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• - Guide to government of Canada's services for seniors and their families.
  
• - Institute for Human Development, Life course and Aging, University of Toronto. Facts, organization history.
  
• - Personal response service that links clients with family, friends or emergency services in times of need.
  
• - Chapter from the free online book, "How to Get the Best Medical Care - A Guide for the Intelligent Patient".
  
• - Environmental range of radical ideas for approaching seemingly insoluble social problems concerning drugs, alcohol, and behavior for seniors.
  
• - Complete description of emergency call, smoke warning system for architects, engineers, and facility operators.
  
• - Convenient medication tracking. Medicine list easily folded into pocket-sized reference.
  
• - TCSG is a non-profit research, training and social policy organization dedicated to promoting the individual autonomy of older persons and advancing their well-being in society.
  
• - A room-by-room assessment by a physiotherapist of safety tips for the homes of senior citizens.
  
• - Offers free timely reminders for immunizations, flu shots and important preventive medical tests and procedures via email, pager or cell phone.
  
• - Health and wellness for mature adults seeking to start or maintain a healthy lifestyle. Nutrition, fitness, healing, medications, and safety.
  
• - FDA/CFSAN's information on preventing foodborne illness.
  
• - Elder abuse definitions and prevention.
  
• - Information and resources on elder suicide.
  
• - Provides geriatric case management services
  
• - Offers a driving refresher and fitness tips for seniors using streaming video. Includes travel hints, latest traffic safety news, links, and quizzes.
  
• - Details about their medical alarm emergency response devices for seniors.
  
• - Provider of emergency response systems and medical alarms for the at home elderly, enhancing their independence and quality of life.
  
• - Conducting an assessment of driving habits and skills is one way to assemble some objective data.
  
• - Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.Johns Hopkins Geriatrics Center.
  
• - Promoting superior mental fitness for older adults.
  
• - Training seminars to motivate the elderly to exercise to improve posture, balance, coordination and confidence to prevent falls.