The Washington Home and Community Hospices provides this information in the hope that it will be helpful to our readers but we do not endorse any of the websites listed here:

Aging

The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging - http://www2.aahsa.org
American Association of Retired Persons - http://www.aarp.org/health/
National Institute on Aging - http://www.nia.nih.gov
The Washington DC Area Geriatric Education Center consortium - http://wagecc.gwumc.edu
http://www.aplaceformom.com
http://www.helpguide.org/elder/nursing_homes_skilled_nursing_facilities.htm

Alzheimer’s

The Alzheimer’s Association - http://www.alz.org
Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center - http://www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers
The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America - http://www.alzfdn.org
http://www.helpguide.org/elder/alzheimers_disease_symptoms_stages.htm

Caregivers

Medline Plus - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/caregivers.html
Family Caregiver Alliance - http://www.caregiver.org
http://www.nfcacares.org
http://www.helpguide.org/elder/caring_for_caregivers.htm

Hospice

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization - http://www.nhpco.org
International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care - http://www.hospicecare.com/resources/patients-relatives.htm
http://www.caringinfo.org
http://www.hospicenet.org
Children’s Hospice and Palliative Care Coalition - http://www.childrenshospice.org/benefit/links-to-resources
http://www.helpguide.org/elder/hospice_care.htm

Other

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations - http://www.jointcommission.org