Educational Resources*

Health Resources

• Caregiver’s Guide to Understanding Dementia Behaviors
• Eating for Your Brain as a Senior
• Florida Rx Card: FREE discount prescription drug card for Florida’s senior population
• Florida Telecommunications Relay, Inc. (FTRI): offers a variety of amplified phones – FREE – Eligibility is open to Florida residents with hearing or speech loss
• FMDA — The Florida Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine and Best Care Practices
• Guide to Hearing Health
• Mesothelioma Survival Rate
• Mesothelioma Help
• Mourning A Parent or Spouse’s Death
• Overcoming The Loss Of A Child Without Drugs Or Alcohol — A Parent’s Guide
• Preparing Your Home for a Loved One with Alzheimer’s: A Caregiver’s Guid
• Promoting Mental Health at Home: How to Design the Perfect Meditation Room at Home
• Six Things Seniors Can Do To Improve Memory
• 10 Easy Ways Seniors Can Boost Their Mental Health and Well-Being
• The Benefits of Cooking with Alzheimer’s: A Caregiver’s Guide
• The Recovery Village
• Vaccine for Adults Age 65 and Older

Travel Resources

• CDC: Travlers’ Health for Senior Citizens
• WheelchairTravel.org provides disabled people with accessibility information to make travel possible and worry-free.

Florida and Local Organizations

• Area Agency on Aging of North Florida
• Assisted Living in Florida
• Big Bend Hospice
• Elder Care Services
• Elder Hotline by Florida Department of Elder Affairs
• Florida Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
• Florida Council on Aging
• Florida Department of Elder Affairs
• Florida Geriatric Care Managers Association

National Organizations

• Alzheimer’s Association
• Alzheimer’s Disease Education & Referral Center
• American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP)
• American Geriatrics Society
• American Society on Aging
• National Institute on Aging
• The Gerontological Society of America
• The John A. Hartford Foundation
• U.S. Administration on Aging

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