Useful Websites*
* These links are provided for information only. Dr. Yulia Watters, PhD, LMFT does not endorse any of the services or information provided by these websites.
Link Categories (see below for related links)
- Aging and Quality of Care
- Assisted Living Facilities, Nursing Homes, and Rehabilitation Centers
- Addiction and Recovery
- Veterans & Families:
- Homecare Agencies & Geriatric Management Services
- Mental Health Websites
- Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy
- Resources for Caregivers
- End-of-Life Care Websites
- Organ Donors Information
- For Patients and Families living with Cancer
- Illness and Healthcare Websites
- Funeral Homes
- Bereavement Programs
- LGBT Resources
- Legal Assistance
- Divorce and Mediation
Aging and Quality of Care:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality:American Association of Retired Persons (AARP):
Medicaid:
http://www.cms.gov/home/medicaid.asp
Medicare:
National Institute of Health (NIH):
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging:
Aging Disability Resource Center of Broward County:
Eldercare Locator services:
www.eldercare.gov/Eldercare.NET/Public/Home.aspx
Link-up Florida and Lifeline Assistance Programs:
Elder Affairs State of Florida:
The SER Institute: The Institute for Better Aging Wellness
Miami Jewish Health Systems:
http://www.miamijewishhealthsystems.org/
Assisted Living Facilities, Nursing Homes, and Rehabilitation Centers:
National Adult Day Services Association:
Assisted Living Federation of America:
Elderly Housing Development and Operations Corporation:
Placement Counselors:
VI Continuing Care Community:
Villa Maria Nursing Center:
www.catholichealthservices.org
Hampton Court:
Flamingo Care:
www.flamingocare.org
Addiction and Recovery:
Hanley Center
www.hanleycenter.org
Holistic Recovery
www.wholerecovery.org
Treatment Alternatives
http://www.drugrehabalternatives.com/
Veterans & Families:
US Department of Veterans Affaires:
Veterans & Family Memorial Care:
www.veteransmemorialcare.com
Homecare Agencies & Geriatric Management Services:
Guardianship Program of Dade County:
www.gpdc.org
American Eldercare, Inc (Home care services):
www.americaneldercare.com
Caring Home Care:
www.caringhomecare.com
Nursecore (Home care specialists):
www.NurseCore.net
Whitsyms (Home care services):
www.whitsyms.com
CSI Caregiver Services
www.csicaregiver.com
Home Instead Senior Care:
www.HomeInstead.com
Rona Bartelstone Care Management & Home Healthcare:
www.rbacare.com
Alternative Home Health Care:
www.alternativehomehealth.com
Amedysis Home Health Care:
www.amedysis.com
Vivid Senior Services:
www.vividseniorservices.vpweb.com
Emergency Alert and Response Systems (EARS):
www.myears.com
United Home Care:
www.unitedhomecare.com
Solution Specialists (Independence through mobility):
www.solutionspecialties.com
Senior Volunteer Services:
www.seniorvolunteerservices.org
Miami-Dade public Library System:
www.mdpls.org
Advocare (Elder care management):
www.caremanage.com
Griswold Special Care (Homecare services):
www.GriswoldSpecialCare.com
Alzheimer’s Care Consultants, Inc. (Geriatric Care Manager):
www.alzheimerscareconsultants.com
Seniors Helping Seniors:
www.seniorshelpingseniors.com
Mental Health Websites:
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
http://www.nimh.nih.gov
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy:
www.aamft.org
The Brief Therapy Institute:
http://shss.nova.edu/BTI
Jewish Community Services of South Florida, Inc.:
www.jcsfl.org
Hypnosis & Hypnotherapy:
The Milton H. Erickson Foundation:
http://www.erickson-foundation.org/bibliography.html
The Institute for the Study of Healthcare Organization and Transactions:
http://www.institute-shot.com/hypnosis_and_health.htm
American Society of Clinical Hypnosis:
http://www.asch.net/
Resources for Caregivers:
Today’s Caregiver:
www.caregiver.com
The National Family Caregivers Association:
http://www.thefamilycaregiver.org/
National Alliance for Caregiving:
http://www.caregiving.org/
Leeza’s Place:
www.leezasplace.org
ECare Diary:
www.EcareDiary.com
Parent to Parent USA (parent-to-parent support for all families with children who have special needs):
www.P2PUSA.org
End-of-Life Care Websites:
Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA):
www.hpna.org
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization:
http://www.nhpco.org
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
www.aahpm.org
End of life/Palliative Education Resource Center (EPERC):
www.eperc.mcw.edu
Caring Connection: National Consumer Engagement Initiative to Improve End-of-Life Care:
www.caringinfo.org
Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care:
www.promotingexcellence.org
Hospice Foundation of America:
www.hospicefoundation.org
American Hospice Foundation:
www.americanhospice.org
Americans for Better Care of the Dying:
www.abcd-caring.org
Center for Advance Palliative Care:
www.capc.org
Hospice Care of Southeast Florida, Inc.:
www.hospicecareflorida.org
VITAS Innovative Hospice Care:
www.vitas.com
Catholic Hospice:
www.catholichospice.org
Hospice of Palm Beach County:
www.hpbc.com
Hospice by the Sea:
www.hbts.org
Odyssey Health Care:
www.odsyhealth.com
Organ Donors Information:
Donate Life:
www.DonateLifeFlorida.org
MedCure:
www.medcure.org
For Patients and Families living with Cancer:
Gilda’s Club of South Florida:
www.gildasclubsouthflorida.org
The Wellness Community:
Lauren’s Light:
Aventura Comprehensive Cancer Center:
www.aventuracomprehensivecarecenter.com
Florida Breast Cancer Coalition:
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center:
Florida Breast Cancer Foundation:
www.FloridaBreastCancer.org
Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization:
www.y-me.org
South Florida Cancer Association:
www.sflca.org
Survivor Coach:
www.WhatsNextforMyLife.com
The Annie Appleseed Project:
www.annieappleseedproject.org
Lung Cancer Online:
www.luncanceronline.org
Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center:
www.msccc.com
Illness and Healthcare Websites:
Brain Injury Association of Florida:
www.biaf.org
Alzheimer’s Association:
www.alzsefc.org
National Parkinson Foundation:
www.Parkinson.org
American Diabetes Association:
The ALS Association:
Funeral Homes:
Levitt-Weinstein Memorial Home:
Boyd and Panciera:
Neptune Society:
Bereavement Programs:
Wings of Hope
Children’s Bereavement Center:
Camp Coral (children’s bereavement camp):
Camp Good Grief:
LGBT Resources:
TransYouth Family Allies:
Aqua Foundation for women:
Legal Assistance:
Immigration and Matrimonial Law:
www.DivorceAndImmigrationMiami.com
Elder and Asset Protection Law Firm:
International and Immigration Attorney:
Person Injuries and Wrongful Deaths:
Divorce and Mediation:
Collaborative Divorce: