Home Care Resources

Youthful Aging Home Care works to ensure that seniors and their families are fully equipped with resources related to the specific concerns they’re facing.

Whether you’re seeking guidance to better manage a particular chronic condition, educational materials related to aging care, or a support group to allow you to connect with others who are walking a mile in your shoes, we’re here to help with the resources you need.

Youthful Aging Home Care has provided the following local and national resources for your use, and are always on hand to answer any questions you may have.

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Local Resources

Area Agency on Aging for Southwest Florida
The Area Agency on Aging for Southwest Florida is a nonprofit organization serving older adults and adults with disabilities in Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hendry, Lee and Sarasota counties.

Florida Gulf Coast Alzheimer’s Association
The Florida Gulf Coast chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association provides help and support, educational materials, resources and more for those with Alzheimer’s disease and those providing their care.

Longboat Key Paradise Center
The Paradise Center provides education, health and wellness classes, referrals, and community engagement opportunities for seniors.

Sarasota County Aging Network
Sarasota County Aging Network (SCAN) is a support and resource organization providing grants, education, and referrals for issues concerning seniors in Sarasota, FL.

Sarasota Senior Friendship Center
Sarasota Senior Friendship Center is a bustling hub of activities and learning opportunities.

National Resources

Administration on Aging
Organization dedicated to providing a comprehensive overview of a wide variety of topics, programs and services related to aging.

Aging Parents and Elder Care
This senior care resource can help you with a variety of articles, comprehensive checklists, links to key resources, a support group – and more.

Aging with Dignity
Provides you with the practical information, advice and legal tools you need to ensure your wishes and those of your loved ones will be respected. By helping you improve your own quality of care, we can bring about dramatic change, one person at a time.

Alliance for Retired Americans
The mission of the Alliance for Retired Americans is to ensure social and economic justice and full civil rights for all citizens so that they may enjoy lives of dignity, personal and family fulfillment and security.

Alzheimer’s Association
A national network of chapters, is the largest national voluntary health organization committed to finding a cure for Alzheimer’s and helping those affected by the disease.

American Heart Association
The American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

American Stroke Association
The division of the American Heart Association that’s solely focused on reducing disability and death from stroke through research, education, fundraising and advocacy.

Care Pathways
Created by RNs to provide seniors and caregivers quality information, products and services.

Care Resources
Provides assistance in accessing appropriate and affordable resources in order to maintain an individual’s independence, dignity and peace of mind.

Caregiver Action Network
To provide assistance, education, support and referrals for informal family caregivers, as well to promote public awareness about the realities of caregiving.

Caregiver.com
Today’s Caregiver Magazine web site. A leading provider of information, support and guidance for family and professional caregivers.

DrugDigest
Consumer health information about drugs, herbs, and supplements.

Family Caregiver Alliance
A public voice for caregivers, it is the first community-based nonprofit organization in the country to address the needs of families and friends providing long-term care at home.

Healthfinder
Since 1997, healthfinder® has been recognized as a key resource for finding the best government and nonprofit health and human services information on the Internet

Long Term Care Link
This site is a personal attempt to help others who are looking for more information about long-term care issues.

MayoClinic.com
Access health information and tools for healthier living.

National Area Agencies on Aging
n4a’s primary mission is to build the capacity of its members to help older persons and persons with disabilities live with dignity and choices in their homes and communities for as long as possible.

National Council on Aging
A national network of organizations and individuals dedicated to improving the health and independence of older persons; increasing their continuing contributions to communities, society and future generations; and building caring communities.

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Provides information on neurological diseases such as Parkinson’s, recent discoveries and information on signing up for clinical research trials.

National Mental Health Association
The country’s oldest and largest nonprofit organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness.

Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect Resource Center
The nursing home abuse and neglect resource center for the elderly and their families

Parkinson’s Disease Foundation
The Parkinson’s Disease Foundation (PDF) is a leading national presence in Parkinson’s disease research, education and public advocacy.

Quack Watch
Your Guide to Quackery, Health Fraud, and Intelligent Decisions. Can be listed under “reliable organizations”

Seniorlaw
Access information about Elder Law, Medicare, Medicaid, estate planning, trusts and the rights of the elderly and disabled.

Recommended Experts

Author Michael Hoffmann, MD, PhD, Professor of Neurology with the University of Central Florida and cognitive neurology consultant to the Roskamp Institute, practices in the area of stroke cognitive neurology. We highly recommend his published works:

Brain Beat, which examines the origins of the pillars of brain health, expounding the current scientific basis for recommending physical exercise, cognitive exercises, sleep hygiene, socialization and brain foods; and
Cognitive, Conative and Behavioral Neurology, which presents the many different neurologic syndromes and vastly expanding data in the brain sciences.

Sylvia Goldman offers a 9-week DVD program, Aging with Style, to help you navigate through the many changes associated with aging.

Teepa Snow, one of America’s leading educators on dementia, provides a variety of resources related to understanding and managing Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia. We recommend Dementia 101, GEMS, Brain Changes, Challenging Behaviors, and Meaningful Activities.

For additional resources related to a particular challenge you’re facing, or to schedule a free in-home consultation, contact Youthful Aging Home Care at 941-925-9532.