Note: Although I have visited and personally evaluated all of the sites listed below, I don't re-visit each of them regularly, and I'm not always notified when sites are no longer active.  I would greatly appreciate your feedback on the usefulness of any of the sites listed, and if you should encounter an inactive site, please let me know.  I also welcome your suggestions for additions to these listings. Please send your comments and suggestions to me at TousleyM@aol.com.  Thank you! [Links on this page last updated February 2, 2012]

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AARP the Magazine Online Guide: Caregiving
Access TLC Caregivers
Adult Day Care: Your Questions Answered
Advance Directives: Facts on Health Care Advance Directives
Advance Directives, Living Wills, and Other Practical Matters
Advice for Spouse Caregivers (Article by Lacey Meyer)
AdvisorMed®: Fast, Free Information to Make Informed Decisions on Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Home Health Care
After Caregiving Ends (Article by Judy Tatelbaum)
AGIS: Assist Guide Information Services - Eldercare Resources
Aging Solutions: Aging Parents and Elder Care
Aging With Dignity
AIDS Action
Alone - For All Those Who Grieve (Book by Bill Cento)
ALS Association: A Reason for Hope
ALS: Compassionate Care ALS (CCALS)
ALS Division of MDA
Alzheimer's Association
Alzheimer's Association CareFinder™ Service
Alzheimer's Disease: A Caregiver's Guide
Alzheimer's Family Support Center (Dr. Peter Rabins, Johns Hopkins Memory & Alzheimer's Treatment Center)
Alzheimer's: Grief Misunderstood (Article by Marianne Dickerman Caldwell)
Alzheimer's: Our Alzheimer's.com
Alzheimer's Project: HBO Documentary Series
Alzheimer's Reading Room
American Pain Foundation
Americans for Better Care of the Dying
AmeriGlide - Walk In Tubs
AMF: National Students of Ailing Mothers and Fathers Support Network for College Students
Animals Are the Best Medicine (Article by Roberta Taylor, LPN)
Anticipatory Grief: A Family-Centered Approach
Artificial Nutrition and Hydration: Feeding Tubes and IVs at the End of Life (Article by Angela Morrow, RN) 
Ask An Expert: Hospice Foundation of America
Assisted Living Directory
Assisted Living List: National Directory of Facilities Organized by City and State
Assisted Living Source
Assisted Senior Living: Complete Information Source
Attitudinal Healing: International Center
Benefits CheckUp: A Service of The National Council on Aging
Best Senior Care Online: Search Engine
Blog, The Estate Lady Speaks: Compassionate Advice for Dealing with a Lifetime Accumulation of Stuff
Blog, The Boomington Post: Boomer News for All Your Boomer Needs
Bob DeMarco Discusses Alzheimer's Disease (Video)
Boomerater: Online Advice Network for Baby Boomers
Brain Injury and Its Impact
BrainLine.org: Preventing, Treating, Living with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Breast Cancer Husband (Book by Marc Silver)
Breast Cancer Sisterhood
Canadian Virtual Hospice
Cancer.org: American Cancer Society
Cancer: About Malignant Mesothelioma ~ Hope, Support, Help
Cancer: Asbestos.com Mesothelioma Resource
Cancer: Association of  Online Cancer Resources (ACOR)
Cancer Care Support Services
Cancer Care Connection
Cancer, Chemo, and Guided Imagery
CancerConnect.com: Community, Content, Connection
Cancer Foundation: R. A. Bloch
Cancer Guide: When You Need the Right Questions
Cancer: Holistic Treatments
Cancer Hope Network
Cancer: Jack and Jill Late-Stage Cancer Foundation
Cancer Social Network: KnowCancer.com
Cancer Support: Belief Net
Cancer Support: Circus of Cancer
Cancer Support for Individuals, Families: Gilda's Club
