Bowling Green Senior Resources
It’s not always easy knowing where to start when looking for information on senior care topics. The following senior resources provide a place to start. Pathways Senior Care Advisors are always available to answer questions and guide you in the right direction.
Alzheimer’s Association– This website is for information and referrals on Alzheimer’s Disease.
American Health Assistance Foundation– It is the goal of our organization to help support research and to educate the public about Alzheimer’s disease. Check out recent research done, ask an expert any questions you may have, read about caregiving and what’s new or just educate yourself about Alzheimer’s Disease.
BenefitsCheckup– This is a website to determine what state and federal benefits are available, it asks you some info and then gives you an anonymous quote of what is available. This is a seniors only website as well.
Elderweb.com – This is a seniors only website that has info about finances and other issues affecting seniors.
Griefnet.org– This is a support website for people dealing with death, loss, and the grief associated with these.
Medicare– Compare Nursing Homes with this site. Provides information on nursing homes nationwide, including licensing survey results, also get info on Medicare.
National Long Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center– This site provides support, technical assistance and training to the 53 State Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs and their statewide networks of almost 600 regional (local) programs.
Nursing Home Info– The Nursing Home INFO database contains basic information for more than 17,000 nursing facilities across the United States, use it to search for a facility, get maps to the facilities, get basic info about nursing home criteria.
The U.S. Administration on Aging– This is the Administration on Aging website.
Fall Prevention
The CDC states falls among older adults are extremely common with an estimated 2.5 million older adults treated for fall injuries in the U.S. every year. An estimated 25,000 of those fall injuries result in death. Justifiably so, 8 out of 10 caregivers are worried about fall prevention for their loved ones.
So we have made it our mission to research personal emergency response system and other assistive technology to find ones that truly enhance the lives of seniors and their families by coupling an independent lifestyle with safety and peace of mind.
You can learn more about our research for families and senior citizens with these senior resources:
- https://www.medicalalert.org/guide-to-medical-alert-systems/
- https://www.medicalalert.org/best-medical-alert-systems/
- https://www.medicalalert.org/does-medicare-pay-for-medical-alert-systems/
- https://www.medicalalert.org/enabling-independence/