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Seniors
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Resources and links to web sites to
assist caregivers or seniors in locating information and assistance on
dealing with Financial, Health, Accessibility, Vitality, Longevity and Aging
issues and concerns to increase the quality of life for yourself or your
loved ones.
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- Abbeyfield Houses Society of
Canada - Provides accommodation and companionship for lonely
older people within their own local community in supportive care houses
in which a group of seven to ten residents live like a large "family".
- Aboriginal Canada
Portal - A window to Canadian Aboriginal on-line resources,
contacts, information, government programs and services.
- Accessible Home Page -
(US) Designed to increase the awareness and availability of home
modification so that people with disabilities and older adults can live
independently in their own homes.
- Active Living - The
mandate of Active Living is to encourage, promote and develop active
living in Canada, thereby improving the overall fitness, health,
well-being and quality of life of Canadians.
- Ageline Database
- A searchable electronic database containing detailed summaries of
publications about older adults and aging, including books, journal and
magazine articles, research reports, and videos.
- Age of Reason
- An Internet resource center for users seeking information of interest
to the over 50 age group.
- AgeSource
Worldwide - An online database of key information and resources
from around the world that focus on aging.
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Aging - Gerontology & Geriatrics - (US) Providing links to
Internet sources on aging and its related interests it is intended to be
useful for the educators, researchers, practitioners, and other
individuals interested in the study of gerontology and geriatrics.
- Aging Eye Times -
Current concepts in aging eye diseases like cataract, glaucoma, macular
degeneration, dry eyes, presbyopia and blepharitis.
- Aging
Solutions - Contains information and a variety of articles,
links to key resources and checklists to help caregivers avoid missing
things that are important in the care for their aging loved one and to
make it easier for caregivers to find information quickly and prevent
much of the frustration that new caregivers often feel.
- AHAF
- Organization to help support research and to educate the public about
this devastating neurological disease.
- Alliance for Aging
Research - A private, not-for-profit advocacy organization
fighting for science policies in the nation's capital to speed
breakthroughs for greater health, vitality and longevity.
- Alzheimer's Disease International
- An umbrella organization of 42 Alzheimer Associations around the world
which offer support and advice to people with Alzheimer's disease and
their caregivers.
- Alzheimer Society of Canada
- Nationwide network of services for those affected and their families.
Includes mission statement, history, policy statements, articles, forum,
and information about care, treatment, and research.
- Alzheimer Society of
Ontario - Supports local Societies to deliver services by
providing financial support, workshops and conferences as well as
providing consultation and coordination in fundraising, public policy,
education, program development, administration and management.
- Arthritis Canada -
Includes the Arthritis Society, the Canadian Rheumatology Association,
the Canadian Arthritis Network, arthritis health care providers and the
Cochrane Musculoskeletal Group.
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Canada Revenue Agency - Seniors 55 and up - Canada Revenue
Agency's web page for Seniors.
- Canada
Customs and Revenue Agency - Provides information on RPP's,
RESP's, RRSP'S as well as answers to frequently asked questions,
newsletters, forms, guides information circulars and contact
information.
- Canada's
Thecareguide.com - Canada's guide to seniors' housing and
care services including retirement homes, nursing homes, home health
care, adult lifestyle retirement communities, supportive housing and
palliative hospice care.
- Canadian Association of
Retired Persons - CARP is Canada's national, non-profit
organization representing individuals over the age of 50, retired or
not. Autonomous and independent, CARP does not accept funding from any
government body.
- Canadian Association on
Gerontology - Their mission is the development of theoretical
and practical understanding of individual and population aging through
multidisciplinary research, practice, education and policy analysis in
gerontology.
- Canadian Centre for Activity
and Aging - Develops, encourages and promotes an active, healthy
lifestyle for Canadian adults that will enhance the dignity of the aging
process. Located in London, Ontario at the University of Western
Ontario. Site includes newsletters, community resources and conference
information.
- Canadian Centre for Elder Law
Studies - A non-profit organization committed to enriching the
lives of and informing older adults in their relationship with the law;
to meet the increasing need for education and research in relation to
legal issues of particular significance for older adults and to serve as
a national focal point for this emerging field.
- Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse
- An arms-length, national agency, established in 1988 by an Act of
Parliament. Funded by Canada's Drug Strategy and through its own
revenue-generating efforts.
- Canadian Continence
Foundation - National non-profit organization led by people
with incontinence and by professionals from all health disciplines
serving the interest of people experiencing incontinence.
- Canadian Hard of Hearing
Association - National voice of all hard of hearing Canadians.
It is a non-profit, self-help, bilingual consumer organization run by
and for persons who are hard of hearing.
- Canadian Hearing Society -
Provides services that enhance the independence of deaf, deafened and
hard of hearing people, and encourage prevention of hearing loss.
