HELPFUL
WEB SITES
The following web sites might be quite
helpful to readers of our web site. They represent a core group of sites with
current information on governmental resources, organizations or private groups,
with very useful information. If you know of any sites that contain information
for or about the elderly kindly e-mail us at either of the following e-mail
addresses: hrubin12@nyc.rr.com or allanrubin4@gmail.com .
(9/22/24)—Does someone you know have an alcohol or drug
problem? Randy, from Drug Rehab USA sent us a link to their site to see if Medicare
can help defray the cost for those who are eligible.
https://drugrehabus.org/does-
(12/6/23-Hi Allan,
I’m Sarah with NursingEducation. One in five Americans are caregivers, which is
why we recently created a medically-reviewed guide to senior health for
caregivers.
Written specifically with insight from nurses, it covers essential medical
knowledge for senior caregivers, including:
· Common health
conditions in seniors
· Medication
management for seniors
· How to
recognize and respond to medical emergencies
· Tips on helping
seniors maintain their physical, social, and mental health
· Advice on
managing a safe and healthy living space for seniors
· Caregiver
self-care strategies
I’m reaching out to see if you’d be willing to add our guide to
TheRubins.com’s list of resources here:
http://www.therubins.com/aging/sites.htm
If you have any feedback or suggestions for improvement, I’d
love to hear your thoughts!Best,
Sarah
(9/22/22)- Our sincerest apology and
thanks to Elvira Huang for the long delay in posting her email to theRubins
that pointed out some broken links on this page. Here’s her email, including
the link to her article about using crutchs, Many thanks Elvira
Hi Rubin,
You
have dead links on your site here:https://www.therubins.com/aging/sites.htm
The
dead link: http://arthritis.researchalot.com 500, http://www.crp.org/ 404, www.Aging-Parents-and-Elder-Care.com 500, http://www.mypyramid.gov 500, http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/ 500,www.MatureResources.org 500,
If
you're still updating that resource, we recently published an article I believe
will be a complement to yours.
According
to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one in four Americans
aged 65 and older falls each year.
We focus
on ways people can embrace to stay positive and take care of their mental
health while recovering.
Here's the article, if you're interested: https://worldcrutches.com/stay-positive/
Anyway,
thanks again for all of the excellent resources. And have an awesome week!
Talk
Soon,
Elvira
Founder
| World Crutches
(4/30/22)- “51 Ultimate Ways to Remodel Your
Home for Seniors”. We at theRubins received this email from Carol
Anderson several weeks ago, and apologize to her for our delay in posting it to
this site.
Hi
Allan
I know you're busy so I'll cut straight to the
point. I'm reaching out to quality sites with resources on home remodelling for
seniors.
I have actually created a 4500+ words guide on 51 Ultimate Ways to Remodel Your Home for Seniors.
I have spent more than 71 hours researching and finding out the best resources
that will help the elderly to stay safe in their Homes.
I thought the guide would make a good resource for this post on your
site: http://www.therubins.com/aging/sites.htm
Either way, thanks for putting together your
list of resources.
Talk Soon,
Carol Anderson <carol@modernpaint.org>
(4/28/22)- The USDA Center for Nutrition
Policy- We received the following email from Hannah Wilson several weeks ago
and we at therubins apologize to her for the delay in uploading
it to this article
Hi there,
It's my hope you're having a great Wednesday.
I’m getting in touch to let you know about a
link which seems to be broken here on this page - http://www.therubins.com/aging/sites.htm.
The broken link was from USDA Center for
Nutrition Policy & Promotion page(http://www.mypyramid.gov/) which seems to be no longer working. The page has moved
here(www.myplate.gov), perhaps you could update the link?
Whilst you're updating that, I thought you’d be
interested in hearing about one of our latest pages that could supplement other
information on the page. It is a resource guide on how diet can affect your
skin.
This guide highlights from what are the foods
and beverages to consume in moderation to what are good ones for your skin to
name a few.
