Links and Resources
For
your convenience, we have provided a number of links to valuable services,
resources and helpful information.
Important Health
Care Information from MassPro
All links provided below are compliments of the Administration on Aging
Administration on Aging
State Agencies on Aging
Federal Agencies: Consumer Information and Benefit Programs for Older Adults
Metasites - Links to Other Web Sites on Aging
The Resource Directory for Older People
OTHER LINKS OF INTEREST
Aging in the Know
This website offers up-to-date information on health and aging as well as useful links to other resources.
Phone: 800-563-4916
www.healthinaging.org/agingintheknow
Aging With Dignity
Purchasing directions for "Five Wishes," a simple document to
put your "wishes" in writing should you become seriously ill
and unable to speak for yourself.
Phone: 850-681-2010
www.agingwithdignity.org
Brandeis Lifespan Initiative on Healthy Aging
The Brandeis Lifespan Initiative on Healthy Aging (LIHA) promotes interdisciplinary research and scholarship to optimize health and well-being across the lifespan.
http://www.brandeis.edu/lifespaninitiative
RoseMary B. Fuss Center for Research on Aging and Intergenerational Studies
Located on the intergenerational campus of Lasell College, the Center engages in research, community partnerships, and teaching focused on aging and lifelong learning.
http://www.lasell.edu/Academics/Academic-Centers
Gerontological Society of America
The nation's oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to research, education, and practice in the field of aging has crossed a milestone. For the past 65 years, GSA has been committed to providing resources and opportunities for its members.
http://www.geron.org/
Legacy of Wisdom
LEGACY OF WISDOM is a powerful non-profit project, providing extraordinary insight and tools from experienced wisdom holders. Answers and guidance for fulfilling the potential of our lives are presented in 5 wisdom areas.
http://www.legacyofwisdom.org/
Massachusetts Senior Care Association
The Massachusetts Senior Care Association website provides healthcare and senior care information for consumers and long term care providers.
www.maseniorcare.org
UMass Boston Gerontology Center and Institute
The John W. McCormack Graduate school of Policy and Global Studies. Website link to the Umass Boston Gerontology Department and Gerontology Institute.
www.geront.umb.edu
World Health Organization
Given the changing demographics with regard to aging worldwide, the WHO launched a project to determine from elders themselves what they would like to see in an age-friendly city. Focus groups were conducted in 35 cities in 22 countries from every continent. The findings are summarized in a guide available at WHO’s web-site:
http://www.who.int/ageing/age_friendly_cities/en/index.html
In the U.S., New York City has launched a project to implement this guide, information is available at: http://www.agefriendlynyc.org/about
If you are interested in forming an informal group to begin discussions around planning and implementing similar programs, and in WHO’s focus group protocol, please contact Sarita Bhalotra, bhalotra@brandeis.edu
ARTICLES
New York Times: For the Elderly, Emergency Rooms of Their Own
Phyllis Spielberger, a retired hat seller at Bendel’s, picked at a plastic dish of beets and corn as her husband, Jason, sat at the foot of her hospital bed, telling her to eat. Although she had been rushed to Manhattan’s busy Mount Sinai Hospital by ambulance when her leg gave out, the atmosphere she encountered upon her arrival was eerily calm.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/10/nyregion/geriatric-emergency-units-opening-at-us-hospitals.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1
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