Senior Health
Senior Health Care. Information and Resources For Elderly People on Health and Old Age. Senior citizens and those caring for elderly or infirmed seniors will find a wide variety of materials on health, fitness, and lifestyle subjects. Many websites geared towards older individuals offer resources on health-related topics like nutrition, exercise, smoking, alcoholism, constipation, depression, impotence, sexuality, incontinence, osteoporosis, Alzheimer\'s disease, and vision and hearing loss.
Some of these sites offer elderly people guidance regarding such important decisions as taking medication, writing living wills, and selecting long-term medical care. Others focus on lifestyle chioces such as assisted living, supportive housing, residential care facilities, nursing homes and hospices.
There are also online resources that showcase governmental aging programs and research studies. This section features various online resources on senior health.
Includes information on health conditions, medical coverage, and offers links to state resources.
Action for Healthy Aging and Elderly Care
The Novartis Foundation for Gerontological Research. Areas of interest to physicians and researchers, other healthcare professionals, and patients. Weekly news updates from Reuter's Health Information. Patient area topics include impaired mobility and nut
Some of these sites offer elderly people guidance regarding such important decisions as taking medication, writing living wills, and selecting long-term medical care. Others focus on lifestyle chioces such as assisted living, supportive housing, residential care facilities, nursing homes and hospices.
There are also online resources that showcase governmental aging programs and research studies. This section features various online resources on senior health.
Additional Resources
FirstGov for SeniorsIncludes information on health conditions, medical coverage, and offers links to state resources.
http://www.firstgov.gov/Topics/Seniors.shtml
Action for Healthy Aging and Elderly Care
The Novartis Foundation for Gerontological Research. Areas of interest to physicians and researchers, other healthcare professionals, and patients. Weekly news updates from Reuter's Health Information. Patient area topics include impaired mobility and nut
http://www.healthandage.com/