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211 - Access to Nationwide Information and Assistance
About Our Site - Adobe Reader - What It Is & Why You Need It
About Our Site - Bookmarking Our Site
About Our Site - Evaluating Linked Sites
About Our Site - Site Viewing Options
About Our Site - Protecting Your Personal Information and Computer
About Our Site - Protecting Your Privacy
About Our Site - Registering for Email Updates
About Our Site - Searching for Information on the Site
About Our Site - Security Updates - Downloading
About Our Site - Translating the Site
About Our Site - Using the Topic Index
Access Services and Assistance Nationwide
Activities of Daily Living for Alzheimer's
Activities of Daily Living - How to Safely Assist With ADL Tasks
Adult Care Homes - Locating One
Adult Day Care and Adult Day Health Programs
Advanced Instruction for Mental Health Treatment
Adults Accessing Augmentative Communication Technology
Aging and Disability Resource Centers
Aging and
Disability Resource Centers
Alzheimer's - 6 Stages of Caring
Alzheimer's - 7 Stages of the Disease
Alzheimer's - Activities for Those With Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's - Activities of Daily Living
Alzheimer's - Behavior - Agitation
Alzheimer's - Behavior - Basics
Alzheimer's - Behavior - Challenging Behaviors
Alzheimer's - Behavior - Dealing With Common Behaviors
Alzheimer's - Behavior- Fact Sheets
Alzheimer's - Behavior - Problem Solving
Alzheimer's - Caregiver Newsletters and Guides
Alzheimer's - Caregiver Stress
Alzheimer's - Caregiver Stress - Caregiver Grief Inventory
Alzheimer's - Caregiver Stress - Coping
Alzheimer's - Caregiver Stress - Family Caregiver Affirmations
Alzheimer's - Caregiver Stress - Warning Signs
Alzheimer's - Caregiver Survival During the Holidays (NOEL)
Alzheimer's - Communication Issues
Alzheimer's - Communication - Having a Good Conversation
Alzheimer's - Communication - Non-Verbal
Alzheimer's - Communication - Talking to People With Memory Disorders
Alzheimer's - Duke Family Support Program
Alzheimer's - Duke Family Support Program - Tool Kit for Caregivers
Alzheimer's - Finding a Long-Term Care Facility
Alzheimer's - Finding a Long-Term Care Facility - Care Finder
Alzheimer's - Finding a Long-Term Care Facility - Problem Resolution
Alzheimer's - Geriatric Evaluation Centers
Alzheimer's - Helping Your Doctor Make a Diagnosis
Alzheimer's - How Do You Know?
Alzheimer's - How to Help a Family Dealing With Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's - Legal Issues and Pre-Planning
Alzheimer's - National Association
Alzheimer's - National Association - 24 Hour Helpline
Alzheimer's - National Association - Care Finder
Alzheimer's - National Association - Online Community
Alzheimer's - National Association - Local Chapters
Alzheimer's - National Association - NC Chapters
Alzheimer's - National Institute on Aging's Alzheimer's Project
Alzheimer's - Ombudsmen Program
Alzheimer's - Other Resources
for NC Residents
Alzheimer's - Paying for Care - Medicare & Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's - Paying for Care - Prescription Drugs
Alzheimer's - Planning for the Future
Alzheimer's - Poem - Remember Me
Alzheimer's - Progressive Changes
Alzheimer's - Progressive Changes - Mild
Alzheimer's - Progressive Changes - Moderate
Alzheimer's - Progressive Changes - Severe
Alzheimer's - Safety - Med-InfoChip
Alzheimer's - Safety - MedicAlert + Safe Return Program
Alzheimer's - Silver Alert Program
Alzheimer's - Special Care Unit Disclosure Act
Alzheimer's - The Scoop - 4 Short Videos to Help You Understand
Alzheimer's - Took Kit for Alzheimer's Caregivers
Alzheimer's - Why Caregivers Hesitate to Get Needed Help
Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center
Alzheimer's and Dementia Observed Behavior Checklist
Area Agencies on Aging - What They Do
Area Agencies on Aging Nationwide
Assessing Needs - Is It Alzheimer's?