Cancer Support Meditation: Honing Your Spiritual Skills
Cancer Support Online Community
Cancer Support Services: M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Cancer Support: SHARE (for Women with Breast or Ovarian Cancer)
Cancer Treatment: Chemotherapy Information
Cancer: Walking with Jane (Neuroendocrine Cancer)
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
Care of the Terminally Ill Child
CareCalendar: Bringing Communities Together to Care for Loved Ones
CareCircle: Community-Powered Support Programs
CareJourney
Caregiver Community
Caregiver Relief Fund
Caregiver's Companion (Book)
Caregiver Confessions with Leeza Gibbons (Video Series)
Caregiver's Corner: Hospice Foundation of America
Caregiver's Corner: San Diego Hospice
Caregivers: Be Gentle with Yourselves
Caregivers Find Your Tribe: The Power of the Caregiving Community
Caregivers' Handbook: Assisting both the Caregiver and the Elderly Care Receiver
Caregivers Struggle When Parents Age (Article by Ellen Besso)
Caregivers Support: Belief Net
Caregiving.com: Helping You Help Aging Relatives
CaregiverTips.com
Caregiver Wellness: From Surviving to Thriving
Care Patrol: Find Safe Assisted Living Options
CarePoint: Senior Living Directory
CareRunner: Online Tools for Caregivers
Caretakers: Dealing with Our Own Needs (Article by Stan Goldberg)
Caring.com
Caring Advocates: To Plan and Honor End-of-Life Decisions
CaringBridge: Free Personalized Web Sites to Support and Connect Loved Ones
Caring Connections
Caring for the Elderly: Resource Listings Compiled by The New York Times
CaringToday.com
Carrie Bears: Made from a Loved One's Clothing
theCheckoutLine: Advice for the Dying and Those Who Care for Them
Chicagoland Methodist Senior Services, Resources and Blog
Children of Aging Parents (CAPS)
CiteHealth: Reviews & Ratings on Hospitals, Nursing Homes, and Dialysis Centers
Coda Alliance: Help in Preparing for the Concluding Passages of Life
Comfort Keepers®
of Traverse City, Michigan
ComfortQueen: A Place to be Kind to Yourself
Companioning the Bereaved: A Soulful Guide for Caregivers (Book)
Companioning the Dying: A Soulful Guide for Caregivers (Book)
Compassion & Choices: Choice and Care at the End of Life
Compassionate Caregiving: Stan Goldberg, PhD on Living, Caregiving, Dying and Recovering Joy
Compassionate Passages: for Supportive Pediatric End-of-Life Care
Coping As You Anticipate a Loss (Article by Marty Tousley)
Coping with Cancer and Critical Illness
Coping with Caregiving: Radio Program
Coping with Companion Animal Loss Across the Age Continuum (Article by Betty Carmack)
Coping with Sleeplessness and Insomnia in Grief (Article by Marty Tousley)
Dementia Program at Hospice of the Valley
Depression Toolkit: Your Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment and Recovery
Dialysis at the End of Life: Making the Decision to Stop (Article by Angela Morrow, RN)
Difficult Endings
Directory of Independent Living Centers
Do As One: Guided Breathing Meditations
Dog Play: Benefits of Therapy Dogs and Visiting Pets
DrugWatch: Keeping an Eye on Pharmaceuticals and Medical Device Recalls
Duet: Partners in Health and Aging
Dying: A Mind-Body Transformation (Article by Danielle Schroeder)
Dying: Comfort, Information, Resources for the Dying and Their Caregivers (Pat McNees)
The Dying Process: A Guide for Caregivers
Dying to Help: Advice and Stories on Helping the Dying and Their Caregivers
Dying Well, Defining Wellness through the End of Life: Dr. Ira Byock
Easy, Practical Caregiving at Home
Ethical Wills: Preserving Your Legacy of Values
8 Facts to Know about Hospice and Palliative Care
800Seniors.com: Senior Resource Directory
Empowering Caregivers - Choices, Healing, Love
