A San Antonio-based CCRC is offering free online educational videos for caregivers. The videos run 10-15 minutes in length, are in English and Spanish, and cover a variety of topics including transfers, dementia and home safety, fall prevention, nutrition, advanced directives, and public benefits. Users are asked to enter their zip code.
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New Aging-in-Place Technology
January 4, 2010Read articles about new technology that helps seniors age-in-place in the Washington Post (GPS equipped shoes for wanderers), the Washington Examiner (high tech medical ID “bracelet), and at ABC news (various). Research products via the Center for Aging Services Technology clearing house and AbleData.com‘s database.
Financial Assistance for Hearing Aids
November 16, 2009DC – Sibley Hospital’s Washington Hearing & Speech Clinic provides financial assistance for hearing aids. For more information, contact the clinic at 202-537-4010. to obtain an application, contact the financial counselor’s office at 202-537-4160. National – Audient Alliance, Lions’ Club, and Starkey Hearing Foundation. Call or email Iona Information & Referral (202-895-9448; info@Iona.org) for answers [...]
Selecting a Hearing Aid
November 16, 2009Consumer Reports (2009) article on hearing aids Hearing Loss Association’s hearing aid purchase checklist. International Hearing Society’s guide to choosing a hearing aid. Call or email Iona Information & Referral (202-895-9448; info@Iona.org) for answers to aging-related resource questions.
Maryland Medical Equipment Loan Closets
November 16, 2009Iona’s Medical Equipment Loan Closet loans donated wheelchairs, walkers, canes, bath seats, bed-side commodes, and other durable medical equipment to seniors and caregivers throughout the metro area. For more information, phone 202-895-9448. The Maryland Technology Assistance Program makes short-term loans of assistive devices to MD residents. The Washington Area Wheelchair Society loans donated medical equipment [...]
DC Medical Equipment Loan Closets
November 16, 2009Iona’s Medical Equipment Loan Closet loans donated wheelchairs, walkers, canes, bath seats, bed-side commodes, and other durable medical equipment to seniors and caregivers throughout the metro area. For more information, phone 202-895-9448. DC Shares loans donated Medical Equipment to low-income DC residents. Washington Area Wheelchair Society loans donated medical equipment to DC metro residents. For [...]
Virginia Assistive Technology Loans
November 16, 2009Virginia seniors may be eligible to receive low interest loans, from the NewWell Fund, for purchasing assistive devices Call or email Iona Information & Referral (202-895-9448; info@Iona.org) for answers to aging-related resource questions.
Maryland Assistive Technology Loans
November 16, 2009Maryland seniors may be eligible to receive low interest loans, from the Maryland Technology Assistance Program, for purchasing assistive devices. Call or email Iona Information & Referral (202-895-9448; info@Iona.org) for answers to aging-related resource questions.
Assistive Device Database
November 16, 2009Maintained by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Abledata.com contains information on a myriad of assistive devices. Call or email Iona Information & Referral (202-895-9448; info@Iona.org) for answers to aging-related resource questions.
How to Select a Walker
November 16, 2009Mayo clinic tutorial on choosing and using a walker. Did you know Iona loans (free of charge) donated walkers and other durable medical equipment to seniors and their families throughout the DC metro region? For more information, call 202-895-9448.
