Healthy Santa Cruz County - adult day care

Local Links

• Local Help & Information: Adult Day Care Services
  The library's Community Information Database can help you find organizations in Santa Cruz County which offer help or further information about local adult day care services. Use this link to search the CID.
  Browse related subjects: adult day care, local information, senior health
• Local Help & Information: Senior Services
  Quick list of links to organizations in Santa Cruz County providing services to seniors.
  Browse related subjects: adult day care, aging, assisted living, local information, nursing homes, senior health

Recommended Websites

• National Institute on Aging
  Special features: Reproducible publications of interest to seniors (all available in Spanish); clinical trials; links to more than 250 national organizations providing help to older people. From: National Institute on Aging (NIA / NIH).
  Browse related subjects: abuse / assualt, adult day care, alzheimers, arthritis, assisted living, caregivers, clinical trials, diabetes, find healthcare, health calculators, health insurance, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, heart disease, insurance, Medicare, nursing homes, osteoporosis, recommended website, senior health, stroke
• Nursing Homes - Medicare
  Special features: Residents rights; paying for care; checklist; links to Guide to Choosing a Nursing Home, a reproducible brochure from US Dept. of Health and Human Services, and Nursing Homes Compare, which offers detailed information about past performance of every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in the country. From: US Dept. of Health and Human Services.
  Browse related subjects: adult day care, assisted living, find healthcare, health insurance, Medicare, nursing homes, recommended website, senior health
• Nursing Homes - MedlinePlus
  Special features: Insurance and legal issues; planning-ahead guidelines; tips for relatives; Spanish available. From: NLM / NIH. See also from MedlinePlus: Assisted Living and Home Care Services .
  Browse related subjects: adult day care, alzheimers, assisted living, Medicare, MedlinePlus, nursing homes, recommended website, senior health
• Seniors' Health - MedlinePlus
  Special features: News; statistics; research updates; Spanish and easy-to-read formats available. From: NLM / NIH.
  Browse related subjects: adult day care, alzheimers, arthritis, assisted living, cancer, caregivers, depression, health statistics, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, hearing, heart disease, Medicare, MedlinePlus, mental health, osteoporosis, recommended website, senior health, Spanish and other languages

Databases

• Health and Wellness Resource Center
  Provides health-related information from more than 700 health/medical journals and hundreds of pamphlets (many with full text), 2,200 magazines, and various reference sources.