Assisted Living Alzheimer's and Dementia Care
Assisted Living - Choosing a Facility
Assisted Living - Ensuring Quality Care
Assisted Living - Finding a Facility
Assisted Living - Moving From Home to One
Assisted Living - Problem Resolution
Assisted Living - Problem Resolution, Quick Reference
Assisted Living - Star
Rated Certificate Program
Assistive Technology - Act of 1998
Assistive Technology - ABLEDATA
Assistive Technology - Categories
Assistive Technology - How to Get It and Pay for It
Assistive Technology - Special Projects (Recreation)
Assistive Technology - Suppliers By State
Attorney - Legal Hotline for Seniors
Attorney General Offices Nationwide
Blind and Visually Impaired Financial Assistance
Blind and Visually Impaired - Special Projects
Blind and Visually Impaired Web Resources
Caregiver - Asking for Help - Organizing a Volunteer Help Group
Caregiver - Assessing the Need for Assistance
Caregiver - Connecting to Services and Assistance
Caregiver - Feeling Overwhelmed
Caregiver - Group Caregiving & Keeping Connected
Caregiver - Handbooks and Newsletters
Caregiver - How to Make Tough Care Decisions
Caregiver - Stress (see Stress)
Caregiver - Surviving the Holidays
Caregiver - Training for Activities of Daily Living
Caregiver - Typical Situations & Remedies
Caregiver Specialists - Most Frequently Asked Questions
Caregiving - Family Caregiver Support Program
Certified Aging in Place Specialist
Checklists - Caregiver Burden Inventory
Checklist - Comparing Funeral Home Charges
Checklist - Observed Behavior for Alzheimer's & Dementia
Checklist - Pre-Planning Checklist for Contact Information
Checklist - Selecting an Assisted Living Facility
Checklist - Selecting a Continuing Care Retirement Community
Checklist - Selecting a Nursing Home
Checklist - Things to Do When a Person Dies
Complaint Resolution in Long-Term Care Facilities
Community Alternatives Program
Community Resource Connections
Computer - Using to Stay Connected
Connection to Services and Assistance
Consumer Protection Web Resources
Consumer Protections - Protection From Fraud & Scams
Consumer Protections - State Attorney General Offices Nationwide
Contact Information for Area Agencies on Aging
Contact Information for Caregiver Specialists
Contact Information for Departments of Social Service
Contact Information for Elder Abuse
Contact Information for Information and Assistance Specialists
Contact Information for Long-Term Care Ombudsmen
Contact Information for Mental Health Providers
Contact Information for State Aging Agencies
Contact Information for State Prescription Drug Assistance
Contact Information for State Programs
Contact Information for State SHIIP Programs
Continuing Care Retirement Communities
Continuing Care Retirement Communities - Selecting One and Checklist
Continuing Education - Life-Long Learning Tax Credit
Death Certificate - Getting one in NC
Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Speech Impaired
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Web Resources
Departments of Social Service - CAP Program
Departments of Social Service - Food Stamps
Departments of Social Service - Personal Care Services
Departments of Social Service - Special Assistance for Adults
Departments of Social Service - Typical Programs
Disaster Preparedness- Care Recipient
Disaster Preparedness - Disabilities
Discussing Difficult Topics With Your Aging Family Member
Discussions to Have With Your Family Member About the End of Life
Discussions - How to Make Tough Care Decisions
Doctors - Finding One Who Will Come to Your Home
Doctors - Finding One Who Will Take New Patients
Driving Safely - Driver Education
Driving Safely - Medications and Driving
Education (Continuing)
Employment - Medicare and Social Security
End of Life - Checklist for Comparing Funeral Home Charges
End of Life - Checklist of Things to Do When a Person Dies
End of Life - Dealing With Loss and Grief (see Grief and Loss)
