Patient/Family Resources by Topic

Geriatrics Patient/Family Resources

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• American Academy of Family Physicians (familydoctor.org): Homepage
  • Health Topics: List of documents
    • Hospice Care in the Nursing Home: Access document
    • Sleep Changes in Older Adults: Access document
• American Medical Association: Homepage
  • JAMA Patient Page: List of documents
    • Nursing Homes: Access document (PDF)
• Administration on Aging (U.S. DHHS): Homepage
  • Elders and Families: Table of contents
• NIH Senior Health: List of documents
  • Balance Problems: Access document
  • Taking Medicines: Access document
  • Sleep and Aging: Access document
• MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Table of contents
  • Aging Changes in Vital Signs: English | Spanish
• Merck Manual - Second Home Edition: Table of contents
  • Sections: 1. Fundamentals: Table of contents
    • Chapter 3. The Aging Body: Access document
    • Chapter 8. Death and Dying: Table of contents
      • Introduction: Access document
      • Time Course of Dying: Access document
      • Making Health Care Choices: Access document
      • Symptoms During a Fatal Illness: Access document
      • Financial Concerns: Access document
      • Legal and Ethical Concerns: Access document
      • Coming to Terms: Access document
      • When Death is Near: Access document
      • When Death Occurs: Access document

Spanish

• MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Table of contents
  • Aging Changes in Vital Signs: English | Spanish

• American Academy of Family Physicians (familydoctor.org): Homepage
  • Health Topics: List of documents
    • Elders: List of documents
• Healthfinder (US DHHS): Homepage
  • Older Adults: List of documents
  • Elder Care: List of documents
  • Elder Abuse: List of documents
  • Nursing Homes: List of documents
• MedlinePlus (National Library of Medicine) Health Topics: Index
  • Seniors' Health (General): List of documents
  • Nursing Homes: List of documents
  • Caregivers: List of documents
  • Skin Aging: List of documents
• YAHOO - Health:Medicine:Geriatrics
  Additional Geriatrics resources (These sites have not been reviewed.)