CAREGIVERS

Being a caregiving is a tough challenge that most of us are not prepared to tackle. Fortunately, there are many resources to help you with circumstances you are dealing with now or those you will encounter in the future. Explore the links on this page for questions regarding: How do you assess what kind of home care to arrange? What particular challenges does your loved one's disability pose? What's the best way to access community resources? How will you manage it all - and still manage a life of your own? If you can't find the answers and the help you need please contact us.

RESOURCES Government | County | Private/Nonprofit | Caregiver Sites | AD Clinical Trials | Alternative Medicine | Legal Sites | Media | Pharmaceutical Sites | Online Health Information Guidelines | Research Institutions | Area Agencies on Aging GOVERNMENT California Department of Health Services California Care Network Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center (ADEAR) National Institute on Aging MEDLINEplus—Alzheimer's Disease (NIH) NIH Senior Health (NIA/National Library of Medcine) US Administration on Aging top COUNTY Sacramento County-Network of Care top PRIVATE/NONPROFIT Alzheimer's Association of Northern California and Northern Nevada 1-800-660-1993 National Alzheimer's Association (800) 660-1993 California Council of the Alzheimer's Association Del Oro Caregiver Resource Center (916) 971-0893 (800) 635-0220 Alzheimer Research Forum Alzheimer's Disease International Alzheimer Services of the East Bay AARP California top CAREGIVER SITES Children of Aging Parents Ageless Design Timeslips Bereavement Outreach Postitive Aging

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CLINICAL TRIALS

	ADEAR Clinical Trials Database
	UCMC Clinical Trials
Clinicaltrals.gov (NIH)
UCDMC Alzheimer's Disease Research Center

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ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

National Center of Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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LEGAL

Senior Legal Hotline

AARP Legal

Elder Law Answers

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MEDIA

Eurekalert

Yahoo Health News

Quackwatch

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ONLINE HEALTH INFORMATION GUIDELINES

Evaluating Health Information (NIH)

Health on the Net Foundation

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Area Agencies on Aging

Area 4 Agency on Aging (916) 486-1876
2862 Arden Way, Suite 101
Sacramento, CA 95825
Serves ADC catchment area Counties of: Placer, Nevada, Sierra, Sacramento, Yolo, &Yuba

El Dorado County Area Agency on Aging (916) 621-6150
937 Spring Street
Placerville, CA 95667
Serves ADC catchment County of: El Dorado

San Joaquin County Department of Aging (209) 468-1554
102 S. San Joaquin
POB 201056
Stockton, CA 95201
Serves ADC catchment County of: San Joaquin

Division of Aging (415) 499-7396
Marin County Dept. of Health & Human Services
10 N. San Pedro Road, Suite 1012
San Rafael, CA 94903
Serves ADC catchment County of: Marin

San Francisco City and County (415) 864-6051
Commission on the Aging
25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 650
San Francisco, CA 94102
Serves ADC catchment County of: San Francisco

Contra Costa Office on Aging (925) 313-1700
40 Douglas Drive
Martinez, CA 94553-4068
Serves ADC catchment County of: Contra Costa

Sonora County Adult and Aging Division (707) 528-5950
POB 4059
Santa Rosa, CA 95402
Serves ADC catchment County of: Sonora

North Coast Opportunities, Inc. (707) 462-1954
413-A North State Street
Ukiah, CA 95482
Serves ADC catchment Counties of: Lake & Mendicino

Solano-Napa Agency on Aging (707) 644-6612
601 Sacramento, #1401
Vallejo, CA 94590
Serves ADC catchment Counties of: Solano & Napa

Stanislaus County Department of Aging and Veterans Services (209) 558-7825
822 12th Street
Modesto, CA 95354
Serves ADC catchment County of: Stanislaus

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