- Canadian Home Care
Association - Dedicated to the accessibility, quality and
development of home care and community support services which enable
people to stay in their homes and communities with safety and dignity.
- Canadian Institute for Health
Information - Plays a role in the development of Canada's
health information system.
- Canadian Lung Association
- The Lung Association strives to change the reality of lung disease in
Canada, and the toll it takes on thousands of Canadians every year.
- Canadian National Institute for the
Blind - Is a national voluntary agency providing services to
individuals across Canada to whom loss of vision is a central problem in
personal and social adjustment.
- Canadian Snowbird Association
- A non-profit organization created to represent the health care, social
and economic interests, needs and concerns of Canadians who travel.
- Canadian Virtual Hospice
- The Canadian Virtual Hospice provides support and personalized
information about palliative and end-of-life care to patients, family
members, health care providers, researchers and educators.
- CancerNet -
Gateway to information from the National Cancer Institute.
- CANGRANDS Kinship support
- An internet support group for the grandparents and other kinship
caregivers who are raising grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and cousins,
with no bio parent involved. They also provide support to those
grandparents who are denied access. 58% of Kinship families consist of a
single grandmother raising one or two special needs grandchildren.
- Caregiver Network Inc.
- Information source to make your life as a caregiver easier; Caregiver
Bulletin Board enables you to talk to other caregivers to find help and
answers to questions.
- Care Guide - Source for
Seniors Canada's only comprehensive seniors' housing and care
guide
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CASLPA Resource Centre Presentation exploring the types and
causes of speech, language and hearing disorders often experienced by
adults as they grow older, as well as what can be done about the
problems and how audiologists and speech-language pathologists can help.
- Center for Activity and Aging,
The - Combines research investigation of the interrelationship
of physical activity and aging, and the translation of research findings
into strategies in order to maintain the aging population in independent
lifestyles, or to maintain or improve the functional levels of those
living a more dependent environment.
- Community Care
Access Centre of York Region - Provides in-home or long-term
care due to illness, injury or aging, helps facilitate placement into
long-term care centres (nursing homes) and provides referrals other
programs and resources.
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Consumer Health Information Service - Supports people in
gaining greater control over their own health through access to health
information.
- Council on Aging - The
Council on Aging - Ottawa-Carleton was established as a coordinating
body to deal with the concerns of senior citizens, particularly in the
health and education fields.
- Elder
Abuse Information - Following these suggestions will not
eliminate abuse and crimes against senior citizens, but an awareness of
these crime prevention pointers together with your own common sense, can
help safeguard you or a loved one from harm.
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Family Caregiver Connection To put caregivers in touch with
other caregivers
- Food and Drug Administration
- (US) "A Lifetime of Good Health" the FDA has numerous articles,
brochures and other publications with information for older people on a
wide range of health issues.
- Friendly4Seniors.com
- (US) Provides information on senior housing, financial, legal, elder
law, medical, recreation, senior discounts, books, government agencies
and more.
- Gerontological Society of America
- (US) Multidisciplinary organization dedicated to the scientific study
of aging and to the translation/disseminationof research for practice
and policy.
- GeroWeb
- (US) Site is designed as an on-line resource for researchers,
educators, practitioners, and others interested in aging and older
individuals.
- Government of Ontario -
Main site of the provincial government that includes links to government
sites and agencies, tourism and economic information.
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HealthCentral on Sympatico - Provides consumers with medical and
health information with a distinctly Canadian perspective. It allows
access to information by anyone interested in health: consumers,
patients, caregivers, public health official, doctors, nurses, medical
researchers, health care workers - and for healthy people who want to
stay that way.
- HealthyOntario -
Provides health information, services and advice for healthier living.
- Hearing Aids 101
An online guide to hearing aids for people looking for information or
thinking of getting one.
- Heart and Stroke
Foundation - The foundation works to further the study,
prevention and reduction of disability and death from heart disease and
stroke through research, education and the promotion of health
lifestyles.
- HelpAge International -
A global network of not-for-profit organisations with a mission to work
with and for disadvantaged older people worldwide.
- Help the Aged Canada
- Is a non-denominational, non-sectarian agency in Canada
dedicated exclusively to assisting destitute and poor elderly people in
developing countries and in Canada.
- Hospice Richmond Hill
- Provides non-medical care and support for those who are living with a
life-threatening illness.
- International Federation on
Aging - A private, non-profit organization linking
approximately 100 associations that represent or serve older persons at
the grassroots level in some 50 nations around the world.
- International Network for the
Prevention of Elder Abuse - Acknowledging the diversity of
culture, background, and life style of the world population, the
International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse aims to increase
society's ability, through international collaboration, to recognise and
respond to the mistreatment of older people in whatever setting it
occurs, so that the latter years of life will be free from abuse,
neglect and exploitation.
