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Links to Other Service Organizations
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| Name | Address | Topic | Phone |
| Alzheimer's Association | www.alzstl.org | Help for families coping with memory loss | |
| American Diabetes Association | www.diabetes.org | Control diabetes and live healthy | |
| American Heart Association | www.americanheart.org | Healthy heart information | |
| American Hospice Foundation | www.americanhospice.org | Free tips to aid grief. | |
| American Hospital Directory | www.ahd.com | Info re-utilization, costs, etc of any hospital | |
| American Lung Association | www.lungusa.org | Helps for better breathing | |
| Arthritis Foundation | www.arthritis.org | Programs, helps | 877-744-4993 |
| Centers for Disease Control | www.cdc.gov | ||
| Healing Arts | www.homecarecompanion.com | educational materials for caregivers |
888-846-7008
Available in English & Spanish
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| Home Health Compare | www.medicare.gov/HHCompare | Medicare site comparing services of area home health agencies. | |
| Hospice Foundation of America | www.hospicefoundation.org | ||
| Live Well, Live Long | www.asaging.org/cdc/module6/home.cfm |
Health promotion & disease prevention in older adults. Exercise program. | |
| Local Medical Review Policies | www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicalReviewProcess/ | Physician info re: Medicare guidelines for HH & HO | |
| Medicare | www.medicare.gov | Help with the new prescription drug card | |
| National Hospice and Palliative Care Association | www.nhpco.org | ||
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases |
www.niddk.nih.gov/ | Help with weight loss |
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Physician's Desk Reference |
www.pdrhealth.com |
Medication information | |
| The Calorie Counter | www.thecaloriecounter.com | Tools to count calories and lose weight | |
| Web MD | www.webmd.com | Check symptoms | |
| Nursing Info | Allnurses.com | Great site for Nurses | |