Here’s the link - https://thedermreview.com/the-human-body-learn-about-essential-nutrients/
I think it could potentially be very useful to your
readers and would be a good additional source if you are considering making an
update to help spread awareness and keep our family healthy and safe from being
obese and at risk.
Please let me know if there is anything else I
can do to help.
Regards,
Hannah
Wilson
Outreach
Executive Assistant | The Derm Review
(1/23/22)- Internet Safety Tips- We received the
following e-mail from Oliva Cremzona and want to thank her for taking the time
to send it along to us:
From: Olivia Cremzona <olivia.cremzona@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Jan 20, 2022 at 2:38 PM
Subject: What therubins.com can do to help our senior
citizens
To: Harold Rubin <harold.rubin255@gmail.com>
“Hi
Firstly, I want to thank you for your article, here: http://www.therubins.com/aging/DIZZI.htm .
I found your site useful while searching for online safety tips for seniors.
I found another helpful guide and I thought you might be interested in adding
it to your page.
You can find the article here: https://www.safetydetectives.com/blog/the-ultimate-internet-safety-guide-for-seniors/
This resource helped me understand how I can stay safe online with some really
good tips and clear explanations.
I hope you (and your readers) will find value should you share the article on
your page!
Best
Olivia”
(8/25/21)-We
received the following e-mail from Wes Harris and wanted to pass it on to our
viewers
Hi Allan,
Hope you're having a nice Friday. If you're not already aware, August 21 is
National Senior Citizens Day. To celebrate here at EduMed, we're sharing a few
guidebooks we created that:
a) Help seniors and their loved ones find the right senior care options
b) Help people interested in pursuing a career working with the elderly learn
about degree paths that can take them there
I noticed you have some great senior care resources on your website, so I
thought our guides would fit right in. You can review all three guides at the
links below:
The Definitive Guide to Senior Care - https://www.edumed.org/resources/definitive-guide-to-senior-care/
Gerontology & Long-Term Care: Helping Seniors Find Health & Wellness
- https://www.edumed.org/resources/gerontology-and-long-term-care/
Guide to Gerontology Degrees Online - https://www.edumed.org/online-schools/gerontology-degrees/
If it's not too much trouble on your end, can you add links to our guides
somewhere on your website to help celebrate National Senior Citizens Day? If
you can, we'd be incredibly grateful!
Thanks so much for your time. Please let me know if you have any questions
about our guidebooks, and I look forward to hearing from you.
Have a great weekend,
Wes Harris
Outreach Coordinator
EduMed.org connects students with expert-driven information about education,
training, and financial aid opportunities in healthcare and medical support. We
try our best to provide relevant and helpful content, but if we've missed the
mark (or if you're located outside of the U.S.), please let us know. If you're
not interested in receiving further updates, please feel free to Unsubscribe and
we'll remove you as soon as possible. EduMed.org, 297 Kingsbury Grade, Ste 182,
Stateline, NV 89449.
Please see our item below on the new
federal website that brings together data from across the federal government as
a tool to assist residents get the most from their communities. It is open
sourced and you can help build on it. It is called http://opportunity.census.gov/
Please see below the item Medication
Management for Seniors which contains an email from Sarah Breckon to therubins.
Also note: www.clinicaltrials.gov a site from the
N.I.H. that contains info on over 230,000 clinical trials of drugs, biologics
and medical devices, including negative results.
Access
America for Seniors has become FirstGov for Seniors: http://www.firstgov.govThis site will lead
you to all other U.S. Government sites on the net that will be useful to you
concerning matters of the elderly or the aging. Recently the site has linked to
all State sites giving helpful web sites for information on the State level. We
will duplicate this listing for a short while, and thereafter it will appear
only under FirstGov.
