Resources

Below are links to available resources:

The Center for Spirituality and Aging
CSA provides education and advocacy about spirituality as it is experienced in the aging process, within both faith and long-term care communities. CSA is a program of California Lutheran Homes and Community Services and is headquartered in Anaheim, California.
The Stanford Geriatric Education Center
Provides a variety of ethnogeriatric programs and curriculum resource materials to educate health care professionals on the cultural issues associated with aging and health.
Senior New Ways
Senior New Ways is a multi-faith, non-profit organization providing programs, activities, resource referral, consultation, and support to older persons and their adult children and caregivers. The organization endeavors to promote the wholeness - physical, mental, spiritual and social well being - of older adults in northern and central California. Senior New Ways is unique in providing a quality-tested array of innovative programs.
Older Adult Transitional Services (OATS)
OATS is provided by El Camino Hospital Behavioral Health which supports the mental health and wellness of the senior population. Health Library Resource Center provides a wide array of unique resources and support services for older adults, their family members, adult children, friends and caregivers.
Terra Nova Films
Terra Nova Films features a video library with hundreds of titles for staff development.

Aging Services of California (Formely California Association of Homes and Services for the Aging).
ASC provides information on state public policy, job mart, finding a retirement community and educational opportunities.

American Society on Aging (ASA)
ASA provides educational opportunities, articles of interest, educational products, links to constituent groups, such as business, religion and spirituality, healthcare, lesbian and gay issues, mental health, multicultural issues, and environment and technologies.
National Council on Aging, Benefits Check Up (NCOA)
NCOA provides information about a senior's eligibility for many federal programs.
Human Values in Aging UPDATE
A monthly e-mail newsletter on issues of aging including brief quotes and web links that lead to deeper treatment of the subject.
UC-Berkeley Resource Center on Aging
Libraries, research, links, copies of presentations at UC-Berkeley and a job site for a biweekly newsletter from the Resource Center, e-mail ddriver@uclink4.berkeley.edu.
This information is effective as of December 2006. Updates will be made in June and September each year.