End of Life - Death Certificate
End of Life - Do Not Resuscitate Order
End of Life - Ensuring Quality Care
End of Life - Funerals, Cremation, and Honoring the Dead (see Funerals)
End of Life - Financial Considerations
End of Life - Funerals for Veterans
End of Life - Group Caregiving
End of Life - Hospice and Palliative Care (see Hospice)
End of Life - How to Help Someone Facing a Terminal Illness
End of Life - Legal Considerations
End of Life - Legal Questions and Answers
End of Life - Legal Documents Needed
End of Life - Organ Donation (see Organ Donation)
End of Life - Pain Management Websites
End of Life - Paying for Funerals
End of Life - Paying for Funerals - Veterans
End of Life - Paying for Hospice Care
End of Life Planning and Information
End of Life - Signs of Impending Death
End of Life - Signs of Impending Death - Deathbed Visions
End of Life - Spirituality and Coming to Terms
End of Life - Spirituality and Coming to Terms - Caregiver's Role
End of Life - Spirituality and Coming to Terms - Chalice of Repose Program
Ensuring Quality Care in Long-Term Care Facilities
Everyday Tasks of Daily Living
Family Caregiver Support Program
Financial Strength of Long-Term Care Insurers
Find a Doctor Who Will Take Your Family Member as a Patient
Find Help Fast - 211 Information & Referral
Find Help Fast - Area Agencies on Aging
Find Help Fast - Care Managers
Find Help Fast - Caregiver Specialists
Find Help Fast - Connection to Services
Find Help Fast - Eldercare Locator Service
Find Help Fast - Feeling Overwhelmed?
Find Help Fast - Health Departments
Find Help Fast - Human Services Agencies
Find Help Fast - Information & Assistance Professionals
Find Help Fast - Legal Services
Find Help Fast - Mental Health Services
Find Help Fast - Situation Rescue - Typical Situations & Assistance
Finding Suitable Independent Living Housing
Five Star Rating System for Nursing Homes
Flu - Pandemic (bird or swine flu)
Four Star Rating System for Adult Care Homes
Funerals, Cremation, and Honoring the Dead
Funerals - Being Your Own Funeral Director
Funerals - Choosing a Funeral Home
Funerals - Cremation Societies
Funerals - Death in Another State
Funerals - Funeral Consumer's Alliance
Funerals - Paying for Them - Cash Advances
Funerals - Paying for Them - Basic Services Fee
Funerals - Paying for Them - Funeral Insurance
Funerals - Paying for Them - Joining a Society or Alliance
Funerals - Paying for Them - Life Insurance
Funerals - Paying for Them - Pre-Paying
Funerals - Writing the Obituary
Geriatric Evaluation and Treatment Centers
Geriatric Evaluation and Treatment Centers
Grandparents - Adoption (Financial)
Grandparents - Adoption (Legal)
Grandparents - Adoption (Special Needs)
Grandparents - Employee Benefits
Grandparents - Financial Considerations
Grandparents - Health Care for Your Grandchild
Grandparents - Kinship Foster Care
Grandparents - Legal Considerations
Grandparents - Medical Consent
Grandparents - Negative Interaction with Birth Parents
Grandparents - Physical Custody
Grandparents - Private Guardianship
Grandparents - Private Subsidized Guardianship
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Grandparents - Standby Guardianship
Grandparents - Social Security Retirement and Disability Benefits
Grandparents - Subsidized Guardianship
Grandparents - Supervised Visitation
Grandparents - Veteran's Benefits
Grandparents - Visitation Rights
Grief - Helping Those Experiencing Loss
Health - Computer - Using to Stay Connected
Health - Finding a Doctor Who Will Take New Patients
Health - Food - Making the Right Choices
Health - Healthy Eating - Making the Right Choices
Health - Holidays, Surviving Them (HALT)
Health - Prescription Drug Assistance (see Prescription Drugs)
Health - Prescription Drug Assistance - Part D
Health - Remaining Healthy and Independent
Health - Spiritual and Emotional Health
Health - Web Resources for Caregivers