Addictions of the
Elderly- We at therubins have
received several emails on this topic. The following are extracts from a few of
them:
·
Drug Rehabilitation
Services of Canada: We received an e-mail
from Marcel Gemme of addicted.com. The following is an extract from that
e-mail:
We
have built a page with all the services for seniors which you can find at http://www.addicted.org/types-of-services/drug-rehab-centers-for-seniors.html.
It would be an immense help for your visitors looking for resources related to
addiction and would be a good fit on your Resource Guide page. With the
epidemic of prescription drugs in our society, our counselors can be a great
help for guidance.
Please
do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank
you for your help,
Marcel
Gemme
Drug
Rehab Services
·
Recall
Report: My name is Laura Pearson, and I’m the chief editor at recallreport.org (Recall
Report). Recall Report is a comprehensive online resource for information
on mental health. Our information is for all audiences, including seniors,
spanning important topics like substance abuse, depression/anxiety/suicide,
prescription drug information; and extending into treatment, rehabilitation and
recovery.
I notice you link to addictionresource.com at http://www.therubins.com/aging/resources3.htm,
and thought we'd be a nice complement. A link could mean a lot in making our
information more accessible. I'm very grateful for your time either way. If I
can answer questions, please don't hesitate to send them along.
1.
Simply
Self Storage: I also wanted to suggest a
new resource. Simply Self Storage created a seniors guide to aging in place. It
discusses the benefits of growing old in your own home and how to spot safety
hazards, implement design changes and use technology age in place safely.
You can see it here. I thought it would be a great fit for your collection.
Please let me know what you think!
Thanks--
|
Administration
on Aging: https://www.acl.gov/about-acl/administration-aging A
federal government site that has information for older Americans to help
provide opportunities and services to enrich their lives. We at therubins
would like to thank Zachary Painter for advising us that the previous Web
address was no long valid
Airline Departure and Arrival Time at Any Airport: http://www.trip.com A free service that will
provide you with exact departure and arrival times for any flight in the U.S.
It also provides a free e-mail service to notify you of the arrival time of any
flight you so indicate.
Alzheimer's Disease Education from the National Institute on Aging: www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers
. An excellent source of information about Alzheimer's Disease.
Alzheimer's Disease Research from the Bright Focus Foundation: www.brightfocus.org/alzheimers . Another
excellent source for all sorts of information about Alzheimer's Disease.
Arthritis and
Glucosamine Information Center: www.glucosamine-arthritis.org
With alll the controversy these days over the COX -2 pain killer medications,
there are many medical experts who feel glucosamine is a viable alternative to
these medications. The site is free and quite helpful.
Arthritis HQ: www.arthritishq.com
. An informative
site that is easy to get around in that deals with the whole area of arthritis.
This site contains a wealth of information on this topic.
Assisted Living
Directory: http://www.assisted-living-directory.com
This is a comprehensive resource for assisted living facilities. Any licensed
facility may list their information, add facility information, photos and/or
video, and create an interactive google map. Assisted Living Directory
also provides videos and > educational resources related to Alzheimer's and
other dementias, caregiving, and related industry news.
Assisted Living: We received the following e-mail from Raffi Vartanian, and do highly
recommend the site for those seeking information in this area.:
“Hi,
I'm writing today to request to be added as a resource/helpful-link on your
website. If you think our content might be useful to your site's visitors I
wanted to know if it would be possible for you to add http://www.aboutassistedliving.org/ to
yourlist?
We work to provide unbiased information on assisted living and long term care.
Our assisted living guides are written by medical professionals with years of
nursing experience, and our state-specific guides cover rules and regulations
in easy to understand terms. We have also just recently published a series of
new care guides for Alzheimer's/dementia, traumatic brain injury, in-home care
options, as well as caring for an unwell spouse or child with disabilities.
Our information is provided for free and built to be accessible across
different devices and with screen reading software. We're also listed as a
resource on sites like the Idaho Medical Association, the University of Alabama
TBI Center, and the Huntington's Disease Society of America.
