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Administration on Aging
www.aoa.gov
The U.S. Administration on Aging (AoA) is the federal agency responsible for advancing the concerns and interests of older people and their caregivers. AoA works with and through the Aging Services Network to promote the development of a comprehensive and coordinated system of home and community-based long-term care that is responsive to the needs and preferences of older people and their family caregivers.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
www.ahrq.gov
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's (AHRQ) mission is to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. As 1 of 12 agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services, AHRQ supports research that helps people make more informed decisions and improves the quality of health care services. AHRQ was formerly known as the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.
| “ The Patient Perspective ” is a three-part video PSA series offered by AHRQ. Each 30-second video addresses how patients and their loved ones can take action to ensure they receive the best health care guidance possible. |
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Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health Services Board
www.adamhscc.org
The Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health Services Board of Cuyahoga County (ADAMHS) promotes and enhances the quality of life for residents of Cuyahoga County through a commitment to excellence in alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services. These services are available and accessible for every county resident in need and the ADAMHS Board strives to provide a preeminent, seamless and integrated system of care.
American Society on Aging
www.asaging.org
The American Society on Aging (ASA) offers educational programming, publications, information and training resources as well as networking opportunities to professionals in the field of aging.
Ask Medicare
A one-stop source of information for caregivers.
http://www.medicare.gov/caregivers/
Center for Community Solutions
www.communitysolutions.com
The Center for Community Solutions provides strategic leadership and organizes community resources to improve health, social, and economic conditions through research, nonpartisan policy analysis and advocacy, and communication including a policy framework that addresses the need to adequately and appropriately finance the continuum of long-term care services in Ohio.
Cleveland Department of Aging
www.city.cleveland.oh.us/portal/page/portal/CityofCleveland/Home/Government/CityAgencies/Aging
The city Department of Aging works to enhance the quality of life for Cleveland Seniors through advocacy, planning, service coordination, and the delivery of needed services.
Cuyahoga County Department of Senior and Adult Services
www.dsas.cuyahogacounty.us
The Department of Senior and Adult Services (DSAS) provides in-home and community services to seniors, disabled and vulnerable adults based on individual need. Services include Adult Protective Services, Benefits Check Up, Community Office on Aging, Community Resources, Grandparent/Kinship Care Program, Home Energy Assistance Programs, Home Support Services, and Medicaid Benefits.
Fairhill Partners
www.fairhillpartners.org
The Fairhill Center is a multi-tenant campus connecting people to opportunities for lifelong learning, intergenerational relationships and successful aging.
Family Caregiver Alliance
www.caregiver.org
The Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA) is a public voice for caregivers. Programs include information, education, services, research and advocacy.
Family Care Navigator
http://caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/fcn_content_node.jsp?nodeid=2083
A state-by-state resource to help you locate government, nonprofit, and private programs in your area, including services for family caregivers, as well as resources for older or disabled adults living at home or in a residential facility.
Gerontological Society of America
www.geron.org
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) promotes the conduct of multi- and interdisciplinary research in aging by expanding the quantity of and improving the quality of gerontological research. GSA publishes several scientific journals to disseminate research findings..
Golden Age Centers
www.gacgc.org
The Golden Age Centers provide a safety net of services that allow older adults the opportunity to live independent lives in the security of their own homes. Services include home-delivered meals, meals in groups settings, counseling, caregiver support, education programs, social activities and health promotion.
Greater Cleveland Volunteers - Retired & Senior Volunteer Program
http://www.greaterclevelandvolunteers.org/volunteer_senior.php
Greater Cleveland Volunteers is the local host for the Cleveland chapter of the national Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (also known as RSVP) which engages adults age 55 and older in service to the nonprofit community. The program supports over 2800 older adults each year who give of their time, talents, and life experiences to help those in need. A special project of our RSVP program is the RSVP Players Volunteer Theatrical Group
Hoarding Connection of Cuyahoga County
http://www.hoardingconnectioncc.org
The Cuyahoga County Hoarding Connection's mission is to provide support and advice, educate, develop best practices, and assist in identifying needed resources for individuals who hoard and those that work with individuals who hoard.
LeadingAge Ohio
www.leadingageohio.org
LeadingAge Ohio, the Advocate of Not-for-Profit Services for Older Ohioans (formerly AOPHA), is a nonprofit organization that represents approximately 400 nonprofit long-term care facilities located in more than 150 Ohio towns and cities, as well as those providing ancillary health care and housing services. LeadingAge Ohio-member facilities serve more than 50,000 elderly Ohioans daily and employ more than 20,000 persons statewide.
McGregor
www.mcgregoramasa.org
The history of McGregor dates back to one of Cleveland's first private rest homes, the Home for Aged Women, The Amasa Stone House endowed in 1877. Tootie McGregor, established The A.M. McGregor home in 1904 to honor her late husband Ambrose, a close associate of John D. Rockefeller. The vision of The Gardens originated with the merger of these two fine institutions. Construction started in 2001 and continued until February 2004 when the staff and residents of the two legacy facilities moved in.
National Alliance for Caregiving
www.caregiving.org
National Alliance for Caregiving is a non-profit coalition of national organizations focusing on issues of family caregiving. The Alliance's mission is to be the objective national resource on family caregiving with the goal of improving the quality of life for families and care recipients.
National Association of Mental Illness
www.nami.org
NAMI is dedicated to the eradication of mental illnesses and to the improvement of the quality of life for people of all ages who are affected by mental illnesses. Its many activities include promoting public and peer education, raising awareness, and fighting stigma.
National Council on Aging
http://www.ncoa.org/
Network of organizations and professionals serving older persons through education, research, leadership, and advocacy. Member services, news, data, programs.
National Institutes of Health
www.nih.gov
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research. Composed of 27 Institutes and Centers, the NIH provides leadership and financial support to researchers in every state and throughout the world.
nihseniorhealth.gov
An easy-to-use website featuring basic health and wellness information for older adults from the National Institutes of Health.
Network of Care
www.networkofcare.org
Network of Care is a highly interactive, single-point-of-information place where consumers, community-based organizations and others can go to easily access a wide variety of important information. The resources in this "virtual community" include a service directory; links to pertinent web sites from across the nation; a comprehensive, easy-to-use library; a political advocacy tool; community message boards; and others features.
Ohio Department of Aging
www.goldenbuckeye.com
The Ohio Department of Aging serves more than 2 million older Ohioans. It promotes positive attitudes toward aging and older people through outreach, volunteer programs and other efforts. It also provides home and community-based services that help frail individuals remain in their own homes and support consumers of long-term care.
Seniors Connect — Cleveland Public Library
http://cpl.org/Seniors.aspx
The Seniors Connect section of the Cleveland Public Library provides a database of local Cleveland services and library events, along with book recommendations.
Senior Health and Wellness Center
www.metrohealth.org/body.cfm?id=2049&oTopID=2049
The Senior Health & Wellness Center is the result of a unique collaboration of four local organizations committed to providing services to older adults: The MetroHealth System (senior health specialists and skilled nursing care), the Visiting Nurse Association of Ohio (hospice care), McGregor PACE (Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly), and the Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging (evaluation research, social work and mental health).
Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging
www.psa10a.org
Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging (WRAAA) is a private nonprofit organization designated by the state of Ohio to be the implementing agency for federal and state aging programs in Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain and Medina Counties. |
