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| Alzheimer’s
Disease |
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Alzheimer’s
Disease Education and Referral Center
P. O. Box 8250
Silver Spring, MD 20907-8250
800-438-4380
www.alzheimers.org
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Alzheimer’s
Association (National Chapter)
225 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1700
Chicago, Il 60601-7633
800-272-3900
www.alz.org |
Alzheimer’s
Association (Houston Chapter)
2909 W. Holcombe
Houston, TX 77025
1- 800-272-3900
www.alztex.org |
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| Assisted
Living |
American
Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
2519 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington,
DC 20008-1520
202-783-2242
www.aahsa.org |
Assisted
Living Federation of America
11200 Waples Mill Road, Suite 150
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-691-8100
www.alfa.org |
Care
Planner
www.careplanner.org |
National
Center for Assisted Living
1201 L Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
202-842-4444
www.ncal.org |
National
Citizen’s Coalition for Nursing Home Reform
1424 16th Street, NW, Suite 202
Washington, DC 20036
202-332-2276
www.nursinghomeaction.org |
A local
listing of assisted living resources can be foud by clicking
here |
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| Caregiving |
Children
of Aging Parents
1609 Woodbourne Road, Suite 302A
Levittown, PA 19057-1511
www.caps4caregivers.org |
Family
Caregiver Allianc
e690 Market Street, Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94109
415-434-3388
www.caregiver.org |
Gateway
to Care
5668 West Little York, #105
Houston, TX 77091
www.gatewaytocare.org |
National
Alliance for Caregiver
4720 Montgomery Lane, 5th floor
Bethesda, MD 20814
www.caregiving.org |
National
Family Caregivers Association
10400 Connecticut Avenue, #500
Kensington, MD 20895-3944
800-896-3650
www.nfcacares.org |
Well
Spouse Foundation
63 W. Main Street, Suite H
Freehold, NJ 07728
800-838-0879
www.wellspouse.org |
Elder
Abuse
National Center on Elder Abuse
www.elderabusecenter.org |
National
Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
www.preventelderabuse.org
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TEAM
Institute
3601 N. MacGregor Way
Houston, Texas 77004
713-873-4823
www.teaminstitute.org |
Texas
APSFor reporting abuse
800-252-5400
www.notforgotten.org |
Texas
Department of Family and Protective Services
For reporting abuse
800-252-5400
http://www.tdprs.state.tx.us/ |
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| Financial
Assistance and Information |
American
Health Assistance Foundation
22512 Gateway Center Drive
Clarksburg, MD 20871
800-437-AHAF (2423)
www.ahaf.org |
Center
for Medicare and Medicaid Services
7500 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, MD 21244-1850
877-267-2323 (toll-free)
866-226-1819 (toll-free TTY)
www.medicare.gov |
Department
of Veterans Affairs
Office of Public Affairs
810 Vermont Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20420
800-827-1000
800-829-4833 (toll-free TTY)
www.va.gov |
Employee
Benefit Security Administration
Department of Labor200
Constitution Avenue, NW Room N5656
Washington, DC 20210
866-275-7922
www.dol.gov/ebsa |
National
Council on the Aging
Benefits
Checkup Program
www.benefitscheckup.org |
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| Legal
Issues |
American
Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging
750 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
202-662-8690
www.abanet.org/aging |
National
Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
1604 North Country Club Road
Tucson, AZ 85716
520-881-4005
www.naela.org |
National
Senior Citizens Law Center
1101 14th Street, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20005
202-289-6976
www.nsclc.org |
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| Meals/Nutrition |
American
Dietetic Association
120 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000
Chicago, IL 60606-6995
800-366-1655 (consumer hotline)
www.eatright.org |
Meals
on Wheels Association of American
1414 Prince Street, Suite 302
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-548-5558
www.mowaa.org |
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| Medication/Prescription
Drugs |
American
Association of Retired Persons-State Pharmacy Assistance Programs
www.aarp.org/bulletin/yourmoney |
Food
and Drug Administration
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
888-INFO-FDA (463-6332)
www.fda.gov/cder |
National
Council on Patient Information and Education
4915 Saint Elmo Avenue, Suite 505
Bethesda, MD 20814-6053
301-656-8565
www.talkaboutrx.org |
Pharmaceutical
Research and Manufacturers of America – Patient Assistance
Programs
www.helpingpatients.org |
National
Council on Patient Information and Education
4915 Saint Elmo Avenue, Suite 505
Bethesda, MD 20814-6053
301-656-8565
www.talkaboutrx.org |
Pharmaceutical
Research and Manufacturers of America – Patient Assistance
Programs
www.helpingpatients.org |
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| Mental
Health |
University
of Texas Harris County Psychiatric Center
2800 South MacGregor Way
Houston, TX 77021
713-741-5000
hcpc.uth.tmc.edu |
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| Respite
and Hospice Care |
Americans
for Better Care of the Dying
4200 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016
202-895-2660
www.abcd-caring.org |
National
Hospice Foundation
1700 Diagonal Road, Suite 625
Alexandria, VA 22314
800-338-8619
www.hospiceinfo.org |
Partnership
for Caring, Inc.
America’s Voice for the Dying
1620 Eye Street, NW, Suite 202
Washington, DC 20006
800-989-9455
www.partnershipforcaring.org |
Visiting
Nurse Associations of America
99 Summer Street, Suite 1700
Boston, MA 02110
888-866-8773
www.vnaa.org |
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| General
Resources |
Administration
on Aging Eldercare Locator
800-677-1116
www.aoa.dhhs.gov
www.eldercare.gov |
American
Geriatrics Society Foundation for Health in Aging
The Empire State Building
350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 801
New York City, NY 10118
800-563-4916
www.healthinaging.org |
The
Henry Kaiser Family Foundation
2400 Sand Hill Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
phone: (650) 854-9400
fax: (650) 854-4800 www.kaisernetwork.org |
National
Association of Area Agencies on Aging
927 15th Street, NW, 6th floor
Washington, DC 20005
202-296-8130
www.n4a.org |
National
Council on the Aging
300 D Street, SW, Suite 801
Washington, DC 20024
202-479-1200
www.ncoa.org |
National
Institute on Aging Information Center
P. O. Box 8057
Gaithersberg, MD 20898-8057
800-222-2225
800-222-4225 (toll-free TTY)
www.nia.nih.gov |
| For additonal resources
on the web click here |
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| Substance
Abuse |
Council on Alcohol
and Drugs Houston
303
Jackson Hill
Houston, Texas 77007
(713) 942-4100
(877) 777-8829 (toll free)
www.council-houston.org/
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| Suicide
Prevention Hotlines |
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911 -
Ask for the mental health crisis team of the local reinforcement
agency
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713-970-7000
or
1-866-970-7000 - Call to be connected to
a Crisis Hotline serving Harris County |
| 1-800-784-2433
- Call to be connected to a suicide and crisis center in your
area |
The Neuropsychiatric Center
713-970-4600
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