FAIRFAX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
GOLDEN AGE MINISTRY
RESOURCE FILES
02/12/08 Update
THE BROCHURES ON THE TABLE AND IN THE RACK ARE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR BROWSING OR, IF THERE ARE MULTIPLE COPIES. PLEASE TAKE ONE.
We hope there is information in these Resource Files that will be helpful to you. Or that it will point you in the right direction for more answers.
If there is only one copy in the file, you might want to record the telephone number so you can get a copy for yourself, or ask if we have extras. (Bob, Lois, IdaMae, Dixie)
Items in italics are most recently added information
VIDEO’S AND CD’S
VIDEO Shepherd’s Centers of America
CD’s: INOVA Senior Services;
Area Agency on Aging; Senior Times Senior Services
INOVA: Making the Right Choices
ON-LINE FPC WEB RESOURCE LIST
(Frances Larsen is contact)
AREA AGENCY ON AGING
703-324-5411 (a rich resource with many answers from helpful staff)
Services for older adults
Frequently called numbers List
Brochures
How Can We Help You? Etc.
Speakers/Programs
ALCOHOLISM
A Merry Go Round
Al Anon, The Family
ALZHEIMER’S
Facts
Basic Information
Brain
Maintain your Brain
Neuropsychology
Caregiver Guide & Tips –
National Institute on Aging
Support Group
Day Care
Dementia folders
Caregiving at a Glance
Aging/Alzheimer’s & Giving up Driving
Maintain Your Brain
AARP
ARTHRITIS
BLOOD DONATIONS
CANCER
List - Support groups
CAREGIVING
Seminars
October 26 meeting
Caregiver’s Corner Online
Printed issues in file, updated monthly
Resource List and Miscellaneous brochures
National Family Caregiver’s Assn.
ELDERLINK
ELDERCARE LOCATOR
CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Resource Guide 2007
Office for Children
Foster Care
Family Childcare Providers
Children’s National Medical Ctr.
Children and Grief
Grandparents Raising Children
CHIROPRACTIC
DAY HEALTH CARE CENTERS
Fairfax County Locations &
Information
DIABETES
Resource Guide
Books for Diabetics
Brochures
Men and Diabetes
Recipe Sampler
DISABILITIES
Natl. Rehabilitation Info Center
Senior + Centers
See also Family Services
and Library Services
EDUCATION & EMPLOYMENT
Senior Community Services Employment
Fairfax County Adult Education
George Mason U - Life Long Learning
FAIRFAX CITY SENIOR CENTER
Young at Heart Publication
Schedule of activities
FAIRFAX COUNTY
Newcomer’s Guide
Where to get Information
People and Communities
Senior Center Locations
Anticipating the Future:
Fairfax 50+ Action Plan (2007)
FAMILY SERVICES
Adult and Aging
Children, Youth & Family
Self Sufficiency
Office of Children
Adult Protective Services
Volunteer – also see “V†folder
GAMES & PUZZLES INFORMATION
HEALTH SPECIFIC CONDTIONS
Brochures from National Inst on Aging
Depression; Suicide
Exercises
Medications
HEARING
No. Virginia Resource Center
Hearing Aids
HEART, American Heart Assn.
Brochures – activity, stress, blood pressure, stroke
HOME, STAYING THERE
Aging in Place
Volunteer Home Services
Meals on Wheels
Food and Friendship
Meals on Wheels
Health Alert Devices
There’s No Place Like Home - NIA
SEE Resource Guide section for Help at home
PUBLICATIONS:
Living Independently, Harvard Health
Home Safety, Harvard Medical School
HOME: NO LONGER AN OPTION
Appraisals
Assisted Living
Downsizing
Independent/Congregant living in Fairfax County
Long Term Care Facilities
Moving/Appraisals
Tips and Checklists
LTC Ombudsman Program
Care Management and Case Mgt.
HOSPICE
Understanding Hospice
Medicare and Hospice
Bereavement
Volunteering
CAPITAL HOSPICE
For Serious Progressive Illness
Care, Benefits
Five Wishes (legal documents)
Hospice of the Blue Ridge
(helpful information about
Hospices)
INDEPENDENCE
Education for Independence
Sr. Community Svcs Employment
JOURNALS
Personal Health Care Journals
LIBRARY SERVICES
Talking Books
Assistive Devices
LIFE PLANNING
Caregiver’s Organization Tools –
Area Agency on Aging – Sep, 2007
Tools for Life Planning, Virginia
VMRC Planning advice
Presbyterian Foundation
Legal Document Samples
Final Choices
Memorial Society of No. Virginia
LONG TERM CARE
Ombudsman Program
LT Care Coordinating Council
MEDICARE/MEDICAID
MENTAL HEALTH
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
What Everyone Should Know
Open the Doors
NUTRITION
PARKINSONS DISEASE
What is Parkinsons Disease?
Parkinson Foundation Newsletter
Nutrition, Caring and Coping
Fitness Counts
Medications, Nutrition Matters
Speech and Swallowing
What You and Your Family Should Know
PUBLICATIONS
Golden Gazette
Your Health
The Beacon
RESOURCE GUIDES
Northern Virginia Resource Guide
Comfort Keepers
Retirement Living
SENIOR NAVIGATOR
Virginia Resources
for Health and Aging
“I Just Need a Little Helpâ€
TRANSPORTATION
City Wheels
Fastran
Metro Access
Seniors on the Go
Taxi Access
TRAVEL
Trips
Chautauqua
Elderhostel
Ireland – April cancelled/may reschedule another date
VA INSURANCE COUNSELING &
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (VICAPP)
Help with insurance, Medicare, etc.
VISION
Virginia Dept for Blind and Vision Impaired
Independence
Support Groups and Meetings
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
