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Older Drivers
http://www.aarp.org/families/driver_safety/
Driver safety program, local and on-line classes, warning signs, and more.
Family Conversations with Older Drivers; Safe Driving for a Lifetime
http://www.thehartford.com/talkwitholderdrivers/
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., and the MIT AgeLab developed information to help families initiate productive and caring conversations with older adults about driving safety. These suggestions are based on research with drivers over the age of 50.
n4a Older Driver Safety Project
http://www.n4a.org/older_driver_safety/index.cfm
n4a's Older Driver Safety Project, funded through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), promotes older driver safety awareness, education, and practices at the community level.
Family Caregiving
http://www.aarp.org/families/caregiving/
Information about many topics faced by families and caregivers such as housing decisions, driving, balancing work and caregiving, practical advice for caregivers, and more.
Administration on Aging
http://www.aoa.gov/eldfam.asp
Assists older persons and their caregivers to quickly obtain information and resources on a variety of aging-related topics.
caring.com
http://www.caring.com
caring.com is an informational site providing information and resources for the caregiver. There are daily informational articles, personalized To-Do Lists prepared for the caregiver and resoures for many diseases, Medicaid/Medicare and related caregiver topics.
Family Caregiver Alliance
http://www.caregiver.org/
Comprehensive resources about caregiving, both for caregivers and professionals in the field of aging, including fact sheets about diseases, tip sheets for caregivers, statistics about caregiving, on-line support groups, and more.
Family Caregiving 101
http://www.familycaregiving101.org/team23/
If you're caring for a loved one who is ill or disabled, this site was created for you. It's a great place to find assistance, answers, new ideas and helpful advice — for you and your loved one.
Health in Aging
http://www.healthinaging.org/
Features Aging in the Know, state-of-the-art information on the disease and disorders of older adults; and Eldercare at Home, A Comprehensive Guide for Family Caregivers providing them with the support and guidance they need to care for an older person at home.
Helpful Caregiver Checklists and Guides
http://www.nextstepincare.org/left_top_menu/Caregiver_Home/
Whatever the situation or the timing, many family caregivers find that a change in care setting, called a transition in care, is upsetting, disruptive, and confusing. Each transition brings new providers, new rules and regulations, new financial requirements, and new care plans. Often staff are too busy to explain what is going to happen, and you may be too concerned about your family member’s immediate condition to ask a lot of questions about anything else. You will feel more confident if you have a basic understanding of how things are expected to work in the new setting, and a better chance of reducing both your family member’s anxiety and your own. These checklists and guidelines may make these transitional moves much easier.
LifeLong Links
http://www.lifelonglinks.org/
LifeLong Links is a comprehensive source of information about long-term care options and planning.
Medicare/Medicaid Caregiver Newsletter
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MyHealthMyMedicare/downloads/askmedicare_mar2009.pdf
A newsletter that highlights important topics relating to caregiving and medicare and medicaid information.
National Alliance for Caregiving
http://www.caregiving.org
Contains publications and resources for caregivers, including the Family Care Resource Connection, where you can find reviews and ratings on over 1,000 books, videos, Web sites and other materials on caregiving.
The Well Spouse Association
http://www.wellspouse.org/
National non-profit membership organization that gives support to spouses and partners of the chronically ill or disabled. Provides a newsletter, chat room, letter-writing "round robins" to isolated caregivers, support groups, and recreation.
Today's Caregiver Magazine
http://www.caregiver.com/
Newsletters with articles about caregiving, discussion lists, chat rooms and an on-line store with products designed specifically for family and professional caregivers.
University of Iowa Center on Aging
http://www.uiowa.edu/~centrage/Info%20and%20Resources/InfoMain.shtml
Aging is an interdisciplinary field that addresses a broad range of issues including health, psychological, social, ethical, legal and economic issues. The Center on Aging serves as a central, coordinating resource for aging-related information at the University of Iowa and across Iowa.
Area Agencies on Aging
http://www.i4a.org/search.php
There are 13 Area Agencies on Aging in Iowa, covering every county in the state. They are here to provide you with services to help you care for your loved one. Iowa's Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) have 30 years experience coordinating and offering services that help older adults remain in their home - if that is what they wish - aided by home based and community based services. Iowa's AAAs provide older adults and their families with information about local services and also serve as portals to care, assessing needs and determining eligibility. Click the link above and scroll down to the map to find the Area Agency on Aging closest to you or your loved one.
