Links & Resources
Following is a partial list of local and national online resources related to home health care.
Addiction
Alzheimer's disease and dementia
Caregivers – general information
Disabilities – general information
Independent living
Mental health
Parkinson's disease
Rehabilitation
Seniors – general information
Social services and networking
Addiction
Addicted.com
Addicted.com is a resource for finding addiction treatment centers, locating interventionists, recovery professionals or for obtaining related services and products.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.
Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services promotes and administers recovery-oriented services in mental health treatment and substance abuse prevention and treatment.
Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehab Services
Drug Rehab and Alcohol Rehab Services is a no-cost public benefit service designed to help addicts, alcoholics, chronic relapse victims, and their families find effective treatment and intervention for alcoholism and addiction.
Dryblog
Dryblog provides recovery blogs, websites, and information about substance abuse, health, spirituality, music, shops, and diversions.
National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
The National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare is a not-for-profit association representing 1,300 organizations providing treatment and rehabilitation to help people recover from mental illnesses and addiction disorders.
Recovery Connection
Recovery Connection is a national, 24-hour help line offering free assessment and referral service for all addiction and mental health concerns.
Sober.com
Sober.com provides a directory with free resources to assist addicts and their families seeking help for themselves or a loved one.
Treatment Solutions Network
Through relationships with treatment facilities and addiction professionals, Treatment Solutions Network helps clients with the creation and coordination of addiction recovery plans.
Alzheimer's disease and dementia
Alzheimer's Association
The Alzheimer's Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Services include MedicAlert® + Alzheimer’s Association Safe Return®, a 24-hour nationwide emergency response service for individuals with Alzheimer’s or related dementia who wander or have a medical emergency.
Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center
A service of the National Institute on Aging, ADEAR provides information about Alzheimer’s symptoms, impact on families, nursing care plans, and research into possible causes for Alzheimer’s disease.
Alzheimer's Foundation of America
The Alzheimer's Foundation of America provides optimal care, services and information to individuals with dementia, and to their caregivers and families.
Care.com
Care.com’s Senior Care pages help caregivers and seniors find a wide variety of resources, both professional and informational.
DementiaGuide
DementiaGuide provides up-to-date information that can be used to create individualized care plans for symptom management and communication with physicians and family members.
Caregivers – general information
Care.com
Care.com’s Senior Care pages help caregivers and seniors find a wide variety of resources, both professional and informational.
Children of Aging Parents
A nonprofit, charitable organization, Children of Aging Parents assists caregivers of the elderly and chronically ill with information, referrals and support.
Family Caregiver Alliance
The Family Caregiver Alliance was the first non-profit community organization to address the needs of family and friends providing long-term care at home. The website includes an extensive series of fact sheets for various diseases, disorders and caregiving issues.
Medicare
Medicare is a social insurance program administered by the U.S. government, providing health insurance coverage to people who are aged 65 and over, or who meet other special criteria.
Medicare Rights Center
The Medicare Rights Center is a national, nonprofit consumer service organization that works to ensure access to affordable health care for older adults and people with disabilities through counseling and advocacy, educational programs and public policy initiatives.
Medline Plus
A service of the Library of Medicine at the U.S. National Institutes of Health, this extensive site is filled with continually updated health care information. It includes comprehensive information about prescription drugs, a medical dictionary and encyclopedia, and directories with the locations and credentials of doctors, dentists and hospitals.
National Alliance for Caregiving
The National Alliance for Caregiving is provides support to family caregivers and the professionals who help them, and to increasing public awareness of issues facing family caregivers.
National Family Caregivers Association
The National Family Caregivers Association educates, supports, and serves as an advocate for more than 50 million Americans who care for a chronically ill, aged, or disabled loved one.
National Organization for Empowering Caregivers
The National Organization for Empowering Caregivers provides assistance, education, support and referrals for informal family caregivers, as well as promoting public awareness about caregiving.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
The US Department of Veterans Affairs provides patient care and federal benefits to veterans and their dependents.
Well Spouse Foundation
This national nonprofit membership organization is for husbands, wives and partners of chronically ill or disabled people. The website also includes helpful information for non-members.
Working Caregiver
Working Caregiver delivers resources to help families with parent care decisions, especially in finding and locating quality local senior service providers.
Disabilities – general information
Americans with Disabilities Act Coalition of Connecticut (ADACC)
ADACC provides information, training and technical assistance on rights and responsibilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
ARC Connecticut
ARC Connecticut is a private, nonprofit organization that advocates for full participation of people with mental retardation in all aspects of community life.
Brain Injury Association of Connecticut
The Brain Injury Association of Connecticut is a private, nonprofit agency helping people in Connecticut who have a brain injury and their families.
Connecticut Board of Education and Services for the Blind
The Connecticut Board of Education and Services for the Blind provides educational and rehabilitation services to people who are legally blind or deaf-blind and children who are visually impaired.
Connecticut Department of Developmental Services
The Department of Developmental Services is a state-funded agency that purchases and provides a wide range of services for Connecticut residents with mental retardation. Services include residential assistance, day programs, employment support, family assistance, case management and clinical services.