Health - Your Health and the Health of Your Family Member
Health Care Benefits and Medicare for Older Workers
Health Care Costs - Free and Reduced Cost Services
Health Care Directives - Registry
Health Care Directives - Revocation
Health Insurance Assistance Nationwide
Health Insurance Assistance in North Carolina
Hiring Help - Nurse Aide I and Health Care Personnel Registry
Holidays - How to Help a Caregiver
Holidays - Surviving With a Smile
Holidays - Using the Holidays to Discuss Serious Issues (INTOUCH)
Home Owners Facing the Loss of Their Home
Home Safety and Safety Issues - Certified Aging In Place Specialist
Home Safety and Safety Issues - Checklists
Home Safety and Safety Issues - Easy Access Medical Information
Home Safety and Safety Issues - Falls
Home Safety and Safety Issues - Global Positioning Devices
Home Safety and Safety Issues - Home Modifications and Repairs (Aging in Place)
Home Safety and Safety Issues - Medical Alert Systems
Home Safety and Safety Issues - Heat Stroke or Hyperthermia
Home Safety and Safety Issues - Hypothermia
Home Safety - Paying for Home Modifications
Hospice - Bill of Rights for Patients
Hospice - Types of Available Services
Hospice - What is Palliative Care?
Hospice - When the Patient Dies
Housing Options - Finding Them
How to Help Someone Facing a Terminal Illness
Human Services Agencies - What They Do
Independent Living Housing Options
Information and Assistance Professionals
Information and Assistance Professionals
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
Insurance Assistance Nationwide - Health
Insurance Assistance Nationwide - Health - Contacts
Insurance - Financial Strength of Carriers
Insurance - Managed Care Patient Assistance Program
Insurance - Senior Settlement or Life Settlement
Insurance - Specialty Insurance
Lawyer (see Attorney)
Legal Assistance - Pro Bono (Free, Low Cost, or Self Help)
Legal Issues and Planning for the Future
Legal Issues and Planning for the Future - Alzheimer's
Legal Issues Related to Grandchildren
Living in the Community with Assistance
Long-Distance Caregiving - Alzheimer's
Long-Distance Caregiving - Family and Medical Leave Act
Long-Distance Caregiving - How to Make Tough Care Decisions
Long-Distance Caregiving Communication Issues
Long-Distance Caregiving for Alzheimer's Patients
Long-Term Care Insurance - Financial Strength of Company
Long-Term Care Insurance - Tax Credit
Managed Care Patient Assistance Program
Medicare - Denial of Claim (includes Long-Term Care)
Medicare - Help Paying Premiums
Medicare - Home Health Care Coverage
Medicare Prescription Drug Plan (Part D)
Medicare Prescription Drug Plan (Part D) - Evaluating the Plans
Medicare Quality of Care and Problem Resolution
Mental Health - Advanced Instruction for Mental Health Treatment
Mental Health - Spiritual and Emotional Health
Mental Health - Using the Computer to Stay Connected
Mental Health Suicide Prevention Hotline
Moving From Home to Assisted Living
Moving From Home to a Nursing Home
Moving Your Family Member to Another City or Home
Multi-Unit Assisted Housing With Services
Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities
NC Adult Day Care and Adult Day Health
NC Alzheimer's Association and Other
Dementia Resources
NC Assistive Technology - Centers
NC Assistive Technology - How to Get It and Pay for It
NC Assistive Technology - Specialists
NC Caregiver Specialists - Local
NC Caregiver Specialists - Regional
NC Community Resource Connections for Aging
& Disabilities (ADRC)
NC Departments of Social Service
NC Disability Resources - Assistive Technology
NC Disability Resources - Assistive Technology - Getting & Paying
for It
NC Disability Resources
- Financial Assistance for the Visually Impaired
NC Disability Resources
- Recreation and Special Projects
NC Disability Resources - Special Projects - Recreation & Arts Access
NC Division of Aging and Adult Services
NC Division of Services for the Blind
