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CHAPTER 5
INFORMATION & RESOURCES
Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs:
Provides information on which pharmacies provide the lowest cost for medications.
Eldercare Locator: www.eldercare.gov
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sources of information on senior services.
ElderWeb:
Provides information for caregivers, including specifics on disease processes.
Epilepsy Foundation of Chesapeake Region:
Provides information and services on living with epilepsy.
Family Caregiver Alliance:
Provides information and advice on caregiving. Provides information on services and research.
FirstGov for Seniors: www.usa.gov (type “seniors” in Search bar)
Get information and conduct business with government. Information on benefits,
employment, volunteer activities, health, nutrition and other topics.
Harford County Housing Agency:
Subsidized housing, reverse mortgages, home repair grants/loans.
Harford County Office on Aging: www.harfordcountymd.gov/services/aging
Provides information on services to older adults. Includes calendar of events at senior centers;
lists of assisted living, inhome care, nursing homes, adult day care and hospice providers.
Healthfinder – United States Government: www.healthfinder.gov
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Security and Pension Search Directory, and material on self-care and choosing quality health care.
Home Adaptation/Modification:
home-modification/adapting-the-home-article.aspx
Home Care Services:
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Home Safety Checklist:
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Housing and Urban Development (HUD): www.hud.gov/groups/seniors.cfm
Provides information on senior apartments, Section 8 vouchers, home modifications and repair, and reverse mortgages.
Johns Hopkins Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorder Center:
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Online Resources (continued)
Harford County Department
of Community Services
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