Links
of interest...
North
Carolina's careLINK: This website provides up-to-date
information about programs and services across North Carolina for
families, seniors, youths and everyone in-between. It is a collaborative
effort of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
and many other government and non-profit information and referral
stakeholders across North Carolina.
The
Life Center of Davidson County, Inc.: The purpose of
The Life Center of Davidson County, Inc. is to provide high quality
day time care to older and impaired adults; to help improve the quality
of life for both the participant and their caregivers by offering
a safe supportive environment, support, relief, respite and counseling.
The Life Center serves adults in the Lexington, Thomasville, Denton,
and Davidson County area.
The Alzheimers
Association: The Alzheimer's Association the leading
voluntary health organization in Alzheimer care, support and research.
The NC Adult Day Services
Association: and also the National
Adult Day Services Association
Davidson County's
Governmental Site: News and information for Davidson
County Citizens.
Empowering
Caregivers: Have you ever been caught off guard by the
challenge of caring for a parent, a spouse or a child in the midst
of your busy life?
Today's
Caregiver: Caregiver Media Group is a leading provider
of information, support and guidance for family and professional caregivers.
Founded in 1995, we produce Today's Caregiver magazine, the first
national magazine dedicated to caregivers, the "Sharing Wisdom
Caregivers Conferences", and our web site, caregiver.com which
includes topic specific newsletters, online discussion lists, back
issue articles of Today's Caregiver magazine, chat rooms and an online
store. Caregiver Media Group and all of it's products are developed
for caregivers, about caregivers and by caregivers.
A
Healthy Me: This site is produced by Blue Cross Blue
Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA) for use by anyone who is interested
in keeping themselves and their loved ones healthy. It's designed
to give you immediate, open access to information on the health issues
that are important to you--at the moment they become important to
you.
Children
of Aging Parents: Children of Aging Parents is a nonprofit,
charitable organization whose mission is to assist the nation's nearly
54 million caregivers of the elderly or chronically ill with reliable
information, referrals and support, and to heighten public awareness
that the health of the family caregivers is essential to ensure quality
care of the nation's growing elderly population.
National
Family Caregivers Association: The National Family Caregivers
Association educates, supports, empowers and speaks up for the more
than 50 million Americans who care for loved ones with a chronic illness
or disability or the frailties of old age. NFCA reaches across the
boundaries of diagnoses, relationships and life stages to help transform
family caregivers' lives by removing barriers to health and well being.
Caregivers
Network: The Caregivers Network is committed to improving
the quality of life of caregiving individuals and families by supporting,
empowering and advocating for those who care for the chronically ill,
aged or a disabled loved one.
Caregiver
Stress: Please use this informative Web site to find
ways to cope with caregiver stress, in order to make your family caregiving
role more rewarding. A caregiver who takes care of herself or himself
- body and mind - will ultimately be a better caregiver to a loved
one.
Senior
Resource: The "E-cyclopedia" of housing options
and information for
retirement, finance, insurance and care.
Grandparents
Raising Grandchildren: There is much information on this
website for grandparents raising grandchildren or other relatives
parenting someone else's child.
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