Resources

• National Council to Reframe Aging
• Changing the Narrative
• Old School
• Pioneer Network
• End Agism

Books

• Breaking the Age Code How Your Beliefs About Aging Determine How Long & Well You Live by Becca Levy
• Ageism Unmasked Exploring Age Bias & How to End It by Tracey Gendron
• This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism by Ashton Applewhite

Resources to support people living with mobility issues, vision and hearing loss, and invisible disabilities

• Upstream Access
• Independent Living Resources
• The Arc Oregon
• OR Special Needs Trust
• OR Special Needs Grant
• Call/text the Disability & Distaster Hotline (800-626-4959)
• Multnomah County Adult Protective Services
• Oregon Association for the Deaf (Facebook page)
• OHSU Audiology Program
• ABLE National Resource Center
• Disabled Hikers

• Powerful Tools for Caregivers
• Family Caregiver Alliance
• Waiting Room Revolution
• Respite for All
• Caregiver Action Network
• Oregon Wellness Network
• Caregiver Resources for LGBTQ+ People
• Eldercare Locator
• Oregon Special Needs Trust
• Guardianship, Advocacy and Planning Services - The Arc OR
• National Guardianship Association
• Home Instead
• Visiting Angels
• ComforCare
• Care Patrol
• The National Consumer Voice for Quality Longterm Care
• Powerful Tools for Caregivers
• Caring.com
• CareScout: Cost of Care

End of Life Support

• Holly Pruett
• The Peaceful Presence Project
• National End of Life Doula Alliance
• Tenderly Hospice
• Hopewell House Hospice Care
• Medicare.gov - Find Hospice Care Near Me
• Swan Songs PDX
• Threshold Choir

Death with Dignity

• End of Life Choices Oregon
• Compassion & Choices
• Death With Dignity Life File
• VSED Resources NW
• Academy of Aid in Dying Medicine

Disposition

• Oregon Funeral Resources and Education
• Green Burial Council
• Herland Forest Natural Burial Cemetary
• Riverview Cemetary
• Great River Natural Burial
• National Home Funeral Alliance
• Recompose
• Earth Funeral
• OHSU Body Donation Program for medical science
• Donate Life NW

Grief

• Lost & Found: Reflections on Grief, Gratitude and Happiness -- by Kathryn Schultz

Other Resources

• Death Cafe
• End of Life University (podcast)
• The Art of Dying Well -- by Katie Butler
• Achieving a Good Death -- by Chris Palmer
• Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End -- by Atul Gawande
• Finding Peace at the End of Life: A Death Doula's Guide for Families and Caregivers -- by Henry Fersk-Weiss
• Advice for Future Corpses: A Practical Perspective on Death and Dying -- by Sallie Tisdale
• Checklist of Things to Do After a Person Dies
• LGBTQ Death Care: The "Appointment of Persons" Form

General Resources

• Sign up for Public Alerts
• Multnomah County Public Alert Signup
• OR Dept of Emergency Management
• Portland Neighborhood Emergency Teams (NET)
• Portland Bureau of Emergency Management
• Multco Dept of Emergency Management
• Oregon Health Authority
• Regional Waters Consortium
• Phlush
• Upstream Access

How-to Guides

• AARP Disaster Resilience Toolkit
• Red Cross Prepare: a Resource Guide
• Build a Kit
• 2 Weeks Ready Pocket Plan
• Family Pet Emergency Plan
• Safeguard Critical Documents and Valuables
• Emergency Toilet Guidebook
• Severe Cold Weather Prep
• Winter Storms Communications Toolkit

Legal Assistance

• Legal Issues for Older Adults: an Oregon Information & Reference Guide
• Oregon State Bar: Wills, Trusts and Elder Law
• Get Your Shit Together
• National Institute on Aging: Get Your Affairs in Order Checklist
• LGBTQ Death Care: The “Appointment of Persons” Form

Health Care

• OR Advanced Directive for Health Care
• My Medications List (CDC)
• Advanced Care Planning handout

Finances

• Planning AHEAD workbook (U. of Wisconsin)

