Hamilton > Resources

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 of Hamilton Wentworth
Email: cfs@cfshw.com
Clicking on the above e-mail link will put you in contact with Catholic Family Services of Hamilton Wentworth, 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 - Social and Public Health 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.

Continuing Gerontological Educative Coooperative
www.mcmaster.ca/cgec

Family Caregiver connection
www.greaterhamiltonarea.com
This site provides information and support for caregivers. One of the principal goals of this site is to put caregivers in touch with other caregiversAugust 14, 2006Greater 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.hwccac.on.ca
This is the site for the Hamilton CCAC which handles all applications for long-term care in the Greater Hamilton area. The CCAC also coordinates care for people (based on eligibility) in their homes and or community setting. This site also 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 services 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.

How to choose a long term care facility
www.hamiltonltc.org
This site provides an overview of information about long term care (LTC) facilities, how to apply and describes some of the challenging questions you may have to struggle with. This site also visually provides pictures of settings in LTC i.e., bedrooms, dining, leisure

McMaster University Division of Geriatric Medicine
www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/medicine/geriatric/GeriatricSites.htm
This site provides information about the goals of the division, faculty and staff, educational resources and research pursuits and recent publications

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.


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