Alzheimer's
Society of Hamilton and Halton
www.alzheimer.interlynx.net
Contains excellent information about Alzheimer Disease, and
about Hamilton-area resources for people who have Alzheimer Disease
and their families.
Catholic Family Services
cfs@cfshw.com
Clicking on the above e-mail link will put you in contact with
Catholic Family Services, an organization
providing non-denominational support and information for elderly
individuals who may be subject to, or at risk of, elder abuse,
neglect, or self-neglect.
City
of Hamilton - Public Health and Community Services
www.city.hamilton.on.ca/sphs
Contains information about an extensive list of social and
public health related topics, and information about the various
social and public health services provided by the City of Hamilton.
Government
of Ontario - Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
www.gov.on.ca/health/index.html
This
is the site of the government department that regulates all long-term
care facilities in the province. It includes extensive further
links to to other websites related to health and long-term care,
an excellent built-in search engine for world-wide-web medical
resources, and information about all provincial health and long-term
care programs.
Greater
Hamilton Area-Internet Resources for Seniors
http://seniors.greaterhamiltonarea.com
This
site provides a listing of various web sites that may be of interest
to Hamilton-area seniors.
Hamilton
Community Care Access Centre
www.hamilton.ccac-ont.ca
This
is the site for the Hamilton CCAC which handles all applications
for long-term care in the Greater Hamilton area. It describes
all the services provided by the CCAC, and includes a good list
of further links to various Hamilton-area health and seniors'
resources.
Hamilton
District Health Council
www.hdhc.ca
This
is the site of the umbrella organization comprised of various
Hamilton area health services providers that serves as an advisory
body to the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.
Hamilton
Health Sciences
www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca
This
is the site of the hospital and health services organization created
from the merger of the two former Hamilton Civic Hospitals (Hamilton
General and Henderson General) with Chedoke-McMaster Hospital.
Ontario
Association of Non-Profit Homes & Services for Seniors
www.oanhss.org
This
is the site of the organization representing not-for-profit long-term
care facilities, seniors' housing, and seniors' services organizations
in Ontario. It includes information about long-term care issues,
and also an extensive list of further links to Ontario-wide health,
long-term care, seniors' housing, and other seniors-related resources
and services.
Ontario
Long Term Care Association
www.oltca.com
This
is the site of the professional organization that represents
over 340 of Ontario's LTC facilities. The site includes
information about LTC in Ontario, contact information for member
facilities and links to related resources and services.
Ontario
Trillium Foundation
www.trilliumfoundation.org
This
is the site for the Foundation that was the principal funder for
this web site and its accompanying video.
The R. Samuel McLaughlin Centre for
Research and Education in Aging and Health
www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/mcah
This is the web site for the network of individual faculty members of
the McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences and others
interested in aging and health related research and education.
St.
Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
www.stjosham.on.ca
Contains
information about all of the services provided by St. Joseph's
Healthcare Hamilton, including St. Joseph's Hospital, SJHH's Ambulatory
Health Services, SJHH's Mountain Health Services, and the SJHH
Foundation.
St.
Peter's Health System
www.stpetershealthsystem.com
This
is the site of the St. Peter's Hospital and community health services.