If you have any questions or suggestions for our website please do not hesitate
to contact me.
Thanks,
Raffi Vartanian
raffi@aboutassistedliving.org “
Assisted Living
Facilities: http://www.assisted livingfacilities.org Here's a quote from the site: "strives to
serve as the informational resource for assisted living in the United States.
We list information on over 36,000 state-licensed assisted living facilities
and try to explain the rules and regulations of each state. We try to offer as
much useful information as possible to help you decide if assisted living is a
good option, and if so, to select the best facility possible."
We at therubins recently received this email from Sarah
Jennings, re the Brookdale Senior Living facilities. As a service to our
viewers, we are including it in our helpful Web site listing and thank Sarah
for pointing it out to us:
From: Sarah Jennings <sarahjennings48@gmail.com>
Subject: Your helpful websites links and information
To: hrubin12@nyc.rr.com
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:02:39 -0600
Hello,
My name is Sarah and I came across your site while looking for different
resources and information on senior living. This is a great site you with so
much information all so easily located. I saw that in your helpful web sites
you have some listings of housing info and directories. I think that www.brookdaleliving.com would
be a good match to put in there as well. They have great facilities all over
the US! Take a look and let me know what you think.
Thank you again for your time and helpful website. I look forward to hearing
from you soon.
Sincerely,
Sarah
Assisted Living Source and also Home Care Profile: www.assistedlivingsource.com -
This site is a free resource for seniors and their families to look for all
kinds of senior housing options. and www.homecareprofile.com - This is a site that is also a free
resource for seniors and their families to research in home care providers in
their area. Another site to check out is www.unitypoint.org to
help in your search for assistance in finding hospice and palliative experts
Autism-We received the
following email from Holly Marsden, and want to thank her for pointing out our
broken link at the Centers for Responsive Politics, and for pointing out her
helpful site on autism:
“Hi Allan,
My name is Holly and I am emailing you because I was just looking at your page:
http://www.therubins.com/aging/sites.htm
My 9-year-old daughter is autistic and she is very sensitive to noises and
smells. I have written a guide that may be worth adding to your site. I have
tried to make it very comprehensive, it discusses sensory overload and tips on
how to manage it.
It can be found at:
https://businesscostsaver.co.uk/sensory-overload-guide/
While exploring your page, I also found a broken link: http://www.crp.org/
(since deleted)
I would love to know what you think.
Kind Regards,
Holly”
BigFix: http://www.bigfix.com
If you have problems updating your software or fixing bugs try this site. The
downloading is free.
Broadway Plays: www.audiencerewards.com
This site lets theatregoers learn more about Broadway shows playing in New York
and touring the country. Visitors to the site can buy tickets from authorized
ticket sellers (such as Telecharge or Ticketmaster) and order show merchandise.
Cancer Guide: Site Title: Online Cancer Guide
www.onlinecancerguide.com
Description: A comprehensive resource providing complete information on various
types of cancers such as prostrate cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, skin
cancer, throat, blood cancer, brain cancer, bone cancer, etc
Cardiff &Vale NHS Trust in association with Dementia Services
Development Centre, Wales- The Sign Post Journal-www.signpostjournal.co.uk .
Contains information to help improve the quality of life for people with
dementia, older people with mental health problems and those who help them in
their daily living. It is a non-profit organization done in conjumction with
the University of Stirling.
Careguide.com: http://www.careguide.com contains a database for those
seeking elder care and child care providers.
Caring 4
Our Kids- www.caring4ourkids.com
– We received the following email from Elena McDermott which contained
informative and useful links to sites that can help you with information about
kids on the autism spectrum, special needs and fibromyalgia: Many thanks to
Elena for pointing out the site to us:
Images are not
displayed. Display images below - Always display images from elena@caring4ourkids.com
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Financial Planning for Special
Needs
Have a great day!