ElderCare Locator: A Public Service of the U.S. Administration on Aging
ElderCare Locator: Finding Community Assistance for Seniors (Nationwide)
ElderCare ABC Blog: About Being Connected
Elder Care: Alzheimers, Dementia
Elder Care Made Easier: Doctor Marion Somers
ElderCare Online
Elder Care Support: The Intentional Caregiver
Elder Rage, or Take My Father... Please!: How to Survive Caring for Aging Parents (Book)
Emotional Renewal for Caregivers: Looking After Yourself While Helping a Loved One (CD)
Empowered Patient
End of Life Decisions about Artificial Nutrition (Article by Angela Morrow, RN)
End of Life Care: Aetna Compassionate Care Program
Engage with Grace and the One Slide Project
Estate Planning for Pets (in the Event of Your Own Death or Disability)
Explaining the Funeral or Memorial Service to Your Children (Booklet by Marty Tousley)
Facing Death and Finding Hope: A Guide To The Emotional and Spiritual Care Of The Dying (Book)
Family Caregiver Alliance: National Center on Caregiving
Family Caregiving 101
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
Final Details: Taking Care of Business
Final Gifts : Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying (Book)
Find a Hospice Program
Finding a Local Hospice
Finding Our Way: Living with Dying in America
The First Year of Grief: Help for the Journey (Online E-mail Course by Marty Tousley)
Five Wishes Document
Flash Animation: A Parent's Wish
The Forgetting: A Portrait of Alzheimer's
Forgiveness in Grief and Bereavement (Articles)
Foundation for Senior Living (Phoenix, AZ)
The Four Things That Matter Most : A Book About Living
Fresh Start Women's Foundation
Frequently Asked Questions about Hospice Care
GeriCareFinder™ Complete Source for Senior Care™
Gilbert's Guide: Expert Advice for and about Seniors
Gilda's Club: Cancer Support for the Whole Family the Whole Time
GrandCare Support Locator: Connecting Grandparents with Programs, Resources, Services (AARP Foundation)
A Guide to Sleep
Guided Imagery for Self Healing (Video)
Guided Imagery: Free Weekly Audio Spa Sessions from Health Journeys
Guilt and Regret in Prolonged Illness (Article by Ken Doka)
Handbook for Mortals: Guidance for People Facing Serious Illnes
s (Book by J. Lynn)
The Healing Power of Pets
Healing Symbols
Health and Healing: Guided Imagery from The Power Within
Health Journeys: Resources for Mind, Body and Spirit
Healthcare Decisions: Living Wills, Advance Directives
Helping a Dying Friend (Article by Bayla Kraft)
Helping You Choose Quality Home Care and Hospice Services (JAHCO)
Helping Your Grieving Parent (Article by Helen Fitzgerald)
Holiday Survival Guide for Caregivers
Home Care Directory
Home Care Profile: Helping You Find the Right Home Care Service
Home Caregivers Accreditation of America (HCAOA)
Hope for Bereaved
Hospice and Assisted Living Toolkit: Assisted Living Federation of America
Hospice and Caregiving Blog: Hospice Foundation of America (HFA)
Hospice and Palliative Nursing Care (Video)
Hospice: Avoiding the Call to Hospice
Hospice Benefits: Medicare
Hospice Care: Consider Hidden Benefits (Article by Kathie Campbell)
Hospice Care: WebMD
Hospice: Choosing a Hospice (Video featuring NHPCO President Donald Schumacher)
Hospice Directory
Hospice Homepage
Hospice: How Do I Know When It Is Time?  (Radio Interview with Christian Sinclair, MD)
Hospice Information Center, from Hospice Foundation of America
Hospice Journey: Free, Private Web Sites for the Dying and Their Families
Hospice: Mama and the Hospice Experience
Hospice: Myths and Facts
Hospice: National Prison Hospice Association
Hospice: What Is Hospice?
Hospice: What Is Hospice Care?
