AGING WITH GRACE, INDEPENDENCE AND CONTROL
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ACN provides a library of informative materials that focus on the multiple dimensions of aging:
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My Personal Advocate
This service will:
- Help you ask your doctor(s) key questions about any health conditions or procedures so you can make the best decisions about your care and your treatment plan.
- Guide you to trusted information, so you don’t have to waste your time sorting through the overwhelming online information trying to figure out what’s up to date, correct, and most importantly, right for you.
CURATED RESOURCES
Please note that Amazing Care Network lists these resources for information only. ACN does not endorse, or receive a financial benefit from any product or service that may be promoted, sold, or advertised in any publication mentioned.
- Allergies: How to Help a Senior Safely Manage Allergy Season
- Allergies: Seasonal Allergies and Seniors
- Allergies: Your Guide to Over-the-Counter Pain Relief for Seniors with Allergies
- Alzheimer’s: Alzheimer’s Association
- Arthritis: Living With Arthritis
- Arthritis: What is Arthritis?
- Asthma: Asthma in Older Adults
- Cancer: American Cancer Society
- Cancer: When the Doctor Says Cancer
- Cancer: Cancer Diagnosis? Advice For Dealing With What Comes Next
- Cancer: After Diagnosis: A Guide For Patients and Families
- Cancer: Mesothelioma & Seniors
- Diabetes: Recently Diagnosed with Diabetes
- Diabetes: 10 Things to Do When You Find Out You Have Diabetes
- Diabetes: Type 1 Diabetes – What Happens
- Diabetes: Type 2 Diabetes Risk Test
- Diabetes: Type 2 Diabetes – What Happens
- Parkinson’s: The Parkinson’s Foundation
- Shingles: Diseases and Conditions: Shingles
- Shingles: Shingles Vaccination: What Everyone Should Know
- How to Prepare to Age Alone
- Family Caregiver Alliance, National Center On Caregiving
- Baby Boomers Set Another Trend: More Golden Years In Poorer Health
- FIND A PROFESSIONAL Care Manager or Case Manager
- 5 Ways Wearables Will Transform the Lives of the Elderly
- Aid-In-Dying Laws Only Accentuate Need For Palliative Care
- ‘Alexa, Pull Those Lab Results’: A Hospital Tries Out Virtual Assistants
- Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Resources for Older Adults, Family Caregivers and Health Care Providers (updated 3/16/2021)
- Medical Advocates Can Help Guide Patients On Difficult Care Choices
- Sequoia Senior Solutions (Education, Resources)
- Promise Me You’ll Never Put Me in a Nursing Home
- The Crisis Facing America’s Working Daughters
- The Not so Hidden Cost of Caregiving
- Why Senior Living Providers Are Embracing ‘Private Label’ Home Care
- Preventing Caregiver Theft
Don’t be silent! If you are experiencing elder abuse or know of someone who is, then please get assistance.
- Hawaii: Adult Protective Services Department of Human Service – Adult Intake Unit
- (808) 832-5115
- California: Adult Protective Services Agency in your Area
- (916) 651-8848
National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) – Administration
- National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization – Advance Care Planning
- Book: Graceful Passages: A Companion For Living and Dying
- Book: Living with Grief: Loss in Later Life
- Doctors Really Do Die Differently
- Doctors Unsure How to Discuss End of Life
- “I Know You Love Me — Now Let Me Die”
- Lifting Death’s Veil: A Conversation with Atul Gawande
- The Beginning of End-of-Life Planning
- FIND A PROFESSIONAL Nutritionist (American Nutrition Association)
- FIND A FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE PRACTITIONER (Institute of Functional Medicine)
- 6 Easy Everyday Routines for Strength and Balance
- 11 Exercises to Boost Hip Strength
- For a Great Senior Workout: Include Exercises For Seniors With Strength Training
- Hip Conditioning Program
- Knee Rehab Exercises
- Runners and Weak Hips: 5 Hip Strengthening Exercises
- Mindfulness in Daily Living
- 10 Things You Should Know About Your Elderly Parent’s Finances
- 10 Things to Do Within 5 Years of Retirement
- Get Started with Medicare.
