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| http://www.essortment.com/elderly-pets-35575.html, Free
Discusses the value of pets for physical and mental health in the elderly. |
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| http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=0+1490&aid=631, Free
Identifies special issues that need to be taken into account when older people own pets. |
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| http://www.wholefamily.com/about60plus/caregiving/pet_therapy.html, Free
Abramowitz advocates for the presence of pets in gerontological facilities, but also provides some caveats. |
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| http://www.petinsurance.com/healthzone/pet-articles/pet-owner-topics/Pets-and-Senior-Citizens.aspx, Free
General information about the value of pets, and information about how to insure them. |
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| http://www.petsfortheelderly.org/, Free
Connects you with research on the benefits of pets for the elderly, and sponsors programs to help connect pets with elderly adopters. |
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| http://www.anticruelty.org/petsforelderly/, Free
Describes the society's adoption program for elderly adopters of pets. The adopter generally has to pay some fees, but these are reduced because of support from this group. |
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| http://www.futureforall.org/robotics/robotic_pets.htm, Free
Presents an alternative that may sound silly, but could be worth considering if a real pet is not permitted or is not practical for other reasons. |
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| http://www.sexualityandaging.com/, Free
Website and blog that offers services and links to information on various issues concerning sexuality and aging. |
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| http://www.secondjourney.org/, Free
In addition to a variety of other spiritually relevant content dealing with our elder years and the aging process, an engaging and inspiring newsletter called Itineraries appears on this site quarterly. |
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| http://www.veteranaid.org/eligibility.php, Free
Information about pension assistance for wartime veterans and their surviving spouses. |
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| http://www.aarp.org/research/
AARP Policy & Research features authoritative information on issues affecting the 50+ population. This expanding collection of research publications, speeches, legal briefs and opinion pieces seeks to provide deeper insight and fresh perspectives to professional audiences. |
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| http://www.aoa.gov/, Free
All kinds of information and help for aging Americans. |
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| http://www.data.aoa.gov/, Free
An on-line query system that provides dynamic access to Administration on Aging-related program performance results, surveys, and other data files. |
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| http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/age/older_2009.html, Free
Web page that lets you download various breakdowns of this data in either Excel or CSV formats. |
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| http://uofugeron.wordpress.com/2009/08/01/prolegomena-to-any-future-gerontology-that-will-be-able-to-present-itself-as-a-science/
Wright's blog on aging and gerontology starts with the viewpoint that we are entering a phase he calls “Post-Aging,” but we are not headed toward any unified theory of aging. |
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| http://aging.senate.gov/
Presents transcripts and webcasts on hearings to explore and investigate issues that concern all elderly Americans. |