Hospice: When to Refer to Hospice
Hospice Net - Death, Dying, Caregiving, Grief
Hospice Radio with Dr. Zoë Lewis
Hospice Stories: How Hospice Can Help
Hospice Video: Paying for Hospice Care
Hospice Volunteer Training Online
How Doctors Should Deliver Bad News
How Does a Family Know When to Contact Hospice?
Housing and Mortgages for Seniors: A Comprehensive Guide
Human Services Degree: Search 115+ Health & Human Services Degree Programs Online
I Care Village: Everything Eldercare
Illness: A New Perspective on Suffering (Q&A with Christine Longaker, by Gilles Bédard)
Imagery to Help with Cancer
Impact of Illness on Loved Ones: Vicarious Trauma (Article by Tamara McClintock Greenberg, PsyD)
Independent Transportation Network® (ITN): Dignified Transportation for Seniors
In Sickness and In Health: A Place for Couples Dealing with Illness
The Intentional Caregiver: Education ~ Encouragement ~ Empowerment
It's Not Too Late! An Interactive Guide For Exploring and Expressing Love As A Life Nears An End (Book by L. Pendleton & F. Bader)
The Junk Wars: Eight Ways to Get Rid of Aging Parents' Stuff (Article by Paula Spencer)
Kelly Corrigan: The Middle Place
Kota Press: Grief Resources for Bereaved Parents and Those Who Care for Them
Lean On Me: Cancer through a Carer's Eyes (Book by Lorraine Kember)
Leeza's Place - for Family Caregivers
Life Before Death - Consultations with Death
Lightweight Wheelchairs
Living Consciously, Dying Gracefully: A Journey with Cancer and Beyond
Living with Grief When Illness is Prolonged
Living with PTSD: Lessons for Partners, Friends and Supporters (Video)
Long-Distance Caregiving: 20 Questions for Long-Distance Caregivers
The Long Goodbye: Support for the Grieving Caregiver (Articles by Christine Jette)
Long Term Care Insurance: Free Comparison Quotes, Research Center
Long Term Care Resources
Lotsa Helping Hands: When Friends and Family Need Help
Next Steps: Elder Care Issues for Everyone
Make-A-Wish Foundation
MatchNursingHomes.org - Nursing Home Resources and Locator
Mayo Clinic: Hospice, End-of-Life Care
Medical Malpractice Help
Medical Marijuana: Frequently Asked Questions
Medicare: Questions and Answers for Caregivers
Mesothelioma Cancer
Mesothelioma Prognosis
Mesothelioma Statistics & Facts
Mothering Mother and More: Support for the Caregiver, by Carol D. O'Dell
Moyers On Dying
Music for Healing and Recovery: Essential Tools for Caregivers
MySeniorCare: Information on Home Health Care, Assisted Living Facilities, and Hospice
National Alliance for Caregiving
National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
National Family Caregivers Association
National Respite Locator: A Service of ARCH (Access to Respite Care and Help)
Near-Death Experiences (NDE): Evelyn Elsaesser-Valarino
New LifeStyles: Source for Senior Living
Next Step in Care: Information and Advice to Help Plan Smooth Transitions for Patients
The Needs of the Dying : A Guide For Bringing Hope, Comfort, and Love to Life's Final Chapter (Book by David Kessler)

The New Old Age Blog: Caring for Elderly Parents
OMHU: Design Innovations to Support People As They Age
On Dogs and Dying: Inspirational Stories From Hospice Hounds (New Directions in the Human-Animal Bond)
One Candle: Providing Light for the Journey (Annette Childs, Ph.D.)