Connecticut Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities
Also known as OPA or P&A, this is a state agency created to safeguard and advance the civil and human rights of people with disabilities in Connecticut by providing information, referrals, consultations, advocacy assistance, and organizing assistance to local groups.
Connecticut Radio Information System (CRIS)
The Connecticut Radio Information System broadcasts readings 24 hours a day from local and national newspapers and magazines. CRIS radios are provided at no charge to listeners who have a visual, physical or learning disability that prevents them from reading conventional print information.
Disability Benefits For Wounded Warriors
Military service members can receive expedited processing of disability claims from Social Security. Benefits available through Social Security are different than those from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Epilepsy Foundation of Connecticut
The Epilepsy Foundation of Connecticut is a nonprofit organization that provides information, referrals, advocacy and support services for people with epilepsy.
Medicare
Medicare is a social insurance program administered by the U.S. government, providing health insurance coverage to people who are aged 65 and over, or who meet other special criteria.
Medicare Rights Center
The Medicare Rights Center is a national, nonprofit consumer service organization that works to ensure access to affordable health care for older adults and people with disabilities through counseling and advocacy, educational programs and public policy initiatives.
Muscular Dystrophy Association
The Muscular Dystrophy Association combats muscular dystrophy and diseases of the nervous system and muscular system in general by funding research, providing medical and community services, and educating health professionals and the general public.
National Multiple Sclerosis Society – Connecticut Chapter
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society strives to provide knowledge and assistance to help people with MS and their families maintain the highest possible quality of life.
Social Security Administration
The Social Security Administration is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government that administers Social Security, a social insurance program consisting of retirement, disability, and survivors' benefits.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
The US Department of Veterans Affairs provides patient care and federal benefits to veterans and their dependents.
Independent living
Connecticut Association of Centers for Independent Living
This site provides contact information and other information about the Centers for Independent Living in Connecticut.
Continuum of Care
Based in New Haven, Continuum Home Health’s sister organization Continuum of Care works to end homelessness, overcome barriers to self-sufficiency and ensure a permanent place to live for all residents of the greater New Haven community.
Mental health
Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services promotes and administers recovery-oriented services in mental health treatment and substance abuse prevention and treatment.
Mental Help Net
Mental Help Net promotes mental health and wellness education and advocacy.
National Institute of Mental Health
The National Institute of Mental Health’s mission is to transform the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical research, paving the way for prevention, recovery and cure.
National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
The National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare is a not-for-profit association representing 1,300 organizations providing treatment and rehabilitation to help people recover from mental illnesses and addiction disorders.
Psych Central
Psych Central is an Internet-based independent mental health network that provides information and self-help support.
Parkinson's disease
MyParkinsons.org
MyParkinsons.org is a resource for anyone who is caring for someone with Parkinson's disease. The site includes caregiver information, online resources and a full featured discussion forum.
Rehabilitation
Connecticut Bureau of Rehabilitation Services
A division of the Connecticut State Department of Social Services, the Connecticut Bureau of Rehabilitation Services creates opportunities that help individuals with disabilities to work competitively and live independently.
National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
The National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare is a not-for-profit association representing 1,300 organizations providing treatment and rehabilitation to help people recover from mental illnesses and addiction.
Seniors – general information
AARP
AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization for people age 50 and up.
Administration on Aging
A division of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, the Administration on Aging helps elderly individuals maintain dignity and independence in their homes and communities. The website includes suggested questions to ask physicians about diagnosing and treating various conditions related to aging.
Care.com
Care.com’s Senior Care pages help caregivers and seniors find a wide variety of resources, both professional and informational.
Medicare
Medicare is a social insurance program administered by the U.S. government, providing health insurance coverage to people who are aged 65 and over, or who meet other special criteria.
Medicare Rights Center
The Medicare Rights Center is a national, nonprofit consumer service organization that works to ensure access to affordable health care for older adults and people with disabilities through counseling and advocacy, educational programs and public policy initiatives.
Medline Plus
A service of the Library of Medicine at the U.S. National Institutes of Health, this extensive site is filled with continually updated health care information. It includes comprehensive information about prescription drugs, a medical dictionary and encyclopedia, and directories with the locations and credentials of doctors, dentists and hospitals.
Social Security Administration
The Social Security Administration is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government that administers Social Security, a social insurance program consisting of retirement, disability, and survivors' benefits.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
The US Department of Veterans Affairs provides patient care and federal benefits to veterans and their dependents.
Social services and networking
Community Services Network of Greater New Haven
The Community Services Network is a consortium of 16 community-based organizations providing a variety of behavioral health services to people in the greater New Haven area.
Connecticut Department of Social Services
The Department of Social Services provides a range of services to the elderly, persons with disabilities, families, and individuals who need assistance in maintaining or achieving their potential for self-reliance and independent living.
MDJunction
MDJunction is a social network that serves as a meeting place for people with health challenges.