Elena McDermott
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research: http://www.fda.gov/cder The U.S. Governments
site for learning all about drugs from their labeling to their harmful side
effects.
Center for Responsive Politics: www.opensecrets.org If you need any information about
lobbying go to this site. It gives you the specific dollar amount of who is
giving, how much they're giving and to whom are they giving.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov
The federal government's site covering anything and everything you wanted to
know about diseases.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) (this is the new name
for what used to be called the Health Care Finance Administration (HCFA): http://www.cms.gov This is
the U.S.Governmental Agency that oversees Medicare and Medicaid program. It is
also the overseer of all accredited Medicare and Medicaid Nursing Homes.
Choose Energy: Here’s an email we recently
received from Eric of Choose Energy with the link to tips for seniors on how to
prepare for an energy emergency:
Hello,
I'm Eric, the Communications Manager for Choose
Energy-the source for energy industry news and resources. I recently came
across your Sites page and see you're talking about emergency
preparedness and safety tips and noticed our Emergency Preparedness Guide for Seniors and Caretakers was not
listed as a resource.
Our experts recently published a guide for seniors and their
caretakers that is accessible and reader-friendly, with larger font and
compatible with screen-reader technology.
Here is the resource to add:
https://www.chooseenergy.com/
The guide complements the information on the following page
on your site: Sites
Please let me know if you have any questions or feedback.
Thanks,
Eric W.
Communications Manager
7800 Dallas Pkwy, Suite 220, Plano, TX 75024
eric@info.chooseenergy.com
Clinical Trials- www.clinicaltrials.gov
The National Institute of Health (NIH) and the Department of Health and Human
Resources (HHS) have over 230,000 clinical trials of drugs, biologics and
medical devices listed on this site, along with a requirement that both
positive and negative trial results be made available
.
College Crime
Statistics: About 6,700 U.S.
universities and colleges are required by Federal law to report all crimes
committed to the Department of Education. The department in turn posts this
information on this site. Non reporting of a crime can result in a $25,000 fine
for each unreported crime
.
Council of Senior Centers & Services
of NHYC Inc.-Often our readers are an excellent source of information that
could be of help to senior citizens. Recently, we were informed of a service in
NYC called "Bill Payer Service" that helps older adults remain
independent at home. This program is staffed by volunteers under the auspices
of Council of Senior Centers & Services of NYC, Inc. Volunteers connect
one-to-one with a senior. The program states that volunteers
.Help keep a senior at home by assisting with bill
paying tasks
Volunteer on your own schedule
Only 4-6 hours a month
Ongoing training and support provided.
We would encourage any of our readers would could
give time to this program, contact them at
volunteerBPP@cscs-ny.org or call 718 858 2164
Drug Rehabilitation Program: We at
therubins recently received the following email: From: Nathan Sims
<nathan@bestdrugrehabilitation.com>
Subject: Resource Suggestion
Dear Friends at The Rubins,
With drug use as prevalent as it is, nearly
everyone knows someone or is associated with a friend suffering from addiction.
An estimated 20.4 million people in the United States used some type of illicit
drug in the past 30 days, according to the latest government statistics. My
name is Nathan Sims and I am the Communications Director for www.BestDrugRehabilitation.com. We have compiled one of the
most extensive resources on addiction and recovery on the internet.
I noticed on the The Rubins resources page, http://www.therubins.com/aging/sites.htm, that you link to
other health related websites. Our site would be a great inclusion to this
resources page since it deals specifically with forms of addiction and
recovery. If you are currently adding new sites to this list, I would be
grateful if you would mention our link, Drug Rehabilitation Center, on this page. Please let me know
if you have any additional questions for me, or about the site. I look forward
to your response.
Thanks again,
Nathan Sims
nathan@bestdrugrehabilitation.com
Empire Medicare Services: Most Medicare claims in New York City
are overseen by this group.Empire is one of the largest Medicare contractors in
the country. As a Medicare Part A fiscal intermediary, it serves
beneficiaries and providers in New York, Massachusetts, Delaware and
Connecticut. As a Medicare Part B carrier, it serves a 16-county area in
southeastern New York, and the State of New Jersey.
