Senior Health

See the General Health and Wellness Subject Guide in addition to the sources below.

Feel free to ask Library staff for further assistance. These resources are intended for informational purposes only.

Databases

• Alt HealthWatch

  Focuses on complementary, holistic, and integrated approaches to health care and wellness.

  
• Consumer Health Complete

  Includes reference books, physician-generated videos, medical images, diagrams and more. Covers all areas of health and wellness from mainstream medicine to the many perspectives of complementary, holistic, and integrated medicine.

  

Catalog Links

• The Longevity Kitchen : Satisfying, Big-Flavor Recipes Featuring the Top 16 Age-Busting Power Foods
  

  A collection of 125 delicious whole-foods recipes showcasing 16 antioxidant-rich power foods, developed by wellness authority Rebecca Katz to combat and prevent chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, inflammation, arthritis, and other conditions that plague American adults, enabling readers to live longer, healthier lives.

  
  
  
• The Longevity Project : Surprising Discoveries for Health and Long Life From the Landmark Eight-Decade Study
  

  This landmark study--which Dr. Andrew Weil calls "a remarkable achievement with surprising conclusions"--upends the advice we have been told about how to live to a healthy old age. We have been told that the key to longevity involves obsessing over what we eat, how much we stress, and how fast we run. Based on the most extensive study of longevity ever conducted, "The Longevit read more >>
  
  

  This landmark study--which Dr. Andrew Weil calls "a remarkable achievement with surprising conclusions"--upends the advice we have been told about how to live to a healthy old age. We have been told that the key to longevity involves obsessing over what we eat, how much we stress, and how fast we run. Based on the most extensive study of longevity ever conducted, "The Longevity Project" exposes what really impacts our lifespan-including friends, family, personality, and work.

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• O.J. in the Morning, G&T at Night : Spirited Dispatches on Aging with Joie de Vivre
  

  When youngsters in their seventies and eighties, nervously lurching toward the horizon of ninety, ask me, "What's the secret?" That's what I tell them: "O.J. in the morning, gin and tonic at night." A nonagenarian, novelist, playwright, and biographer, A.E. Hotchner writes about living well into your ninetie read more >>
  
  

  When youngsters in their seventies and eighties, nervously lurching toward the horizon of ninety, ask me, "What's the secret?" That's what I tell them: "O.J. in the morning, gin and tonic at night." A nonagenarian, novelist, playwright, and biographer, A.E. Hotchner writes about living well into your nineties: his twenty-one charming, laugh-out-loud, and sometimes poignant essays describe his own reflections on the aging process for the nearly 6 million Americans over the age of eighty-five, and thanks to improving longevity, the 77 million baby-boomers approaching that age.

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• Stages of Senior Care : Your Step-by-Step Guide to Making the Best Decisions
  

  A USA TodayBESTSELLER! "Informative. Complete. And practical. This book will guide family caregivers through the surprisingly complex world of senior care." —MEHMET OZ, M.D.,New York Timesbestselling coauthor ofY OU: The Owner's Manual: The Complete All-in-One Care GuideChoosing the best care for your aging parents and other seniors in your life is not only complex, with  read more >>
  
  

  A USA TodayBESTSELLER! "Informative. Complete. And practical. This book will guide family caregivers through the surprisingly complex world of senior care." —MEHMET OZ, M.D.,New York Timesbestselling coauthor ofY OU: The Owner's Manual: The Complete All-in-One Care GuideChoosing the best care for your aging parents and other seniors in your life is not only complex, with multiple options available, it's also highly personal and often emotional. This essential resource—written by the founders of Home Instead Senior Care, the world's largest provider of nonmedical care for seniors—guides you through a comprehensive range of things to consider, step by step, so you can make better informed decisions and be confident that the senior in your life is receiving the best care possible. Checklists and diagnostics will help you: Decide if at-home care is the right choice for you and your loved ones Evaluate the pros and cons of retirement communities, adult care centers, nonmedical caregivers, assisted living facilities, nursing homes, and hospice Determine the costs of senior care options and find helpful support networks"This is not just another book about caring for aging parents. It's a great reference you'll use again and again. Stages doesn't shy away from the hard questions. Rather, it shows you how to confront them."—SUZANNE MINTZ, President/CEO, National Family Caregivers Association"Recognizing that there is no one-size-fits-all solution, this salient volume compassionately addresses a full range of hard-to-discuss subjects."--PUBLISHERS WEEKLYAll of the authors' profits from the sale of this book will be donated to the Home Instead Senior Care Foundation.Paul and Lori Hoganfounded Home Instead Senior Care in 1994. Now with 850 offices in 15 countries, Home Instead is recognized as a global leader and authority on senior care. Visit them at www.stagesofseniorcare.com.

