Patient Resources

Local Resources

• Alzheimer's Association

  The Alzheimer's Association is a resource for patients and families dealing with Alzheimer's Disease. They have a 24/7 helpline: 1-800-272-3900.

• Amazing Place

  Amazing Place is a day center for adults with mild to moderate dementia. They offer a dementia day program, caregiver support and community education.

• BakerRipley

  BakerRipley, formerly Neighborhood Centers, and Sheltering Arms offer a variety of senior programming and caregiver support programs and offer case management and have a dementia-specific adult day center.

• BridgingApps

  BridgingApps is a program of Easter Seals Greater Houston that provides access to educational and therapeutic tools. BridgingApps provides basic training on how to get started with a mobile device, app lists and app reviews to assist in finding the right apps, and support for any level of user.

• Harris County Area Agency on Aging (HCAAA)

  Harris County Area Agency on Aging

  HCAAA has the overall goal of a comprehensive community based services delivery system for older adults in Harris County.

• Harris County Long-term Care Ombudsman Program

  The Harris County Long-term Care Ombudsman Program helps ensure that long-term care residents get the care they want and that they are treated with the dignity they deserve. They support and promote the health, safety and rights of the residents while helping to educate consumers on options.

• United Way 2-1-1 Helpline

  United Way 2-1-1 Helpline is a free helpline operated by United Way of Greater Houston - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in many languages.

• UT Houston Retiree Organization (UTHRO)

  Find out more about UTHRO and upcoming UTHRO programs.

National Resources

• Administration on Community Living

  The Administration on Community Living (formerly Administration on Aging) provides programs and resources and is a service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

• MedlinePlus

  MedlinePlus is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.

• National Center on Elder Abuse

  The National Center on Elder Abuse provides facts, statistics, news, and additional resources on elder abuse.

• National Institute on Aging

  The National Institute on Aging website contains a wide variety of information on aging and health.

• NIA Health & Aging

  NIA Health & Aging is an easy-to-use website featuring basic health and wellness information for older adults.

• Family Caregiver Alliance - National Center on Caregiving

  The National Center on Caregiving is a national non-profit that provides caregiver support.

• 2015 White House Conference on Aging - Federal Resources for Caregivers

  The 2015 White House Conference on Aging website contains a selection of federal resources that may be helpful to caregivers.

• MEDSKL Geriatrics Courses

  MEDSKL provides open access to medical educational materials, including geriatrics, that have undergone an editorial peer-review process.