Resources

Click on any of the categories or links below to find additional information on other organizations' web sites. Please feel free to contact the LACRC at (800) 540-4442 for more information.

For a complete listing of Caregiver Resource Centers throughout California, please visit: http://www.californiacrc.org

Literature  
General Caregiving  
Government Agencies  
Disease Specific Organizations  
Health Information  
Senior Housing Referrals Agencies  
Other Services  
Advocacy and Legislation  
Senior Service Agencies  

Literature

Additional recommendations may be found in the Brain Imparing Conditions list to the right and Caregiver Issues, and on the Family Caregiver Alliance's Web Site at http://www.caregiver.org/publications.html.

Alzheimer's Disease for Families
Alzheimer's Disease for Professionals
Behavior Management for Families
Caring for Aging Parents
Homecare
Huntington's Disease (HD)
Nursing Homes
Traumatic Brain Inury (TBI)
TBI for Professionals
Sexuality, Intimacy and Brain Impairment

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General Caregiving

California Foundation for Independent Living Centers
Care Guide
Family Caregiver Alliance (CA information resource on long term care)
Learning Disabilities Association of America
National Council on Aging
 

Related Government Agencies

Administration on Aging
California Department of Insurance
California Department of Rehabilitation
California Department of Aging
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC
Department of Labor (Family Medical Leave Act)
Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS)
Los Angeles County Departments
Internal Revenue Services (Search: Household Employees Information Publication 926)
Medical Board of California (Physician licenses & complaints)
National Institute on Aging
National Institute on Mental Health
National Institute on Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Social Security Administration
Supplemental Security Income in California
Veterans Administration Benefits

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Disease Specific Organizations

Alzheimer’s Association, Los Angeles Chapter
Alzheimer’s Disease Education & Referral Center
American Brain Tumor Association
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's Disease)
Betty Clooney Foundation for TBI
Brain Injury Association
Brain Tumor Society
Epilepsy Foundation of America
Huntington’s Disease Society
National Brain Tumor Foundation
National Mulitple Sclerosis Society
National Parkinson’s Foundation
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center TBI Project (NIDRR Grant)
Traumatic Brain Injury Information (UNL)
United Cerebral Palsy Association

Health Information

Health Information sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services
New York Online Access to Health (NOAH)
Pharmacological information
USC's Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center

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Senior Housing Referrals Agencies

ABC
California Registry

Other Services

American Association of Retired Person (AARP)
American Geriatrics Society
American Society on Aging
Elderhostel
Gerontological Society of America
National Center on Elder Abuse
USC-Leonard Davis School of Gerontology

Advocacy and Legislation

California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform
California Legislative Counsel
Thomas Federal Legislative Tracking

Senior Service Agencies

CAPS
Developmental Disabilities
Area Board 10
International Institute of Los Angeles, Senior Services Division
Korean Health, Education, Information & Research Center
Long Beach Memorial, Senior Health Services
Saint John's Health Center, Senior TLC Program

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Brain Imparing Conditions

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ALS
Alzheimer’s Disease
Brain Tumor
Dementia
Dementia with Lewy Bodies
Early Stage Alzheimer’s Disease
Epilepsy
Frontotemporal Dementia
Genetic Testing
HIV Associated Dementia Complex
Huntington’s Disease
Hypoxic Anoxic Brain Injury
Multiple Sclerosis
Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson's Drug Therapy & Drug Research
Stroke
Traumatic Brain Injury
Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome (Alcohol Related Dementia)