Contact Information
Bond Hall, 4th floor
118 College Drive #5163
Hattiesburg, MS 39406
Phone: 601.266.5163
Fax: 601.266.5114
ShareCare Resources
Caregiver Resources
Care for the Caregiver: Mental Health
The Caregiver Resource Network provides family and professional caregivers with information and resources. This Web site also has a self-assessment for caregivers.
AlzWell.com sponsors The ElderCare Forum, http://eldercare.infopop.cc/6/ubb.x which has several message boards and a chatroom The Elder Caregiving chatroom that are quite active. We at ShareCare Bank think the combination of online support and the in-person support groups are a good approach to maintain your mental health, especially when you can't always get out of the house to go to a meeting. For more links, see the category Discussion Boards and Online Support Groups.
The Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA) Web site provides access to information, education, services, etc.
PBS Televisions series, “& Thou Shalt Honor"
The PBS Televisions series Web site, “& Thou Shalt Honor”, includes video clips of the documentary, links to policy issue resources, a caregivers' chatroom, and other resource links for caregivers.
Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources provides a variety of mental health services. Phone: 601.544.4641.
This site offers free online articles. Two particularly good ones on depression and dealing with holiday stress are: Don’t Let Depression Get You Down and Holiday Stress Assessment for Caregivers. Another on caregiving for someone with a mental illness is Helping the Mentally Ill.
This Web site gives support to husbands, wives, and partners of persons who are chronically ill and/or have disabilities. Click on Chat Room.
Caregiver Resources & Community Links (General)
AARP has a caregiving section that discusses caregiving options and includes information on caregiver support, long-term care financing, and help with home care, housing options, assistive devices, and caregiving for adult children.
Aging Solutions is an informative site designed to make it easier for caregivers to find reliable information.
Assisted Living Directory - Assisted Living Facilities Information & Senior Care
There are millions of people that have debilitating diseases such as Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia. These people need around-the-clock supervision, medication management, and help with just about every daily activity. This is where an assisted living facility can help.
Lists information on over 36,000 state-licensed assisted living facilities and tries to explain the rules and regulations of each state.
Assisted Living Source is here to help you to find the right assisted living facility. Our service is free and private.
One of the most comprehensive and unbiased directories of senior care options, created by caregivers, for caregivers.
Home Care Profile is here to help you find the right home care service. Non-medical personal care, companion care or home health care agencies can help an elderly or disabled person to remain safely in the comfort of their own home for longer.
Just in Case: Emergency Readiness for Older Adults and Caregivers
This booklet from the National Family Caregiver Support Program (NFCSP) through the Administration on Aging includes information, checklists, forms and contacts for caregivers.
The Arc Web site includes information and resources for people with developmental disabilities and their families. The site includes links for additional resources.
The Caregivers Advisory Panel (TCAP) confidentially collects, quantifies, and interprets facts, opinions and the needs of family caregivers to enable health care products manufacturers, service providers and policymakers gain insight to improve products, services, and programs.
This Web site (for discount products) provides information and resources for Cash Back on eligible product purchases.
Children of Aging Parents is a membership organization to assist caregivers of the elderly with reliable information and referrals, support groups, publications and programs that promote public awareness of the urgent needs and the profound value of caregivers. Phone: 1.800.227.7294.
The Disability Resources Monthly (DRM) Web site provides resources by state as well as subject.
Meal Call helps people find local senior meal programs.
National Family Caregivers Association
The National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA) provides tips, advocacy updates, and information on communicating effectively with healthcare professionals.
Free Seminars on various topics are available on this site.
Positive Aging Resource Center
The Positive Aging Resource Center (PARC) Web site provides resources on positive aging.
Office of the Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General, State of Mississippi: Phone: 601.359.3680
Department of Homeland Security
Fraud hotline: Department of Homeland Security, Inspector General.
Phone: 1.866.323.8603.
Discussion Boards and Online Support Groups
This national non-profit organization provides free professional support services to anyone affected by cancer: people with cancer, caregivers, children, loved ones, and the bereaved.
Disabled Online - serving special people with special needs - dedicated to providing beneficial resources for the disabled community and their families and friends.
AlzWell.com sponsors The ElderCare Forum, which has several message boards and a chatroom (The Elder Caregiving Chatroom at that are quite active. We at ShareCare Bank think the combination of online support and
the in-person support groups are a good approach to maintain your mental
health, especially when you can't always get out of the house to go to a
meeting.
The Web site for New Mobility Magazine and the leading online resource for Disability Culture and Lifestyle.
Stroke Awareness for Everyone S.A.F.E.) E-Mail Lists
S.A.F.E. support lists are managed by LISTSERV. There are several support and discussion e-mail lists.
TBINET hosts on-line support groups (mailing lists) for Brain Injury, Stroke and other "medical" related issues. For a list and brief explanation of each, see the archives page. From there you can select a list and view past messages if they are not confidential (many are though). You can also join any of these lists after following the appropriate link from that location.
With thousand of photos, reviews, and complete contact information for 70,000 senior living services, you can't find a more complete senior living resource. Select a state to get started.
This Web site gives support to husbands, wives, and partners of persons who are chronically ill and/or have disabilities. Click on Chat Room.
Alzheimer's Association Safe Return®
Alzheimer's Association Safe Return® is a nationwide identification, support and enrollment program that provides assistance when a person with Alzheimer's or a related dementia wanders and becomes lost locally or far from home.
