Elder Resources
LBFE Brown Bag Lunch Series
Open to individuals who work with or care for the elderly. This series is a forum for individuals to increase understanding and share insights regarding elder topics. During lunch a speaker will present information about a designated topic, and then facilitate a discussion afterward.
Past Brown Bag Lunch Series discussions have included:
Healthy Sexuality for Seniors
A Good Night's Sleep for a Good Day of Health
Seasonal Depression
Ethics and the Isolated Elder
Stress Management
Elder Issue Website Links
Below is a list of links that may help answer your questions about elder issues. Choose a subject from the menu below that interests you and click the name of the organization to reach the related information.
Diagnosis
- Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR)
- Alzheimer’s Association
- American Diabetes Association
- American Heart Association
- American Lung Association
- American Pain Foundation
- Arthritis Foundation
- American Cancer Society
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Healthfinder Search Engine by diagnosis
- Lab Tests On Line Information
- Merck Manual of Medical Information
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- National Institutes of Health – Senior Health
- National Library of Medicine - Health Information
- National Multiple Sclerosis Society
- National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF)
- National Parkinson Foundation
- National Stroke Association
- NIH Office of Rare Diseases
- Pharmacy & You
Federal Agencies
- Seniors' Resources on FirstGov.gov
- Administration on Aging
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
- NCOA Benefits Check Up
- Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Medicare
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
- Department of Health & Human Services
- Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Social Security
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Healthy Aging
- ABLEDATA database of assistive technology
- Family Caregiver Alliance
- Alliance for Retired Americans
- American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
- American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP)
- American Medical Association (AMA) Doctor Find
- Elder Craftsmen
- Road Scholar
- Grand Times – Weekly Ezine for Seniors
- Idealist – Action without borders
- The National Adult Day Services Association (NADSA)
- Senior Corps
- Senior Job Bank
- Senior Net
- Suddenly Senior – Weekly Ezine
- Travel with a Challenge
- 79th Street Seniors
- Widow Net
Housing Options
- American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA)
- American Health Care Association & National Center for Assisted Living
- Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA)
- Extended Care Information Network, Inc. (ECIN)
- National Home Modification Action Coalition
- Long Term Care Resources
- National Accessible Apartment Clearinghouse
- National Center For Assisted Living (NCAL)
- National Citizens’ Coalition for Nursing Home Reform (NCCNHR)
Legal/Financial
- American Bar Association (ABA)
- Cook County Public Guardian
- IL Office of State Guardianship
- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc
- National Center on Poverty Law
- National Consume Law Center
- National Housing Law Project
- National Senior Citizens Law Center
- Statement of Illinois Law on Advance Directives and DNR Orders
- Survivor’s Handbook
“Have Gumption, Will Travel” is a insightful and uplifting account of our Old Friend Robin’s trip to Alaska. She’s 76 years old and wheelchair-bound, but, as she writes: “…it took me 40 years to get past the denial syndrome of disability and expecting to be 39 again. But I realized I can still do nearly anything I want. And so can you.”