Handouts

• How to Write a Legacy Letter (Ethical Will) -- by Chirs Palmer

• Report Scams & Fraud (OR Dept. of Justice / Consumer Protection)
• Oregon Scam Alert Network
• FTC Consumer Advice
• AARP
• AARP Fraud Watch Network Helpline: 877-908-3360 (open to members and non-members, M-F 5am - 5pm)

Brain Health

• OHSU Brain Institute
• International Neuropalliative Care Society
• ODHS Support for People with Brain Injuries
• Alzheimer's Assoc of OR and SW Washington

Cardiovascular Disease

• American Heart Association
• OHSU Knight Cardiovascular Institute
• National Institutes of Health: Heart Attacks in Women

Diabetes

• American Diabetes Association
• National Diabetes Prevention Network

Dementia

• Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model
• Respite for All
• Dementia Friendly America (Memory cafés)
• Alzheimers Associations/AlzConnect
• Positive Approach to Care -- Teepa Snow
• Dementia Friendly America
• Books & Podcasts
• Before I Lose My Own Mind: Navigating Life as a Dementia Caregiver -- by Dr. Beverly Thorn
• Loving Someone Who Has Dementia -- by Pauline Boss
• The Wild Edge of Sorrow -- by Francis Weller
• Hope Floats podcast

Falls Prevention

• Oregon Wellness Network
• Oregon Health Authority
• Oregon Fall Prevention Coalition
• National Council on Aging: Fall Free Check-up
• 6 Steps to Falls Prevention (handout)
• Avoid Falls at Home: 5 Easy Ways to Make Your Home Safer (handout)

General

• The Waiting Room Revolution
• Oregon Wellness Network Care Coordination
• LGBTQ+ Healthcare Directory
• OR Dept of Human Services: Health Insurance and Medical Assistance
• Medicaid.gov
• SHIBA (Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance)
• CareScout: Cost of Care
• GenWorth
• Hope for the Best, Plan for the Worst -- by Dr. Sammy Winemaker
• Workbook: Applying the 7 Keys for Navigating a Life-Changing Diagnosis -- by Dr. Sammy Winemaker

Mental Health

• Suicide & Crisis line -- dial 988
• Cascadia Health

Parkinson's

• Parkinson Foundation
• The Michael J Fox Foundation
• Rock Steady Boxing (Parkinson's exercise)

Strokes

• Multnomah County Stroke Resources
• Stroke Awareness Oregon
• American Stroke Association

Aging in Place

• ReFit Portland
• Changing Places
• Jackie Haddon Homes (Aging in Place Specialist)

Independent Living

• OR Dept of Human Services: Independent Living for Individuals with Disabilities

Assisted Living

• Providence Elderplace

Memory Care

• MorningStar

Continuous Care

• Morning Star

Adult Care Facilities

• Multco Adult Care Information

Cohousing/Cooperative Housing

• OR Cooperative Housing Network
• HomeShare Oregon
• PDX Commons
• Cully Grove Cohousing
• Cully Green Cohousing
• Columbia EcoVillage

General Support

• ADRC (Aging and Disability Resource Connection)
• Community for Positive Aging
• Friendly House
• The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care
• Medicare's Care Compare to locate/compare nursing home facilities in a location
• OR Dept of Human Services: Licensed Longterm Care Search
• Caring.com

Handouts

• How to Select an Assisted Living Facility
• AARP HomeFit Guide

Media

• NE Village Housing Options Lecture Series

• SAGE: National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ Aging
• Lambda Legal
• SAGE: Facing the Future Together Guide
• SAGE National LGBTQ+ Elder Hotline (877.360.5428)
• Friendly House Elder Pride Services
• LGBTQ Healthcare Directory
• Pride Northwest
• Q Center
• NW Gender Alliance
• PFLAG PDX

• Life Encore (Sara Zeff Geber, PhD)
• DOROT (Aging Alone Together)
• Solo and Smart
• Navigating Solo Network

Books

• Who Will Take Care of Me When I'm Old? -- by Joy LoVerde
• Essential Retirement Planning for Solo Agers -- by Sara Zeff Geber

• Older Adult Technology Services (OATS)
• Tech Enhanced Life
• CyberSeniors

• AARP Oregon
• Aging Disabilities Resource Connection
• OR Dept of Human Services - Prevent Adult Abuse and Neglect