Enabling Support Foundation: http://www.enabling.org A terrific
site. If you know of a special education classroom or an organization dedicated
to enhancing life for disabled or senior citizens who could benefit from
donated hardware we urge you to take a look at this site.
FindLaw: www.findlaw.com. One of the best sites to start from when doing any legal
research work on the web. The lawcrawler search engine searches for web sites
with legal content only. Other excellent sites when researching the legal fieldare Martindale Hubbel: www.martindale.com and West Legal
Directory: http://www.lawoffice.com/
FirstGov for Seniors: http://www.firstgov.gov This site will lead you to all other U.S. Government sites on
the net that will be useful to you concerning matters of the elderly or the
aging. Recently the site has linked to all State sites giving helpful web sites
for information on the State level.
Food Pyramid: The 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans,
produced by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the
Department of Agriculture (USDA), for the first time recommend limiting
consumption of added sugars to less than 10% of calories per day (http://1.usa.gov/21N65zL). Previous
guidelines only recommended cutting back on calories from such sugars
Harold Rubin
The
following is an e-mail from Meghan Lambert From: "Meghan
Lambert" <mlambert@phfnet.org>
Date: January 19, 2015 at 1:56:08 PM EST
To: hrubin12@nyc.rr.com
Subject: Quick Note - A Broken Resource
Reply-To: "Meghan Lambert"<mlambert@phfnet.org>
Hi,
My name is Meghan Lambert and I am a Research Coordinator with Public Health
Foundation.
I am in the process of gathering research on nutrition awareness in the US and
abroad (EU, UK, Australia, Canada), on the effectiveness of various government
programs designed to promote healthy diets; and the analysis of rising health
focused industry sector in the past decade. As part of my search I came across
a resource that no longer works on your website. If you open this page http://therubins.com/aging/sites.htm and
try this reference http://www.mypyramid.gov it doesn't go
anywhere.(since deleted)
I found a replacement here: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/
If you decide to update your site, I was wondering if you would be open to
including a 33,000 word guide that I co-authored covering: healthy balanced
diet, various food groups, physical activity, nutritional needs during
pregnancy and breast feeding, nutrition for the preschool children and more.
You can find the article here:
Healthy Diet & Lifestyle, Food Groups, Nutrition Before & During
Pregnancy, Child Nutrition, Physical Activity
http://krilloil.com/blog/nutrition-pyramid/
In addition you can find more info below:
Nutritional Values For Common Foods And Products http://www.nutritionvalue.org/
Nutrition Data NutritionData.com: Nutrition facts, calories
in food, labels and more http://nutritiondata.self.com/
Appreciate your time,
Of course, feel free to let me know if you have any questions
Thank you for your help!
Regards,
Meghan Lambert
mlambert@phfnet.org
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Forever
Curious: www.forevercurious.org
The following is an email that we at therubins
received from Meagan Clark (meagan.clark@forevercurious.org)
. We would like to thank Meagan for taking the time to send it to us.
Hi,
ForeverCurious is a group of educators and
librarians who curate information online. I came across your site
researching our next piece on special needs seniors and your great list of
resources here.
Thank you! I thought maybe your site might benefit from some of the best
resources I found that you may have missed.
Selling a Home with Modifications
for Older Adults
Fall Prevention
Assistive Technology Buying Guide
Home Organization for Newly Disabled
Seniors
Special Needs Seniors: Planning for
the Future of this Vulnerable Population
Legal Guide for Newly Disabled
Seniors
Thank you,
Meagan
Friends and Relatives of the Institutionalized Aged (FRIA): located at 11 John Sr., Suite 601, New York,
N.Y. The phone number is 1-212-732-4455. An extremely helpful organization in
connection with all aspects associated with having a loved one in a nursing
home.
