Senior Citizens
Statins & The Elderly
General Information
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AARP ~ Health & Wellness ~ Message Boards
Various topics
Guide for Families ~ Family Questions: The First Thirty Days
Emotional
Issues: Introduction ~ Guilt. Resentment. Confusion. Relief. All of
these and more are common and understandable reactions to a family
member moving into a nursing facility.
Long Term Care Living.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 about
long term care.
Medicare Rights Center (formerly Medicare Beneficiaries Defense Fund) Medicare counseling hotline and informational pamphlets
Medicines & Older Adults
Brochure
includes tips on " How to Prevent Drug Side Effects", "Easy Ways to
Take Medicine"," Questions to Ask Your Doctor or Pharmacist", "How to
Save Money on Medicines " ~ FDA
National Institute on Aging
Covers a wide range of topics including specific diseases or health conditions to treatments and research.
Prescription Drugs Interactions
Are
there special precautions for seniors? ~ Short article on "Today's
Seniors" website. Site features: Health & Fitness, Medicare,
Discounts for Seniors