Caregiving Resources:
Caregiverlist.com
Caregiverlist connects families with qualified, licensed senior home care agencies in their area and provides information on the costs and various care solutions for seniors needing assistance to remain in their homes or looking to move to a senior community. Caregiverlist.com's Experts provide qualified information on Assisted Living, Estate Planning, Reverse Mortgages and Long-term Care Insurance.
Caregiving.com
Caregiving.com offers support and insights for persons who care for an aging relative.
Home Care Assistance (866) 4 - LIVE IN
Choose the type of home care you need with Home Care Assistance. We Specialize in 24/7 live-In and hourly care as well as seniors with Alzheimer's, dementia and special needs
Incontinence Resources:
National Association for Continence
National Association For Continence (NAFC), formerly Help for Incontinent People (HIP), is a not-for-profit organization established in 1982 dedicated to improving the quality of life of people with incontinence. NAFC's purpose is to be the leading source of education, advocacy, and support to the public and to the health professional about the causes, prevention, diagnosis, treatments, and management solutions for incontinence.
Simon Foundation for Continence
The Simon Foundation for Continence is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation dedicated to bringing the topic of incontinence out into the open, removing the stigma surrounding incontinence, and providing help and hope for people with incontinence, their families, and the health professionals who provide their care. Within this website we hope you will find the help and knowledge that will motivate you to take the steps, which will lead to the solution that is right for you, and for your particular incontinence.
Let's Talk About Bowel Control
The Bowel Control Awareness Campaign (BCAC) is a service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health (NIH). This site is dedicated to the NIDDK Bowel Control Awareness Campaign. If you, someone you know, or someone you treat has a bowel control problem, it can be hard to discuss. But talking about the problem is the first step toward management. So, let's talk about bowel control. Bowel control problems, also called fecal incontinence, are common, manageable, often treatable and not always a part of aging. On this website, you'll find information to help you start the conversation. Also included are steps people can take on their own that may help improve bowel control.
The Social Security and Disability Resource Center
The Social Security and Disability Resource Center (SSDRC.com) is an informational website written by a former claims examiner for the social security administration, and addresses many questions that people often have about the application process, but have trouble finding clear answers to. Includes information on Medicaid and Medicare assistance and benefits.
CenterWatch Clinical Trial Listings
Information on current clinical trials related to urinary incontinence in the United States.
ContinenceCentral.org
Education site with current info on different kinds of continence management products available in the US, how to select the most appropriate management product (or products) for your type of incontinence and information regarding insurance or other reimbursement programs for incontinence products.
Continence Product Advisor
Independent advice on continence products created by a collaboration between the International Consultation on Incontinence (ICI) and the International Continence Society (ICS). Designed to help either consumers or health care professionals assess which products may be right for the variety of incontinence management situations.
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