Helpful resources available to seniors and their families:        

				Online Resources:
				www.medicare.gov	US Medicare site
				www.mhahouston.org	Mental Health Association
				www.texmed.org	Texas Medical Association
				www.hcoa.org	University of Texas Center for Aging
				www.aarp.com	AARP
				www.alz.org	Alzheimer's Association
				www.alz.tx.org	Texas Alzheimer's Association
				www.ci.houston.tx.us/hlt-aging	Area Agency on Aging, City of Houston
				www.tdoa.state.tx.us	Texas Department of Aging
				www.aoa.gov/carenetwork	Administration on Aging- Caregiver site
				www.sos.gov/alz	Administration on Aging- Alzheimer's site
				www.va.gov	US Department of Veterans Affairs
				www.caregiver.org	Family Caregiver Alliance
				www.caregiving.org	National Alliance for Caregiving
				www.alz.org	Alzheimer's Association
				www.nfcacares.org	National Family Caregivers Association
				www.healthinaging.org	American Geriatrics Society Foundation for Health in Aging
				www.aahsa.org	American Assn. of Homes & Services for the Aging
				www.alfa.org	Assisted Living Federation of America
				www.abanet.org/aging	American Bar Association Commission on Law & Aging
				www.naela.org	National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
				www.va.gov	US Department of Veterans Affairs
				www.hospiceinfo.org	National Hospice Foundation
				www.ncoa.org	National Council on the Aging
				www.dmaconsumers.org/cgi/offmailing	Consumer Assistance- to get off mailing lists
				Phone Contacts: General Resources Elder Care Locator: 800-677-1116  (To Locate Senior Services Anywhere in the USA.) Texas Department on Aging and Disability Services: 800-252-9240 Nursing Home Ombudsman: 800-252-2412   Long-Term Care Regulatory: 800-458-9858 Access To Legal Services: Family Law Hotline:  800-777-3247 Legal Hotline For Older Texans:  800-622 2520 State Bar Of Texas:  800-204-2222 Lawyer Referral Service:  800-252-9690 Grievances Against Lawyers:  800-932-1900 Texas Rural Legal Aid:  800-369-0574 Office Of The Attorney General: Public Information And Assistance:  800-252-8011 Deaf Outreach (TDD):  800-572-2686 Consumer Protection:  800-621-0508 Criminal Justice: Texas Crime Stoppers:  800-252-8477 Texas DPS - Missing Persons:  800-346-3243 TDCJ Victims’ Services:  800-848-4284 Child And Family Issues: Texas Council On Family Violence:  800-525-1978 Deaf Outreach (TDD):  800-787-3224 Child And Elder Abuse:  800-252-5400 Texas Association Against Sexual Assault:  800-918-2272 Women’s Advocacy Project:  800-374-4673   Consumer Protection: Federal Trade Comission: 877-382-4357   FTC Identity Theft: 877-438-4338   Texas Department of Insurance: 800-252-3439   Public Utility Commission: 800-782-8477     Articles of Interest:   Veterans Long Term Care Benefits     http://www.longtermcarelink.net/article-2007-4-18.htm Hospice Care http://www.longtermcarelink.net/article-2007-1-16.htm Reverse Mortgage Loans http://www.longtermcarelink.net/article-2006-12-5.htm