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End-of-Life Decisions
End-of-Life: Helping with Comfort and Care
Five Wishes: A Living Will
Forgetfulness: Knowing When to Ask for Help
Healthy Aging
Healthy Teeth and Gums
Hearing Loss
Legal Planning for People with Alzheimer's Disease
Managing Caregiving: Techniques That Can Help
Medicines: Use Them Safely
Nursing Homes: Making the Right Choice
Online Health Information: Can You Trust It?
Participating in Activities You Enjoy - More Than Just Fun and Games
Philips Lifeline Medical Alert Service
Preventing Falls
Professional Geriatric Care Managers
Saving For Retirement: What Do You Know?
Senior Housing: What You Need to Know
Support Group Guide for Family Caregivers
There's No Place Like Home - For Growing Old
Understanding Depression
Understanding Memory Loss
Understanding the Grief Process
What is Geriatrics?
When Your Loved One is Hospitalized
You and Your Healthcare Provider
End-of-Life Decisions
Explore your wishes
Communicate those wishes
Help loved ones honor your wishes
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End-of-Life: Helping with Comfort and Care
Comfort needs near the end of life:
-Physical Comfort
-Mental and Emotional Needs
-Spiritual Issues
-Practical Tasks
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Five Wishes
An easy-to-complete living will
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Forgetfulness: Knowing When to Ask for Help
Age-related changes in memory
Other causes of memory loss
Keeping your memory sharp
More serious memory problems
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Healthy Aging
Staying Fit
Healthy Diet
Preventing Falls
Mental Wellness
Medication Use
Test, Checkups, and Shots
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Healthy Teeth and Gums
Dental health basics
How to brush
How to floss
Visiting the dentist
Eating right
Dental disease
Dental care for kids
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Hearing Loss
How do I know if I have a hearing loss?
What should I do?
What causes hearing loss?
What different types of hearing loss are there?
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Legal Planning for People with Alzheimer's Disease
Tips from the National Institute on Aging
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Managing Caregiving: Techniques That Can Help
What is care coordination?
Become your own caregiver
Optimizing care
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Medicines: Use Them Safely
What are medicines?
At your doctors office
Ask your pharmacist
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Nursing Home: Making the Right Choice
What is a nursing home?
How do you choose?
Do nursing homes have to meet standards?
Paying for nursing home care
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Online Health Information: Can You Trust It?
How do I find reliable health information online?
What questions should I ask?
Places to start
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Participating in Activities You Enjoy - More Than Just Fun and Games
Tips from the National Institute On Aging
Available Resources
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Philips Lifeline Medical Alert Service
How the Lifeline Service Works
-Summon Help
-Hear a reassuring voice
-Know help is on the way
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Preventing Falls
A safety checklist
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Professional Geriatric Care Managers
Here's what a professional geriatric care manager can do for you
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Saving For Retirement: What Do You Know?
When you picture your retirement, what do you see? Most people look forward to relaxing and enjoying themselves. But how can you make that picture a reality? This booklet is written for people who are just starting to learn about saving for retirement. What you can do and what the experts say about making a savings plan now.
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Senior Housing: What You Need to Know
A resource designed to help families facing difficult decisions concerning housing and care for an elderly loved one.
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Support Group Guide For Family Caregivers
How can a support group help?
What makes a support group?
Where to find a support group
Types of support groups
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There's No Place Like Home - For Growing Old
Tips from the National Institute on Aging
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Understanding Depression
Treatment basics
Your treatment options
Helping yourself
A note to family members
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Understanding Memory Loss
Difference between mild forgetfulness and serious memory problems
Medical causes of memory problems and how they can be treated
How to cope with serious memory problems
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Understanding the Grief Process
Someone you love has died
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What is Geriatrics?
An introduction to health care for older adults
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When Your Loved One Is Hospitalized
Have needed legal documents in place
Be prepared to provide information
Be a part of the health care team
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You and Your Healthcare Provider
Know your team
Prepare for your visit
Communication tips
Talk to your doctor
Gain respect
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