Online Grief Healing Discussion Groups
Online Health Resources
Open to Hope Foundation
Opioids 911-Safety: Help for Safely Using Opioid Pain Relievers
Our Parents: Help in Finding the Best in Nursing Home, Assisted Living, In-Home Care
Pain Aid Pain Foundation
Pain Management at the End of Life
Pain Treatment Topics
PainSAFE: For People with Pain and Their Caregivers
Palliative Care in the Home
Palliative Care is Comfort Care: National Cancer Institute
Palliative Doctors: Compassionate Care at Any Stage of Illness
Parenting Your Parents: What To Do If You Suspect Alzheimer's
Partners Against Pain
Partnership for Parents: Online Guide for Parents of Seriously Ill Children
Paying For Senior Care: Payment Options for Elder Care and Assisted Living
Penny Bear Company
Personal Finance Guide for Seniors
PetGuardian: Pet Trust Plans to Ensure Lifelong Care of Pets
Pet Therapy: Animal Assisted Therapy
Pet Therapy: Therapeutic Use of Pets for Stress Relief & Relaxation
Pet Therapy: Visiting Pets and Animal Assisted Therapy
Pre-Death Ritual for Mable
Project Linus: Providing Security through Blankets
Proper Disposal of Prescription Drugs
ReliefInsite: Secure Online Pain Management Services
Respite: National Respite Locator Service
ResponseLink Medical Alert System
Room 217: Music for Life's Journey
Sacred Art of Living: Center for Spiritual Formation (The Anamcara Project)
Second Chance for Pets Organization
Senior Health: Aging-Related Health Information
Senior Homes and Senior Care
Senior Placement Service - Hospice of the Valley
Seniors for Living Blog
Seniors for Living: Find Senior Housing
Share the Care: How to Organize a Care Giving Group
SHARE Cancer Support
Sharing Store: A Classifieds Site for Caregiving Supplies and Equipment
Sharp Seniors: Find Quality Assisted Living Centers, Nursing Homes, Retirement Communities
Smiling through Your Tears: Anticipating Grief (Book by Harriet Hodgson & Lois Krahn)
Songs of Love Foundation: Personalized Songs for Terminally Ill Children and Young Adults
Sooner or Later: Restoring Sanity to Your End of Life Care (Book by Damiano de Sano Iocovozzi)
Strength for Caring: Family Caregiving and Eldercare Resources
Support: Asking for and Accepting Help When You Need It (Article by Sally Scott)
Support for Parent Caregivers
Supportive Care Coalition: Pursuing Excellence in Palliative Care
Survivor's Guide: Coping with the Outside World (Articles by Christine Jette)
Tips for Coping with Sleeplessness in Grief (Article by Marty Tousley)
Today's Caregiver
Tough Transitions: Navigating Your Way through Difficult Times (Book by Elizabeth Harper Neeld, PhD)
Traumatic Brain Injury Center - Spinal Cord Injury Resource
Traumatic Head Injury: Using Guided Imagery with Semi-Comatose Patients
Travel Tips for Patients Traveling with a Serious Illness (Article by Angela Morrow, RN)
Troubled With . . . (Focus on the Family Website)
The Unprepared Caregiver
Using Books to Help Children and Adolescents Cope with Death: Guidelines and Bibliography (Article by Charles A. Corr)
Using the Power of Hope to Cope with Dying: The Four Stages of Hope (Book by Kathleen Fanslow-Brunjes)
VeteranCaregiver.com - Virtual Community for Those Who Care for Veterans of All Eras
Video Caregiving: Visual Education Center for Family Caregivers
Waking Up: Climbing Through the Darkness (Book by Terry Wise)

Well Spouse Association
What Is "A Good Death?" (Article)

What Is It Like to Die of Lung Cancer? (Article)
Wheelmap.org: Find Wheelchair Accessible Places
When A Child Is Dying, What Do Classmates Need to Know?
When Caregivers Have to Make Tough Choices (Article)
When Eldercare Brings Back Sibling Tensions (Article)
Whispering Hope Ranch for Special Needs Children
Why Caring for a Spouse Is So Difficult (Article by Carol O'Dell)
Wise Counsel at Unexpected Moments (Article)
Who Cares? Sources of Information about Health Care Products and Services (Federal Trade Commission)
Writing an Ethical Will or Legacy Letter, by Pat McNees

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