Mississippi Department of Health Information Hotline
For food and water safety, birth certificates, women's health WIC programs, Health Education, and immunizations, call Mississippi Department of Health Information Hotline at 1.866.HLTHY4U.
The MedicAlert Foundation is a non-profit healthcare informatics organization dedicated to providing services to our members that protect and save lives.
National Resource Center for Safe Aging
The National Resource Center for Safe Aging (NRCSA) site provides information and resources on senior safety to health professionals, seniors and caregivers. Phone: 619.594.0986; Fax 619.594.0351. E-mail safeaging@sdsu.edu.
This site provides an abundance of information regarding many senior health issues.
A disability friendly, interactive global Internet site for people with visual impairments and their families and caregiver. 1.800.829.0500; Fax 221.821.9705; or TTY 212.821.9713.
Health Conditions
ShareCare Note: After a year of researching various links for health conditions, ShareCare has decided to recommend the following links as your first line of research. The first, MedlinePlus, has a search engine and covers a broad range of topics.
MedlinePlus is an excellent. comprehensive website which allows searching on a variety of health topics.
The Alzheimer’s Association is a volunteer health organization dedicated to "...finding prevention methods, treatments, and an eventual cure". The site provides access to information, resources, services, and advocacy for individuals and families.
This national non-profit organization provides free professional support services to anyone affected by cancer including: people with cancer, caregivers, children, loved ones, and the bereaved.
Disability Resources Monthly Guide
Disability Resources Monthly Guide contains links to Mississippi resources.
Featuring extensive information about thousands of different medications and drugs currently on the market or previously available worldwide.
S.A.F.E. (Stroke Awareness for Everyone) provides information on strokes as well as online support groups for caregivers.
Home Modifications and Assistive Technology
ABLEDATA provides objective information about assistive technology products and rehabilitation equipment available from domestic and international sources.
Links to various sites with information on how to make environments more “disability friendly,” includes everything from gardening to grab bars for home modifications.
This site lists good tips on home modifications and arrangements when living with a person with Alzheimer's disease. URL:
Barrier Free Architecturals, Inc.
This website provides information on home modifications. URL:
Easy Access Housing for Easier Living Program
Easter Seals and Century 21 Systems offers a virtual tour of a barrier free home, checklists and tips for making your home more accessible and links to other experts.
Government Standards on Assistive Technology
Assistive Technology for college students who are blind
Large list of disability resources
Labor Finders is a temporary staffing agency. Phone: 601.264.2752
Mississippi Department of Employment Security
The Department of Employment Security has a Web site with information about finding jobs in Mississippi.
Medicare/Medicaid
Medicare beneficiaries to access new benefits under the Medicare Modernization and Improvement Act of 2003 (MMA).
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
This Web site provides links to information on the Medicare program.
Are you dually eligible for Medicaid and Medicare? To get helping figuring about Part D, you can see an analysis of all the issues relating to people who are dually eligible at www.thedesk.info/partd. You should visit this site BEFORE visit www.medicare.gov to choose or change your drug plan.
The Official United States Government Site for People with Medicare.
Mississippi Medicare Supplement Shopper's Guide 2004
This consumer guide is published by the Mississippi Department of Insurance. URL:
The revised edition of "Medicare Basics: A Guide for Families and Friends of People with Medicare", CMS Publication #11034, revised January 2006, is now available in print. To order copies, call 1.800.MEDICARE.
Disaster Recovery
Charitable organizations
For information only, phone: 601.582.8151 or 1.866.438.4636.
Salvation Army National Headquarters and Donations
Phone: 1.800.SAL.ARMY.
Salvation Army Victim Assistance. Phone: 1.888.363.2769; Hattiesburg, phone: 601.544.3684
USA Freedom Corps Volunteer Network
The President's call for all Americans to serve a cause greater than themselves.
Child Support for Relocated Families: 1-866-388-2836
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Phone: 1.800.621.3362; Baton Rouge Disaster Relief - TTY: 1.800.462.7585.
Fraud Hotline specific for Hurricane Katrina
Department of Homeland Security Inspector General. Phone: 866.720.5721
National Flood Insurance Program. Phone: 1.800.427.4661
Web site listing current Hurricane Katrina related scams.
Housing
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency
Phone: 1.800.222.6362.
Mississippi Home Help Web site
Mississippi Insurance Department
Missing persons and pets
American Red Cross Find Loved Ones: 1-877-568-3317
Missing Person: 1-800-958-9519
Phone: 1.800-915-5413
Other Directories
CNN Rescue and Relief, Hurricane Katrina Help Center
Contains links and phone numbers for a long list of nonprofit and faith based organizations which have provided assistance in the area. The site also offers tips for avoiding scams, locating missing persons, and getting current information on the hurricane areas. URL: http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2005/katrina/help.center/
Insurance Assistance Hotline
Department. of Insurance Consumer Hotline. Phone: 1.800.259.5300
Mississippi Association of Realtors.
Mississippi Department of Health Crisis Counseling
Project Recovery provides a referral service for different mental health services across the state. Phone: 1.866.856.3227
Mississippi Emergency Management Agency
Phone: 1.800.222.6362
Mississippi Hurricane Recovery Hotline: 1.866.230.8903 or 601.981.1247
Mississippi Insurance Department
Mississippi Unemployment Claims: 1.888.844.3577
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development
Mississippi Department of Transportation
