Links to Healthcare Organizations
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
Official website for WA State DSHS
Official Government Website for People with Medicare
Medicare.gov is a consumer beneficiary website that provides access to information about Medicare, Medicare health plans, contact information publications, etc.
WSDOH Health Professions Quality Assurance
Allows you to check provider credentials and disciplinary history as well as file complaints.
Senior Life Options
A Senior Referral Placement Service.
Empowering Caregivers™
General caregiver site offering various resources, information and support.
Elder Issues
Seniors and their loved ones can build a personalized database of important life and health information, such as medications, physicians, insurance and funeral requests.
WebMD
WebMD Corporation: the leader in providing services that help physicians, consumers, providers and health plans navigate the complexity of the healthcare system.
Financial Abuse of the Elderly
The Nursing Home Abuse Center is dedicated to raising awareness and helping protect seniors from Financial Abuse.
Disease and Condition resources:
ALS Association – www.alsa.org
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America - www.alzfdn.org
American Cancer Society – www.cancer.org
American Diabetic Association – www.diabetes.org
American Heart Association – www.americanheart.org
American Lung Association – www.lungusa.org
American Macular Degeneration Foundation – www.macular.org
American Obesity Association – www.obesity.org
American Parkinson Disease Association – www.apdaparkinson.org
American Red Cross – www.redcross.org
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association – www.asha.org
American Stroke Association – www.strokeassociation.org
Arthritis Foundation – www.arthritis.org
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America – www.aafa.org
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society – www.leukemia-lymphoma.org
Mobility International – www.miusa.org
Multiple Sclerosis Association of America – mymsaa.org
National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) – www.caregiving.org
National Federation of the Blind – www.nfb.org
National Multiple Sclerosis Society – www.nmss.org
National Parkinson Foundation – www.parkinson.org
National Stroke Association – www.stroke.org
National Council on Aging – www.ncoa.org
National Association for Continence – www.nafc.org
United Ostomy Association – www.uoa.org