NC Division of Services for the Blind - Paying for Care
NC Division of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
NC Division of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Resource Centers
NC Duke Family Support Program
NC End of Life Legal Questions and Answers
NC Ensuring Quality Care in Long-Term Care Facilities - Assisted Living
NC Ensuring Quality Care in Long-Term Care Facilities - CCRCs
NC Ensuring Quality Care in Long-Term Care Facilities - Nursing
NC Ensuring Quality Care in Long-Term Care Facilities - Quick Reference
NC Financial Assistance for the Visually Impaired
NC Free and Reduced Cost Healthcare Services
NC Geriatric Evaluation and Treatment Centers
NC Housing Locator for the Elderly
NC Housing Options for Seniors
NC Information and Assistance Specialists
NC Legal Assistance (including Pro Bono)
NC Prescription Drug Assistance
NC Resident Connections (LTC Facility
Volunteering)
NC Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP)
NC Statutes Related to Long-Term Care Planning
Nurse Aide I and Health Care Registry
Nurse Aide Registries Nationwide
Nursing Home - Alzheimer's Unit
Nursing Homes - Choosing a Facility
Nursing Homes - Ensuring Quality Care
Nursing Homes - Finding a Facility
Nursing Homes - Five Star Rating System
Nursing Homes - Intermediate Care Facility
Nursing Homes - Moving to One - Caregiver & Care Recipient Help
Nursing Homes - Problem Resolution
Nursing Homes - Problem Resolution, Quick Reference
Nursing Homes - Skilled Nursing Facility
Ombudsmen Contact Information Nationwide
Organ Donation - First Person Consent Legislation
Organ Donation - If Your Family Objects
Organ Donation - Protections for the Donor
Organ Donation - Religious Objections
Organ Donation - Talking About It
Organ Donation - What Can Be Donated?
Pain Management - Types of Pain Management
Pandemic Flu (Bird Flu or Swine Flu)
Paying for Care - Alzheimer's and Dementia Care
Paying for Care - Bereavement Fares & Discounts
Paying for Care - Credit Counseling
Paying for Care - Discount Coupons
Paying for Care - Grandchildren
Paying for Care - Home Equity Loans
Paying for Care - Homeowners Facing the Loss of Their Home
Paying for Care - Insurance Buyouts
Paying for Care - Insurance - Senior or Life Settlement
Paying for Care - Insurance - Viatical Settlement
Paying for Care - Home Modifications and/or Repair
Paying for Care - Life Insurance
Paying for Care - Long-Term Care
Paying for Care - Long-Term Care Insurance
Paying for Care - Long-Term Care Insurance - Financial Strength of Company
Paying for Care - Long-Term Care Insurance - Tax Credit
Paying for Care - Planning for the Future
Paying for Care - Private Pay - Spending Down & Spousal Impoverishment
Paying for Care - Retirement Benefits
Paying for Care - Reverse Mortgages
Paying for Care - Social Security (see Social Security)
Paying for Care - Surviving After the Death of a Family Member
Person Centered Thinking & Culture Change
Planning for the Future - How to Pay for the Care You May Need
Planning for the Future - Insurance
Poisoning Information & Toll-Free First Aid Assistance
Prescription Drugs - Active or Retired Military
Prescription Drugs - AIDS Programs
Prescription Drugs - BenefitsCheckUpRx
Prescription Drugs - Buying from Outside the US
Prescription Drugs - Co-Payment Assistance
Prescription Drugs - Discount Pharmacy Drug Cards
Prescription Drugs - Drug Company Assistance Programs
Prescription Drugs - Drug Safety
Prescription Drugs - Home Delivery
Prescription Drugs - How Your Doctor Can Help
Prescription Drugs - Medicare Part D
Prescription Drugs - Medicare Part D - Alzheimer's
Prescription Drugs - Medicare Part D - Assisted Living Residents
Prescription Drugs - Medicare Part D - Comparing the Plans
Prescription Drugs - Medicare Part D -" Extra Help"
Prescription Drugs - Medicare Part D - Find a Provider
Prescription Drugs - Medicare Part D - How Much Will It Cost?