Gerontology Society
of America: http://www.geron.org The society was established in 1945 to promote scientific study
of the elderly.
Health and Human Services: http://www.hhs.gov This site includes information on all U.S. governmental agencies
under the jurisdiction of the HHS. These include the FDA, the National
Instititute of Health (NIH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), the Administration for Children and Families, and the Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). At the departments site
hospitalscompare.hhs.gov you will be able to compare different hospitals and
what to do if you have a complaint.
Health Information: We
at therubins would like to thank Laurie Cooper for passing on the following
site, which is quite useful since it has a wealth of information on many health
issues: www.healthopedia.com
Hospital violations- www.hospitalinspections.org {includes detailed reports of hospital violations dating back
to January 2011, searchable by city, state, name of the hospital and key word
Internet Safety Tips- We received the following e-mail from Oliva Cremzona
and want to thank her for taking the time to send it along to us:
From: Olivia Cremzona <olivia.cremzona@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Jan 20, 2022 at 2:38 PM
Subject: What therubins.com can do to help our senior
citizens
To: Harold Rubin <harold.rubin255@gmail.com>
“Hi
Firstly, I want to thank you for your article, here: http://www.therubins.com/aging/DIZZI.htm .
I found your site useful while searching for online safety tips for seniors.
I found another helpful guide and I thought you might be interested in adding
it to your page.
You can find the article here: https://www.safetydetectives.com/blog/the-ultimate-internet-safety-guide-for-seniors/
This resource helped me understand how I can stay safe online with some really
good tips and clear explanations.
I hope you (and your readers) will find value should you share the article on
your page!
Best
Olivia”
Lewy
Body Dementia: www.lewybodydementia.org LBD is a neurological disorder that includes symptoms
associated with Alzheimer's disease and clinical features of Parkinson's
disease. This excellent site will give you a terrific understanding of what
this disease is all about. To find out more about this disease please see our
article written by Gourete De Sousa Libanio Broderick entitled Dementia with Lewy Bodies.
Long Term Care Information: http://www.LongTermCareInfo.com Free Nursing Home and Home Health Care Agency Directory.
Long Term Care Resources: http://www.ltc-resources.com A directory of all United States nursing homes, providing
additional information about Medicare, Medicaid, Advance Directives, DNR,
Resident Rights, Hospice, and financing long term care.
Loving Care: http://www.seniorlivingmap.org -Lovingcare.net is an excellent site that provides a single
comprehensive resource for seniors and their family.
Meals: http://www.homenutrition.com An excellent site from Life Spring Home Nutrition that can be
used to provide healthy wholesome meals for a loved one-young or old.
Medicare: http://www.medicare.gov The U.S.Government's site for the Medicare Program
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)- http://www.medpac.gov The 15 member Independent
Payment Advisory Boardbeing abolished under the terms of the budget deal
recently enacted by Congress The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is an
independent federal body established by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (P.L.
105-33) to advise the U.S. Congress on issues affecting the Medicare program.
The Commission's statutory mandate is quite broad: In addition to advising the
Congress on payments to private health plans participating in Medicare and
providers in Medicare's traditional fee-for-service program, MedPAC is also
tasked with analyzing access to care, quality of care, and other issues
affecting Medicare. The Commission's 17 members bring diverse expertise in the
financing and delivery of health care services. Commissioners are appointed to
three-year terms (subject to renewal) by the Comptroller General and serve part
time. Appointments are staggered; the terms of five or six Commissioners expire
each year. The Commission is supported by an executive director and a staff of
analysts, who typically have backgrounds in economics, health policy, public
health, or medicine. MedPAC meets publicly to discuss policy issues and
formulate its recommendations to the Congress.
Our
thanks to Margo Harrison, a research analyst at the commission for emailing us
with this info.