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• Treat Me, Not My Age:A Doctor's Guide to Getting the Best Care As You or a Loved One Gets Older
  

  A must-have manual for anyone 40+ to take control of their health in a broken health-care system. Too often our culture defines the aging process negatively, instead of embracing it as a natural part of life. Nowhere is this problem more pronounced than in our health-care system, where "ageist" medicine often serves to worsen o read more >>
  
  

  A must-have manual for anyone 40+ to take control of their health in a broken health-care system. Too often our culture defines the aging process negatively, instead of embracing it as a natural part of life. Nowhere is this problem more pronounced than in our health-care system, where "ageist" medicine often serves to worsen our medical issues instead of helping us figure out how to address or avoid them. Whether we're forty or eighty, what we need is an insider's guide to staying healthy despite the system.

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Web Links

• Benefits CheckUp

  Use this site to find benefits programs that can help seniors pay for prescription drugs, health care, and other needs. Developed and maintained by The National Council on Aging.

• CDC-Health Information for Older Adults

  Information about healthy aging from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC is a major component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

• DeKalb County Office of Senior Affairs

  DeKalb County's information and referral resource for seniors. The Office coordinates with other agencies to provide Case Management, In-Home Services, Home-Delivered Meals, and Neighborhood Senior Center Operations. Their list of Frequently Asked Questions provides a further description.

• Eldercare Locator

  A public service of the U.S. Administration on Aging. Find local agencies, in any U.S. community, that can help older persons and their families access home and community-based services such as transportation, meals, home care, and caregiver support services. Search by zip code, city or county, or call toll-free 800-677-1116.

• Environmental Protection Agency - Aging Initiative

  Information on environmental health issues related to aging and environmental stewardship.

• Find and Compare Doctors, Plans, Hospitals, Suppliers, & Other Providers

  Make side-by-side comparisons of specific hospitals, nursing homes, home health services, dialysis centers, and more. From medicare.gov.

• GeorgiaCares

  A volunteer-based program that provides free, unbiased and factual information and assistance to Medicare beneficiaries and their caregivers. GeorgiaCares is a private-public partnership, administered by the Georgia Department of Human Services (DHS) Division of Aging Services (DAS), and it is the State Health Insurance Assistance Program.

• HealthCare.gov

  Find out which private insurance plans, public programs and community services are available to you. HealthCare.gov is a federal government website managed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

• LongTermCare.gov

  Resources to help individuals understand and plan for longterm care. Includes special sections on Alzheimer’s and LGBT concerns. From the Administration for Community Living, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

• Mayo Clinic: Health Aging Over 50

  Information on making healthy lifestyle choices. See other topics also included on the Mayo Clinic site. 

• Medicare.gov

  The official U.S. Government site for people with Medicare. Also available in Spanish.

• MedlinePlus

  The best place to start for all types of health and wellness information. Includes a Seniors' Health section. Site is updated daily. From the the U. S. National Library of Medicine. Spanish-language version also available.

• NIH SeniorHealth

  From the National Institutes of Health, with a focus on health and wellness information for older adults.

• World Health Organization - Aging

  The World Health Organization’s activities related to aging are in the areas of health services, rehabilitation and long-term care, prevention of disease, and more.