Online Senior Resources

Senior Care offers a variety of resources for seniors including housing options, home care, medication information and management, fall prevention and support groups.

The following printable resources are updated regularly.

• Directory for Eastside Respite Services
• Don't Let Falls Get You Down – Preventing falls is an important part of patient safety and you can play an important role. You can prevent many falls by being aware of the reasons you may fall.
       >>Watch a video about Fall Prevention, courtesy of Seattle Pacific University.
• East King County Senior Resource Guide – A comprehensive guide to the health and social service resources available to residents of East King County.
• Eastside Private Pay Home Care list
• Eastside Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Providers
• Eastside Skilled Nursing Facilities
• Exercise Options for Eastside Seniors
• Medication Safety Brochure – Understanding the risks and benefits of medication.
• Medication Tracker – A form to keep track of all your medications. Download the Medication Tracker PDF to print a hard copy; download the Medication Tracker Word document to keep an electronic account of your medications.
• Personal Health Record – A booklet to keep track of your health and medication history. Read instructions for how to assemble your own Personal Health Record. Download the Personal Health Record PDF to print a hard copy; download the Personal Health Record Word document to keep an electronic account of your medical history.
            >>View a list of electronic PHRs currently available.
• Safe at Home – A checklist that can help you avoid dangerous situations and debilitating injuries in your own home.
• Services That Come to You
• Starting Points: Living Wills/Advance Directives – Includes information about the law regarding advance directives and your rights as a patient; provides forms for values statements, living wills and durable power of attorney for healthcare.
• Support Groups Seniors on the Eastside
• Talking With Your Doctor  – A helpful guide on the importance of how to communicate with your physician, provided by the National Institute on Aging

Additional Web resources:

• Alzheimer's Association – Help and information for families and caregivers.
• Assisted Living Directory -  Lists numerous facilities, organized by state, and then by city.
• Health in Aging – American Geriatrics Foundation's online guide for family caregivers.
• Medicare – Find out what Medicare covers; compare area nursing homes and home health agencies.
• National Institute on Aging – A federal agency dedicated to aging research. The site includes resources dedicated to healthy aging, including online and hard-copy editions of the Age Pages and the Staying Healthy booklet.
• Overlake's Online Health Library – Additional information and resources.
• Strength for Caring – Johnson and Johnson Caregiver Initiative
• Washington Law Help – Information on elder legal issues and forms on guardianships, medicaid and durable powers of attorney.
• Combined Healthcare Advance Directive and Durable Power of Attorney form.
• Living Will registry.