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Table of Contents

GREATER ORLANDO AREA

CONTENTS

11

Estate Planning Myth: Estate Planning Is Only for Wealthy People

Read more on page 24. 4,5 How To Use This Guide 6-9 Table of Contents

10 Letter from the Publisher / Contact Information 144 Ad Index

11 Adult Day Services 11 Advocacy for Seniors 12 Alzheimer's Caregiver Support/Education 12 Alzheimer's Research 12 Aquatic Therapies 12,13 Area Agencies on Aging 13 Beauty Services 13 Caregiver Education 13 Caregiver Support Services 16 Care Management 16 Care Management Non-profit 16 Clinical Research 16 Clinical Trials 16,17 Consumer Affairs 17,20 Continuing Education 20 County Health Departments 21 COVID/19 Immunization 21 COVID/19 Testing 21 Cremation 21 Dental Resources 22 Doctor Visits at Home 22 Drivers License Offices & Training 23 Elder Abuse Prevention 23 Elder Affairs 23 Elder law 23 Emergency Management 25 Employment Opportunities & Resources

COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND SERVICES

Concerned About Living With Dementia? A Clinical Trial May Be The Answer

Learn more on page 18. 25,26 Energy Resources & Weatherization 26 Energy Resources 26 Estate Planning 27,28 Financial Assistance 28 Flu Shots 28,29 Food Resources 30 Funerals, Mortuary, & Cremations 30 Guardianship/Conservatorship 30 Health Insurance Information & Counseling 30 Hearing Services & Resources 31 Home Care for the Elderly (HCE) 31 Home Doctor Visits 31 Home Maintenance Assistance 31 Home Medical Equipment 35 Home Medical Equipment - Loan Closets 35,36 Hospitals 36 House Cleaning 36 Housing & Placement Resource Specialists 41 Incontinence Supplies 41 Legal Services 41 Legal Services (No Fee/Low Cost) 42,43 Libraries 43 Life Insurance 44 Long Term Care Planning 44 Medicaid Attorney 44 Medicaid Filing 44 Medical Home Doctor Visits 44 Medical Staffing 44 Medicare Advantage Plans 44,47 Medicare/Medicaid Information 47 Medicare Supplemental Plans 47 Memory Screening 50 Mental Health & Counseling 50 Mobile Physicians 50 Mailing Packages, USPS, UPS, DHL, FED EX 50 Moving Services 52 Pet Care & Services

COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND SERVICES

Have A Plan In Place

Find out how on page 34. 52 Pharmacy 52 Power Mobility Equipment 52 Power Recliner Chairs 52 Prescription Assistance & Discounts 54 Printing Services 54 Probate 54 Professional Organizers 54 Property Tax Deferral 54 Property Tax/Rent Rebate 54 Respiratory Equipment 54-56 Respite Care 56 Retirement Planning 56 Reverse Mortgage Services 57 Senior Activities & Entertainment 57-59 Senior Centers 59,60 Senior Health Clinics 60 Senior Housing Information 60,62,63,65 Senior Organizations & Services 65 Senior Resource Specialists 65 Senior Transition Services 65 Shelters 68 Skin Protection 68 Social Security 68 Staffing 69 Subsidized Housing Resources 69-71 Support Groups & Services 71 Tax Assistance 71 Telehealth Mental Health Counseling 74 Term Life Insurance 74 Transportation 74,75 Veterans Benefits 75 Veterans Burials 75,76 Veterans Services 76 Vision Resources 77,78 Volunteer Opportunities 78 Wealth Management 78 Wills & Trusts

Hospice - A Theory of Care

Read more on page 106.

80 HOME HEALTH CARE, NON-MEDICAL HOME HEALTH CARE, AND HOSPICE CARE AGENCIES

80 Non-Medical Home Care Definitions 81-91 Homemaker Companion Comparison Grid 92,93 Home Health Definitions 94-101 Private Pay Home Health Comparison Grid 108-111 Home Health Agency Medicare Grid 102-104 Hospice Definitions 105 Hospice Agency Comparison Grid

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SENIOR HOUSING

112-114 Housing Definitions 115-117 Affordable Housing 117-127 Independent Living / Retirement Communities Comparison Grid 128-135 Assisted Living Communities Comparison Grid 136-139 Memory Care Communities Comparison Grid 140-142 Skilled Nursing Facilities Comparison Grid

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FEATURE ARTICLES

14 Remember My Song - The Power of Music

18

Concerned About Living With Dementia? A Clinical Trial May Be The Answer

24 Estate Planning Myth: Estate Planning Is Only for Wealthy People

32 Understanding Incontinence Products 34 Have A Plan In Place

38 Certified Dementia Practioners 48, 49 Medicare 2023 "In A Nutshell" 64 Aging In Place - What Are Your Options?

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Affordable Mental Health Care Without Medicare or Doctor Referral

106 Hospice - A Theory of Care 120 The Health Consequences of Social Isolation 143 Why Pickleball is Perfect for Seniors

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