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People

www.paulabanks.com
This is Paula’s professional geriatric care management firm site.

www.mainegeriatrics.com
Dr. Jabbar Fazelli, a noted geriatrician, provides medical services to patients age 65 and older. His practice is based at assisted-living and nursing-home facilities in Greater Portland, Maine.

www.pnrelderlaw.com
Patricia Nelson-Reade, R.N., C.E.L.A., has a Portland, Maine-based law firm that concentrates on the legal needs of older Americans and their families.

http://www.atcrlaw.com/html/robert_m__raftice__jr_.html
Robert M. Raftice Jr. is a South Portland, Maine, attorney who focuses on elder law issues.

Organizations

www.caremanager.org
The National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers site offers detailed information about finding a good Care Manager – what to look for, what questions to ask, etc. – as well as other valuable information.

www.aarp.org/states/me
The American Association of Retired Persons Web site for Maine

www.smaaa.org
The Southern Maine Agency on Aging, which works to assure that older people in southern Maine receive the support they need to maintain their independence

www.n4a.org
The National Association of Area Agencies on Aging, representing 655 area agencies that coordinate and support a range of home- and community-based services

www.hospicefoundation.org
The Hospice Foundation of America helps those coping personally or professionally with terminal illness, death and the process of grief and bereavement.

www.agingwithdignity.org
Aging With Dignity is a non-profit organization that helps families plan and receive the care they deserve by providing information, advice and legal tools needed to ensure wishes are respected.

www.thefamilycaregiver.org
The National Family Caregivers Association, which “educates, supports, empowers and speaks up for the more than 50 million Americans who care for loved ones with a chronic illness or disability or the frailties of old age.”

www.mmc.org/mmc_body.cfm?id=1955
Maine Medical Center in Portland’s Geriatric Center

Other

www.coastalconsultingservices.com
Coastal Consulting Services, LLC, of Scarborough, Maine, provides occupational and physical therapy services to help older people overcome obstacles that keep them from living the best life possible and to help caregivers and facilities provide the best care.

www.agingtech.org
The Center for Aging Services Technologies (CAST) coalition encourages and promotes the development, evaluation and adoption of emerging technologies that help aging people.