Medication
Management- The following is an email we received from Sarah Breckon of
Medication Management:
From:
"Sarah Breckon"
To: hrubin12@nyc.rr.com
Cc:
Sent: Thursday August 15 2019 2:10:10PM
Subject: Resource: Medication Management for
Seniors
Hi there
I’m Sarah with SingleCare. We’ve just published a piece called Seniors' Guide to Medication
Management, which covers important tips and tricks for seniors and
their caregivers to properly handle prescriptions.
It’s not uncommon
for seniors to be placed on an extensive medication regimen. We created this
guide to educate people on how to safely simplify this often complicated
process. The guide offers practical information on:
·
How
to accurately read medication labels
·
Ways
that aging changes your responses to medications
·
Medication
safety tips and dosage information
·
Tips
on medication organization and storage
·
Downloadable
medication management charts
·
And
much more
Would it be
possible to add this guide to The Rubins’s resource page here?
http://therubins.com/aging/sites.htm
If you have any
feedback or suggestions for improvement, I’d love to hear your thoughts!
Best,
Sarah
Opportunity.census.gov
http://opportunity.census.gov The site brings together information from the
Census Bureau, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Housing
and Urban Development, the Department of Health and Human Services and other
agencies. It is an open programming site, so programmers can continue to build
on the site.
Medicare Rights
Center: http://www.medicarerights.org The Medicare Rights Center, a national, not-for-profit
organization located in New York City, is exclusively devoted to ensuring that
seniors and people with disabilities on Medicare have access to quality,
affordable health care.
Mesothelioma Lung Cancer: Thanks to our viewer Sandy we pass along
this terrific site about this disease that afflicts so many hard working
people: www.lifewithmesothelioma.com
The Mesothelioma Center- http://www.asbestos.com The majority of all asbestos-related diseases are
diagnosed in senior citizens. The Mesothelioma Center offers the most
comprehensive and updated information on asbestos exposure and mesothelioma
treatments, if you have received a mesothelioma prognosis”
National Citizens'
Coalition for Nursing Home Reform: http://www.nccnhr.org Lists publications and contact info on
organizations concerned with nursing home conditions.
National Institute of Aging, NIH: http://www.nih.gov Latest health information
from A to Z
National Library of Medicine: http://clinicaltrials.gov The U.S. government has opened its database on the web
listing all clinical trials for serious illnesses. The site contains an
explanation of how the experiment works and contains phone numbers to call
researchers if you want to enroll. The site has the data on over 5,200 clinical
trials primarily those sponsored by the National Institute of Health. The
library plans to add trials sponsored by other federal agencies, by
pharmaceutical companies and by others in the private sector.
National
Osteoporosis Foundation: http://www.nof.org All you would want to know about osteoarthritis
New
York State Ombudsman- Information on nursing home complaints that have
been resolved at a lower level than those reported to licensing can be
obtained. The ombudsman tries to resolve the concerns at the lowest level,
therefore these would not be shown on the Medicare nursing home surveys for
example.
www.ombudsman.state.ny.us
Martha Haase, State LTC Ombudsman, NY
State Office for the Aging
(518) 474-7329
Thanks to Linda Kelly for emailing this
one in to us
Senior Guidance:
Dear
Allan,
My name is Iggy and I am emailing you on behalf of Senior Guidance (https://www.seniorguidance.org/),
an organization dedicated to providing helpful senior living resources for the
elderly. In additional to providing a number of helpful senior living resources
and articles, we enable people to search and find 40,000+ assisted living
facilities across the United States in more than 7,500 cities. We would like to
ask you to be added as one of the helpful senior resources on your page:
http://www.therubins.com/aging/sites.htm
Our website would be of tremendous value to your visitors. If you have any
questions, please do let me know. Thank you in advance.
Sincerely,
Iggy
SeniorGuidance.org
Updated December 6, 2023
To e-mail: allanrubin4@gmail.com or harold.rubin255@gmail.com