Helpful Resources
Listed below are links to many helpful organizations and resources for seniors and their families. These listings are for informational purposes only and do not represent an endorsement by (or for) the Royal Health Group.
Living with Alzheimer’s: www.alz.org
Tips to help you care for your loved one and yourself, message boards, government programs, financial matters and more.
Administration on Aging: www.aoa.gov
Access information about the agency, its mission, budget, and organizational structure. In addition, you can learn more about the Older Americans Act, the federal legislation establishing the AoA and authorizing a range of programs that offer services and opportunities for older Americans and their caregivers.
American Association for Respiratory Care: www.aarc.org/
AARC is the only professional society for respiratory therapists in hospitals and with home care companies, managers of respiratory and cardiopulmonary services, and educators who provide respiratory care training.
Medicaid: www.cms.hhs.gov
Programs and information, enrollment and coverage, and more.
Medicare: www.medicare.gov
The US official government site for people with Medicare
Social Security: www.ssa.gov
Official website of the U.S. Social Security Administration
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The following list was provided by the National Health Council: http://www.nhcouncil.org
- Alzheimer’s Association
Toll-free: 800-272-3900
Website: http://www.alz.org - American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association
Toll-free: 800-598-4668
Website: http://www.aarda.org - American Cancer Society
Toll-free: 800-ACS-2345
Website: http://www.cancer.org - American Diabetes Association
Toll-free patient information: 800-342-2383
Website: http://www.diabetes.org - American Foundation for AIDS Research
Toll-free: 800-39-AMFAR (392-6327)
Website: http://www.amfar.org - American Heart Association
Toll-free: 800-AHA-USA1 (242-8721)
Website: http://www.americanheart.org - American Kidney Fund
Toll-free Help Line: 800-638-8299
Website: http://www.kidneyfund.org or http://www.akfinc.org - American Liver Foundation
Toll-free: 800-GO-LIVER (465-4837) or 888-4HEP-USA (443-7872)
Website: http://www.liverfoundation.org - American Lung Association
Toll-free number to connect to local
American Lung Association offices: 800-LUNG-USA
Website: http://www.lungusa.org - American Pain Foundation
Toll-free: 888-615-PAIN (7246)
Website: http://www.painfoundation.org/ - American Parkinson Disease Association
800-223-2732
Website: www.apdaparkinson.org - American Stroke Association
Toll-Free: 888-4-STROKE (478-7653)
Website: http://www.strokeassociation.org - American Tinnitus Association
Toll-free: 800-634-8978
Website: http://www.ata.org - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association
Toll-free: 800-782-4747
Website: http://www.alsa.org - Arthritis Foundation
Toll-free 800-283-7800
Website: http://www.arthritis.org - Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America
Toll-free: 800-7-ASTHMA
Website: http://www.aafa.org - Cancer and Careers
Website: www.cancerandcareers.org Cancer and Careers is committed to changing the face of cancer in the workplace by providing a comprehensive website, free publications, and a series of support groups and educational seminars for employees with cancer. - Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation
Toll-free: 800-227-CRFA (227-2732)
Website: http://www.preventcancer.org - CHADD
(Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)
Toll-free: 800-233-4050
Website: http://www.chadd.org - Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America
Toll-free: 800-343-3637 (to order brochures and for general information)
Website: http://www.ccfa.org - Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
800-FIGHT CF (344-4823)
Website: www.cff.org - Easter Seals
Toll-free: 800-221-6827
Website: http://www.easter-seals.org - Epilepsy Foundation
Toll Free: 800-332-1000
Website: http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org - The Foundation Fighting Blindness
Toll-free: 888-394-3937
Website: http://www.blindness.org - Huntington’s Disease Society of America
Toll-free: 800-345-HDSA
Website: http://www.hdsa.org - Kidney Cancer Association
Toll-free: 800-850-9132
Website: http://www.kidneycancerassociation.org - The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Toll-free: 800-955-4572
Website: http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org - Lupus Foundation of America
Toll-free information request line: 800-558-0121
Website: http://www.lupus.org - March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
March of Dimes Resource Center
Toll-free: 888-663-4637
Website: http://www.modimes.org - Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center
602.406.4931
Website: http://www.maprc.com - Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America
Toll-free: 800-541-5454
Website: http://www.myasthenia.org - Myositis Association
Toll-free: 800-821-7356
Website: http://www.myositis.org - National Down Syndrome Society
Toll-free: 800-221-4602
Website: http://www.ndss.org - National Hemophilia Foundation
Toll-free: 800-42-HANDI (424-2634)
Website: http://www.hemophilia.org - National Mental Health Association
Toll Free: 800-969-NMHA (6642)
Website: http://www.nmha.org - National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Toll-free: 800-FIGHT-MS (344-4867)
Website: http://www.nationalmssociety.org or http://www.nmss.org - National Organization for Rare Disorders
800-999-6673
Website: http://www.rarediseases.org - National Osteoporosis Foundation
202-223-2226
Website: http://www.nof.org - National Psoriasis Foundation
Toll-free: 800-723-9166
Website: http://www.psoriasis.org - National Sleep Foundation
202-347-3471
Website: http://www.sleepfoundation.org - Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation
Toll-free: 800-981-BONE (2663)
Website: http://www.oif.org - The Paget Foundation
Toll-free: 800-23-PAGET (237-2438)
Website: http://www.paget.org - Partners Against Pain
888-726-7535
Website: http://www.partnersagainstpain.com - Sjogren’s Syndrome Foundation
Toll-Free: 800-475-6473
Website: www.sjogrens.org - Spina Bifida Association of America
Toll-free: 800-621-3141
Website: http://www.sbaa.org - Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc.
Toll-free: 888-4-TOURET (486-8738)
Website: http://www.tsa-usa.org - Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance
Toll-free: 800-225-6872
Website: http://www.tsalliance.org - United Ostomy Association
Toll-free: 800-826-0826
Website: http://www.uoaa.org - United Cerebral Palsy
800-872-5827
Website: www.ucp.org
