Elder Living Resources (11)

A Guide to Elder Housing by Senior Outlook Magazine
This site is the guide for elder housing, where you can find senior housing to search by distance, city and state, metro area, or the name of the housing complex. It also includes information related to elderly housing, such as senior services, moving services, insurance, storage, Medicare, Medicaid, senior associations and a glossary of housing-related terms. You can learn about how to get senior housing paid for and find other health-related services in your area. In addition, you can order Senior Outlook magazine, which will keep you posted on the latest in senior housing news and more.

Senior Safety and Health Resources: Topics of Concern
Plenty of elder health and safety topics are on this site, and it includes stories and explanations of each. Topics include online safety for seniors, fire prevention safety, avoiding scams, preventing falls, how the elderly can avoid identity theft, winter safety tips, vision tips in the winter, credit safety, avoiding bank fraud, senior health and fitness, Medicare news, financial information, information on aging and more. A useful site with plenty of content, though not as easy to navigate.

Elder Travel Sites: Adventures to Expeditions
Want to save money with elderly travel discounts, but don’t want to get caught in the web of the Web? This site features the best elder travel websites reviewed by senior travel editor Alison Gardner. She recommends sites such as 50plusexpeditions.com, which feature adventure travel for people over 50. Those trips take you off the beaten path and feature small group tours across the globe. She also enjoyed ElderTreks.com, which features similar land journeys for seniors that focus on culture and nature, such as wildlife safaris and historical explorations. An easy to navigate website with valuable travel information.

Senior Health Database: News and Information
MDAdvice.com includes an elder health section packed with information on Alzheimer’s disease, benign prostate hypertrophy, breast cancer, erectile dysfunction, heart attacks, strokes, sleep disorders, medical tests, sports injuries for seniors, vitamins for seniors, heart failure, hypertension, menopause, elder sexual health and more. Check out the medical news section to stay updated on the latest research and discoveries pertaining to seniors, and cheat with others in an interactive community where you can share concerns and views with others. Message boards allow you to communicate with others about senior health, and there is an entire health database full of information on elder health-related issues.

News Alerts: Senior Health
Stay updated on the latest in health from this website for radio station WLOX for South Mississippi. You'll get up-to-date stores on such wide-ranging health topics of interest to seniors, such as spinal surgery, hearing loss, enlarged prostates, back pain, aging, ear health, heart disease, hyperthermia, osteoporosis, tetanus, Alzheimer’s disease, hip replacement, CT scans, arthritis, cancer, antioxidants, senior nutrition, and much more. Click on a headline and learn about that topic from trusted sources. Seniors and caregivers can use this site to learn about various health-related conditions—from how to cope with them to how to treat them. You can also learn how to check your cholesterol, manage your sleep and make sure you’re getting enough protein.