia — Adult and Elderly Facilities
- MyGuide for Seniors — an ebook: What You Need To Know About Choosing A Senior Living Community
(You'll need to sign up at their site to read this.) - MyGuide AnswerGuide™ — Understanding Care Categories
- All About Senior Care — Types of facilities
- Assisted Living Federation of America — Facts About Assisted Living
Understanding illnesses & issues
- Alzheimer’s Association
- Alzheimer's Disease Education & Referral Center (ADEAR)
- Alzheimer's Disease Research
- Alzheimers Online
- American Parkinson Disease Association
- Arthritis Foundation
- American Foundation for the Blind
- Lighthouse International, a leading resource on vision impairment and rehabilitation
- American Heart Association
- Lewy Body Dementia Association
- National Stroke Association: Vascular Dementia and Stroke
- Parkinson's Disease Foundation
- The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
- The National Parkinson Foundation, Inc. (NPF)
- MindAlert
(Sponsored by the MetLife Foundation and the Archstone Foundation) — "The MindAlert resource center is a searchable database on mental fitness and aging." - American Society on Aging
- Senior Solutions Wisconsin
- Care giver's help guide and tips at HelpGuide.org.
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