Marcy’s Caregiver Resources
Click on the categories below to find useful tips, tricks, and self-care resources. Marcy scours the internet each month to bring our caregivers information they might find useful as they navigate their caregiver journey. Neither Marcy nor Austin Speech Labs endorses the products/services or views linked below.
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Becoming rentABLE: This site helps individuals with disabilities find accessible housing solutions.
Accessible Tiny Homes: Accessible tiny homes as an affordable alternative to assisted living.
Adaptive living spaces (podcast): How adaptive living spaces can improve lives.
Texas Ramp Project: This organization builds free wheelchair ramps for individuals with disabilities.
Discount Ramps (mobility/home medical equipment): This site offers discounted mobility and home medical equipment, including ramps.
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Accessibility and Texas State Parks
Accessible Facilities - Texas State Parks: Accessible amenities available at Texas State Parks.
All-terrain wheelchairs - Texas State Parks: Information on all-terrain wheelchairs available for use in Texas State Parks.
Texas State Parks Centennial Projects Provide Enhanced Accessibility: This article highlights projects aimed at improving accessibility in Texas State Parks.
GRIT Freedom Chair (Texas State Parks): Information on the GRIT Freedom Chair, an all-terrain wheelchair available at Texas State Parks.
Accessibility and Air Travel
Air Carrier Access Act: Summary of the Air Carrier Access Act, which protects the rights of air travelers with disabilities.
Airport Wheelchair Assistance: Scope and requirements of airport wheelchair assistance services.
Air4All wheelchair securement system on commercial jets: A new system designed to secure wheelchairs on commercial airplanes.
General
Wheelchair Travel: Travel information and resources for wheelchair users
Adventures by Jamie (accessible vacation planning): This service offers planning for accessible vacation experiences.
Galveston Beach Wheelchair Program: This program provides beach wheelchairs for use on Galveston beaches.
Chariot (formerly DASCTX) - Austin area transportation for seniors: This organization provides accessible transportation services for seniors in the Austin area.
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AARP Resources for Caregivers and their Families: This comprehensive AARP page offers a wide range of resources for caregivers and their families.
How to avoid caregiver stress: Strategies to help caregivers manage and avoid stress.
Tips to choose home health care: Advice on how to choose and pay for home health care services.
Caregiving Kinetics: Provides services, support, and solutions for caregivers.
Respite care: This page from Texas Health and Human Services explains what respite care is and how to access it.
Senior Services of Austin: A Geriatric Care Management company that consists of Social Workers and Nurses.
How to deal with anticipatory grief: Guidance for caregivers coping with anticipatory grief.
Sibling caregivers: The rewards and challenges faced by sibling caregivers.
Stroke and personality: This article discusses how a spouse's character can persist even after changes due to a stroke.
Devotional: A Perfect Storm: Devotions During Crisis: This devotional offers spiritual support and reflections for those experiencing crisis.
The Sunday Paper - Caring for a Caretaker: The importance of caring for caregivers.
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Healthy Feet Store (orthopedic shoes): This online store offers a variety of orthopedic shoes.
SmartKnit Seamless Socks: Information on seamless socks designed for comfort.
Billy Footwear: Shoes with a universal design, making them easy to put on and take off.
Adaptive clothing: Clothing designed for easier dressing and comfort for individuals with disabilities.
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Fall Prevention
STEADI - Older Adult Fall Prevention: This CDC resource offers information and tools for preventing falls in older adults.
Check for Safety: A Home Fall Prevention Checklist for Older Adults: This downloadable checklist from the CDC helps older adults identify and mitigate fall hazards in their homes.
Lifeline - The Correct Way to Get Up After a Fall: This flyer from Lifeline demonstrates the correct way for individuals to get up after a fall.
Falls Prevention for Older Adults (NCOA): This National Council on Aging (NCOA) page provides resources and information on falls prevention for older adults.
Natural Disasters & Neurological Conditions: Guidance on preparing for natural disasters when living with neurological conditions.
Drug interaction checker: This tool allows users to check for potential interactions between different medications.
Medicare For Dummies: This book provides an easy-to-understand guide to Medicare.