- American Association of Daily Money Managers
- Book: Taking The Mystery Out of Retirement Planning
- Financial Planning in Retirement
- Financial Planning: Strategies for Caregivers and Their Parents
- Full Retirement Age is A Magic Number for Social Security Benefits
- Help for Agents Under A Power of Attorney
- How to Financially Prepare for the Death of A Parent
- How We Spend Our Healthcare Dollars As We Age
- 4 Tips for Managing an Aging Parents’ Finances
- Managing Your Mom or Dad’s Money
- Medical Debt Rains Pain on Families, Even in the Sunshine State
- Preserving Assets and Transferring Assets to the Next Generation
- Retirement Insecurity in the Time of COVID-19: The Next Shoe to Drop?
- Seniors and Debt
- What is an HSA? The Triple Tax Benefit of Health Savings Accounts
Dedicated to providing nutritiously planned meals to seniors in their own homes.
- HI: Hawaii Meals on Wheels (O’ahu)
- (808) 988-6747
- CA: Find Services In Your County Here.
- Nationally: Meals On Wheels
- (888) 988-6325
- FIND A PROFESSIONAL Senior Move Manager
- FIND A PROFESSIONAL Organizer
- Aging in Place Ideas
- Aging in Your Own Space
- Alternatives For Seniors
- Book: Making the Right Move: Housing Options For Seniors
- Home Inventory Guide
- Home, the Desired Setting for Elder Care
- Home Remodeling Guide: Growing Old and Going Green with Home Improvements
- How to Prepare to Age Alone
- Remodeling Tips for Boomer to ‘Age in Place’
- Six Home Modifications to Help You Age in Place
- Staying Independent at Home as You Age
RESOURCES: Supports healthy living and independence. Housing assistance programs for low-income senior housing.
Hawaii:
- Catholic Charities Hawaii
- (808) 521-4357; Oahu Housing Guide: (808) 527-4777
- Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
- (808) 457-4662
- Hawaiian Community Assets
- (808) 457-4662
California:
Nationally:
- Advance Care Planning and Advance Directives
- Advance Care Planning: Health Care Directives
- Book: Legal Rights of the Seriously Ill and Injured
- Book: Taking Advance Directives Seriously
- Book: The Complete Legal Form Book of Living Wills
- Book: The Wealth of Your Life: A Step-by-Step Guide For Creating Your Ethical Will
- Doctors, Lawyers And Even The Bank Can Help Identify Elder Abuse
- Need Legal Help? The State Bar of California
- Home Healthcare Providers Draw Increasing Scrutiny From Anti-Fraud Enforcers
- National Guardianship Association
- Tips to Prevent Senior Scams
- What is A Living Will?
- Wills vs. Trusts: What’s Best for Retirees?
After watching both of my grandmothers suffer through their dementia diagnoses, I developed a greater empathy for our aging population and their many daily struggles. As we emerged from the pandemic, I felt certain there was more I could do to serve the elders in my community. I was overjoyed to discover the local chapter of a non-profit, Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly (LBFE), whose mission is to reduce isolation and loneliness among older adults. I have been part of LBFE’s “visiting volunteer program” for almost a year now, and have been paired up with an elder adult, Bessie, who I visit with several times a month. Bessie is a light in my life and her friendship has truly grown my heart.
Harmony Health: Reduce the risk of falls with the help of technology and guided procedures
Area Agencies on Aging: Find valuable assistance and information with programs to help local seniors
- HI: Hawaii Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRC)
- (808) 643-2372
- CA: California Commission on Aging (CCOA)
- (916) 419-7591
- National Eldercare Locator
- (800) 677-1116
Find assistance with senior programs and resources for financial assistance.
- National Council On Aging (NCOA)
- (571) 527-3900
U.S. organization addressing the interests of middle-aged and older adults.
- American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
- (888) OUR-AARP (888-687-2277)
- 5 Ways Wearables Will Transform the Lives Of The Elderly
- ‘Alexa, Pull Those Lab Results’: A Hospital Tries Out Virtual Assistants
- School Health
- SeniorNet
- Visual Steps
- Eldera (A global virtual village where generations come together to connect, learn, have fun, share wisdom and create a better future for all.)
- Senior Citizen Internet Security
- HI: TheHandi-Van – Oahu Transit Services, Inc. – A public transit service for people with disabilities who cannot use TheBus.
- (808) 538-0033 (You will need to complete application which involves an interview/assessment at their office in Honolulu)
- HI: Persons with Disabilities Parking Permit
- (808) 586-8121
- CA: The California Department of Aging contracts with Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) that can help with transportation and other services for people 60 years of age or older regardless of income level.
- Choose your county and find the resources you need here.
- Nationally
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