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
http://www.n4a.org/default.cfm
N4A is the umbrella organization for the 655 area agencies on aging (AAAs) and more than 230 Title VI Native American aging programs in the U.S. They operate the Eldercare Locator, a toll-free nationwide telephone service (1-800-677-1116), which helps caregivers locate services for older adults in their own communities and publish the National Directory for Eldercare Information which includes a listing for all Area Agencies on Aging, Title VI grantees and State Units on Aging.
Federal Agencies
http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/Elders_Families/index.aspx
Information about the Administration on Aging and its programs for the elderly, information about resources for practitioners who serve the aged, statistical information on the aging, and information for consumers (older persons and their families) including how to obtain services for senior citizens and electronic booklets on aging related issues. It also includes a link to AoA's National Aging Information Center and extensive links to other aging related Web resources.
Eldercare Locator
http://www.eldercare.gov/Eldercare.NET/Public/Home.aspx
Eldercare Locator is a public service of the U.S. Administration on Aging. The Eldercare Locator is resource for finding local agencies, in every U.S. community, that can help older persons and their families access home and community-based services like transportation, meals, home care, and caregiver support services. You may also call 800.677.1116.
FirstGov for Seniors
http://www.seniors.gov/
Portal Site for Seniors to FirstGov -providing easy, one-stop access to all online U.S. Federal Government resources. FirstGov for seniors is especially developed to provide easy access to government resources especially for seniors.
Medicare
http://www.medicare.gov/
A consumer beneficiary Website that provides access to information about Medicare, Medicare health plans, contact information and publications, as well as information about health care fraud and abuse and nursing homes.
Medicare Rights Center
http://www.medicarerights.org/
A consumer beneficiary Website that provides access to information about Medicare, Medicare health plans, contact information and publications, as well as information about health care fraud and abuse and nursing homes.
National Institute on Aging
http://www.nih.gov/nia/
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) website has health information and more about the work of NIA researchers and the community of scientists engaged in aging research. For the general public, they offer consumer-oriented information on a wide range of topics important to older people and their families as well as a description of their research program.
Senate Select Committee on Aging
http://www.senate.gov/~aging/
Social Security Administration
http://www.ssa.gov/
The official web site of the Social Security Administration with information on retirement, disability, survivors and supplemental security income benefits.
Veterans Affairs
http://www.va.gov/
The home page for the Department of Veterans Affairs provides links to veterans benefits and services, as well as information and resources for other Departmental programs and offices.
State Agencies
http://www.iowa.gov/state/main/index.html
Iowa Department of Elder Affairs
http://www.state.ia.us/elderaffairs/
Iowa Department of Human Services
http://www.dhs.state.ia.us/
Information on public benefit programs for Iowans: Medicaid, Food Stamps, etc.
Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals (DIA)
http://www.state.ia.us/government/dia/
DIA is the state agency responsible for inspection of all Chapter 135C licensed health care facilities in Iowa and various Medicare/Medicaid entities. DIA also investigates complaints of substandard care or services in the entities they inspect.
Iowa SMP
http://www.stopmedicarescams.org/
Learn about the Iowa effort to help protect Medicare and Medicaid from fraud waste and abuse. This project also educates seniors about protecting their identity and how to avoid being the victims of scam artists.
Senior Health Insurance Information Program for Iowa (SHIIP)
http://www.shiip.state.ia.us/
The Senior Health Insurance Information Program can help you find answers to the important questions you have on Medicare, Medicare supplement insurance, long term care insurance, and other health insurance issues.
Federal Officials
http://braley.house.gov/
Congressman Dave Loebsack - 2nd District
http://loebsack.house.gov/
Congressman Leonard Boswell - 3rd District
http://www.house.gov/boswell/
Congressman Steve King - 5th District
http://www.house.gov/steveking/
Congressman Tom Latham - 4th District
http://www.house.gov/latham/
Senator Charles Grassley
http://www.senate.gov/~grassley/
Senator Tom Harkin
http://www.senate.gov/~harkin/
State Officials
http://www.governor.iowa.gov/
State Legislature
http://www.legis.state.ia.us/
Information on the Iowa General Assembly, legislation, and other information related to the legislative branch of the Iowa Government.
To find your Legislator:
http://www.legis.state.ia.us/FindLeg/