| Community
Resource Advocate
301-474-8000
Provides information, referral and advocacy that enables
seniors to remain in their homes. Information is available for other city
departments
|
AbleData
1-800-227-0216
National manufacturers of equipment for disabled persons |
AdaptAbility Catalog
1-800-937-3482
Products for quality living |
Aging Network
301-657-4329 |
AARP
410-837-4300
American Association of Retired Persons |
| American
Diabetes Association:
http://www.diabetes.org |
| American
Foundation for the Blind:
http://www.afb.org |
ATTIC: Assistive
Technology, Training, and Information Center:
http://www.theattic.org
Provides information on a variety of issues necessary for independent
living. |
| Deaf World
http://www.deafworldweb.org |
Department
of Family Services (PG County)
301-699-2696
Health insurance info, assisted housing, nutrition
information |
The Guide to Retirement
Living
The complete resource guide for seniors living in
Maryland. |
|
Home
Health Compare Section - How well an agency performed at helping it
clients get better at such tasks as dressing and bathing themselves, moving
to and
from the
toilet
and getting into and out of bed. The information on 11 measurements of
quality based on data collected between May 2002 - May 2003 is available
at Home Care Compare at
www.medicare.gov
The non profit Medicare
Rights Center which offers advice about choosing an agency can be located at
www.medicarerights.org.
For more information or a
free publication called Medicare and Home Health Care call 1-800 633-4227. |
Independent
Living USA:
http://ilusa.com
Provides a range of resources. |
Institute
on Independent Living:
http://www.independentliving.org
The site for the Institute on Independent Living, offers a
wide range of resources and information. |
Jewish Council for the Aging>
301-255-4200
Resources for aging well |
The League for Excellence in Adult
Day Centers (LEAD)
An alliance of quality non-profit Adult Medical Day Center
providers serving the State of Maryland. |
| Maryland
-Senior Employment
http://www.mdoa.state.me.us/senemp.html |
National Council on Aging's
(NCOA) Benefits Check Up
The Benefits Check Up helps people 55 and over find
programs that could assist with prescriptions, health care, utilities and
other essential items or services. |
National Family Caregivers
Association
1-800-896-3650
Information & referral, emotional support |
| National
Federation of the Blind:
http://www.nfb.org |
National Council on Aging
202-479-1200
Promotes well being of older persons |
Social Security Administration
1-800-772-1213 |
United Senior's Health
Consortium
202-479-6615 |
Veteran's Information Health Benefits
1-877-222-8387 |