Prescription Drugs - Medicare Part D - My Medicare Matters
Prescription Drugs - Medicare Part D - Nursing Home Residents
Prescription Drugs - Medicare Part D - Problems
Prescription Drugs - Medicare Part D - Protecting Your Personal Information
Prescription Drugs - Medicare Part D - Things You Need to Know
Prescription Drugs - Medicare Part D - What If You Can't Afford the Premiums
Prescription Drugs - Medicare Part D - What Is It?
Prescription Drugs - Medicare Part D - When Can You Change Plans?
Prescription Drugs - Medicare Part D - When Can You Join?
Prescription Drugs - Medicare Part D - Who Can Join?
Prescription Drugs - Medicare Part D - Why Should You Join
Prescription Drugs - Medicare Part D - Veterans
Prescription Drugs - Medicare Part D - Yearly Information Updates
Prescription Drugs - Membership Programs
Prescription Drugs - Online Pharmacies
Prescription Drugs - Rare Disorders Prescription Assistance
Prescription Drugs - State Assistance Plans
Prescription Drugs - State Assistance Plans - Contact Information
Prescription Drugs - Tips on Paying for Them
Prescription Drugs - Web Resources
Prescription Drugs - What if You Can't Pay
Prescription Drugs - Wrap Around Benefits
Problem Resolution in Long-Term Care Facilities
Problem Resolution in Long-Term Care Facilities - Quick Reference
Relocating an Older Family Member to Another City or Home
Remaining Healthy and Independent
Residents' Rights - Assisted Living
Residents' Rights - Nursing Homes
Revocation of Health Care Directives
Scams - Attorney General Offices Nationwide
Scams - Consumer Protection Web Resources
Scams - Protecting Family Members
Selecting Assistive Living Housing
Selecting Continuing Care Retirement Centers
Selecting Independent Housing Options
Seniors Health Insurance Information Programs
Seniors Health Insurance Information Programs - Contacts
Senior Health Insurance Information Program - NC
Social Security - Benefit Eligibility Screening Tool
Social Security - Disability Insurance
Social Security - Lump Sum Death Benefit
Social Security - Representative Payee
Social Security - Supplemental Security Income
Special Care Unit Disclosure Act
Spending Down & Spousal Impoverishment
Spirituality and Coming to Terms With the End of Life
State Aging Agencies Nationwide
Stress - Family Caregiver Affirmations
Stress - Surviving the Holidays With a Smile
Stress - Things to Help You Cope
Stress - Toll-Free Hotline for People in Crisis
Stress - Warning Signs of Caregiver Stress
Surviving Financially After the Death of a Family Member
Talking About Difficult Topics With Your Aging Family Member
Talking To Your Family Member About the End of Life
Taxes - Credits for Caregivers
Taxes - Free Phone Assistance (IRS)
Taxes - Information and Numbers Nationwide
Taxes - Information and Numbers
Taxes - Life-Long Learning Credit
Taxes - Long-Term Care Resident Credit
Taxes - Long-Term Care Insurance Credit
Taxes - Tax Aide Program (AARP)
Taxes - Tax Counseling for the Elderly
Taxes - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program
Training for Caregivers - Activities of Daily Living
Training for Caregivers - General
Translate This Site To Another Language
Translate This Site To Spanish
Veterans and Retired Military Benefits
Veterans and Retired Military Benefits
Veterans - Paying for Home Modifications and/or Repairs
Veterans - Prescription Drugs - Active or Retired Military
Viatical Insurance Settlements
Video Learning (Online)
Visually Impaired Financial Assistance
Visually Impaired Web Resources
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
Volunteer Opportunities in Nursing Homes (Resident Connections)
Volunteer Rights and Responsibilities
Volunteer Visits - Having Successful Ones
Volunteers - Organizing a Volunteer Help Group
Vulnerability Test for Older Adults and Families - Scams
