Resources

In an effort to assist individuals find resources and educational materials, we provide this list of helpful website resources. Please click on the sites below for further information:

211 Maine: This website provides health and human services information and resources. In Maine, dial 211 for assistance.

AARP: This web site outlines items related to the American Association of Retired Peoples.

Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality: If you are 50 or older, AHRQ offers two guides to help you stay healthy: Men: Stay Healthy at 50+—Checklists for Your Health and Women: Stay Healthy at 50+—Checklists for Your Health.  

Aging with Grace: This organization offers solutions to caregivers who experience the stress of eldercare issues.

Alzheimer's Association: The web site of the Alzheimer's Association has much information about this disease. 

Assisted Living Federation of America: The Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) is the largest association exclusively dedicated to the assisted living industry.   

ElderCare.gov—Department of Health & Human Services: The Eldercare Locator connects older Americans and their caregivers with sources of information on senior services.       

NIH Senior Health: This website for older adults was developed by the National Institute on Aging and the National Library of Medicine, both part of the National Institutes of Health.

US Administration on Aging: A comprehensive overview of a wide variety of topics, programs and services related to aging.