General Resources
National Institute on Aging Information Center 800-222-2225( toll-free) 800-222-4225( TTY / toll-free) niaic @ nia. nih. gov https:// order. nia. nih. gov www. nia. nih. gov / health
Administration on Aging Administration for Community Living 202-401-4634 aclinfo @ acl. hhs. gov www. acl. gov
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 800-232-4636( 800-CDC-INFO; toll-free) 888-232-6348( TTY / toll-free) cdcinfo @ cdc. gov www. cdc. gov
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 800-633-4227( 800-MEDICARE; toll-free) 877-486-2048( TTY / toll-free) www. medicare. gov
National Institutes of Health 301-496-4000 301-402-9612( TTY) nihinfo @ od. nih. gov www. nih. gov
National Library of Medicine MedlinePlus www. medlineplus. gov Search for:“ Advance Directives”“ Caregivers”“ End of Life Issues”“ Exercise”“ Memory”“ Motor Vehicle Safety”
Advance Directives
American Geriatrics Society Health in Aging Foundation 800-563-4916( toll-free) info @ healthinaging. org www. healthinaging. org / making-your-wishes-known
National POLST( Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) Paradigm 202-780-8352 info @ polst. org www. polst. org
Alcohol
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism 888-696-4222( 888-MY-NIAAA; toll-free) niaaaweb-r @ exchange. nih. gov www. niaaa. nih. gov
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 877-726-4727( toll-free) 800-662-4357( national helpline; toll-free) 800-487-4889( TTY / toll-free) samhsainfo @ samhsa. hhs. gov https:// findtreatment. samhsa. gov
Assisted Living
Housing Choices AARP 888-687-2277( 888-OUR-AARP; toll-free) 877-434-7598( TTY / toll-free) 877-253-5908( Español / línea gratis) member @ aarp. org www. aarp. org
American Health Care Association 800-321-0343( toll-free) www. careconversations. org
Nursing Home Compare Medicare www. medicare. gov / nursinghomecompare
Clinical Research
Alzheimers. gov www. alzheimers. gov
ClinicalTrials. gov https:// clinicaltrials. gov
NIA Clinical Trials Information and Resources www. nia. nih. gov / health / clinical-trials
Registries and Matching Services for Clinical Trials www. nia. nih. gov / health / registries-and-matchingservices-clinical-trials
Brain Donation: a Gift for Future Generations www. nia. nih. gov / health / brain-donation-gift-futuregenerations
Driving and Transportation
AARP Driver Safety Program 888-687-2277( 888-OUR-AARP; toll-free) 877-434-7598( TTY / toll-free) 877-253-5908( Español / línea gratis) member @ aarp. org www. aarp. org / families / driver _ safety
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