- Markham Stouffville Hospital
- Information and services provided by this Acute Care and General
Hospital facility, located in the east end of Markham.
- Mood Disorders
Society of Canada - Consumer friendly, evidence based resource
materials on mood and anxiety disorders.
- National Hospice and Palliative
Care Organization - Provides infomation about the organization,
services offered and links to local service providers.
- Niagara
Regional Police Service - Crimes and Abuse Against the Elderly
- Elder abuse occurs when a person in a position of authority or trust
harms a senior citizen. Such a person may be a member of the victim's
family, a neighbour, nurse, or some other caregiver.
- Niagara Regional
Police Service - Especially for Seniors - The Niagara Regional
Police Service provides this information on crimes focusing on senior
citizens, and how you can protect yourself from falling victim to such
crimes.
- Old Age
Security and Canada Pension Plan - Old Age Security and Canada
Pension Plan - Planning your retirement? Find out what Canada's
retirement income system means to you. Site offers information on
retirement, disability and death benefits from the CPP and OAS. Apply
for your personal estimate of the CPP benefits you and your family may
be eligible for now and in the future.
- Ontario - Provides access
to Provincial Government: ministries, information, programs, news,
publications and tourism information.
- Ontario Coalition of Senior
Citizens' Organizations - Offers education programs, policy and
research, information, referral, counseling, research materials,
outreach and support, self-help and vounteer programs for seniors.
- Ontario Community Support
Association - A provincial association that supports, promotes
and represents the common goals of its members, which are providers of
community-based not-for-profit health and social services, so that they
are better able to support people to live at home in their own
communities.
- Ontario Gerontology
Association - An incorporated voluntary organization concerned
with aging. Provides an inter-disciplinary forum for those involved in
the field of gerontology..
- Ontario Residential Care
Association - A voluntary, non-profit association that sets
standards, inspects and accredits Ontario retirement residences.
- Ontario Seniors
Secretariat - From this page you can access a variety of
information of interest to seniors, their families and those who work
with seniors.
- Osteoporosis Society of
Canada - Provides up-to-date information on the risks,
prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis.
- Palliative Care Services
for York Region - Palliative Care Services for York Region is an
alliance of service providers and consumers who are dedicated to
facilitate coordinated quality palliative care for individuals living
with a life threatening illness and for their families and caregivers
through systems planning and educational programs.
- Phone
Busters - Information, statistics, arrests and news on phone
fraud and scams.
- Room 217
Music specifically designed to create a pathway of comfort for
those with a life challenging illness. It may also provide support to
those with complex care needs, those facing stressful times in their
lives, and those who are seeking support through music in their own life
journey.
- Routes To
Learning Canada - (formerly Elderhostel Canada) A non-profit
organization committed to providing learning travel adventures to people
55 years and older. Explore Canada and the world through hands-on
learning, in-depth lectures and cultural excursions.
- Seniors Canada Online
- Offers key links to seniors-related Government of Canada information.
- SeniorNet - A
nonprofit organization of computer-using adults, age 50 and older.
SeniorNet's mission is to provide older adults education for and access
to computer technologies to enhance their lives and enable them to share
their knowledge and wisdom.
- SeniorsSearch -
cuts to the chase and contains subjects relevant to the lifestyle of the
over 50 age group.
- Senior Times - A
monthly Internet seniors newsletter, published every month from the 15th
to the 15th.
- Senior Years - A
Canadian web site for those over 50. Featuring up-to-date news feeds on
subjects of interest to seniors, hundreds of mostly Canadian site links,
games, discussion boards, email pals section, a memorial listing,
articles and much more.
- Southlake Regional
Health Centre - Formerly York County Hospital, a community
hospital and regional cardiac care and maternal child care centre for
northern York Region and south Simcoe County.
- Sunrise Assisted
Living - Sunrise Assisted Living affords families peace-of-mind
by providing today's seniors with a range of personalized assisted
living services.
- Snowbirdhelper -
Everything for snowbirds and seniors. From health, aging and retirement
issues to rv's and mobile homes for sale or rent.
- United Generations
Ontario - Promoting activities and programs which bring together
seniors and youth. Site includes resources, program information,
upcoming events, publications and contact information.
- Uxbridge Cottage Hospital
- Current bed capacity is 26, with a variety of ambulatory and inpatient
services. The site offers a full range of primary care services
(excluding obstetrics) and some secondary care services. The Emergency
Department is open 24 hours/day, 7 days/week.
- Uxbridge Hearing
Centrel - Hearing aid consultations, evaluations, repairs to all
makes and models of hearing aids
- Victorian Order of Nurses -
The Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada (VON Canada) is a national
health care organization and a federally registered charity that has
been caring for the lives and well being of Canadians in their homes and
local communities since 1897.
- York Central Hospital
- Includes online directory of services, news and calendar pages on
what's happening at the hospital, and also current health care trends
and issues.
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