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Federal agencies, the State of Missouri, the region's Area Agency on Aging, and a handful of national nonprofits. No newspapers, no advertisers, no guesses.

Every fact on this site links to one of the 35 public pages below, and every link was opened and read on September 10, 2026, except the eight added on September 12, 2026, which carry that date. Almost all of them belong to the National Institute on Aging, other federal agencies, the State of Missouri, or the Area Agency on Aging that covers St. Louis County. Where a page has a year on it, the site quotes that year. Where it does not, the site does not invent one.

A note on one address. The National Institute on Aging's page on mourning the death of a spouse now redirects to its page titled Coping With Grief and Loss; the site cites the destination page, which is where the sentences it quotes live.

Three things are deliberately not on this list: any page from New Plan Care Solutions' own website, which is an advertiser and not a source; any newspaper, magazine or broadcast outlet; and any page we tried to open that would not load for us on the day, which we simply did not cite. If a link below has moved or changed its figure, tell us and we will fix the sentence that depends on it.

National Institute on Aging

  • Coping With Grief and Losshttps://www.nia.nih.gov/health/grief-and-mourning/coping-grief-and-lossChecked September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Front page, Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 8.
  • Depression and Older Adultshttps://www.nia.nih.gov/health/mental-and-emotional-health/depression-and-older-adultsChecked September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Front page, Chapter 2, Chapter 3.
  • Getting Started With Caregivinghttps://www.nia.nih.gov/health/caregiving/getting-started-caregivingChecked September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Chapter 1, Chapter 4.
  • Sharing Caregiving Responsibilitieshttps://www.nia.nih.gov/health/caregiving/sharing-caregiving-responsibilitiesChecked September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Chapter 1.
  • Healthy Meal Planning: Tips for Older Adultshttps://www.nia.nih.gov/health/healthy-eating-nutrition-and-diet/healthy-meal-planning-tips-older-adultsChecked September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Chapter 2.
  • Services for Older Adults Living at Homehttps://www.nia.nih.gov/health/caregiving/services-older-adults-living-homeChecked September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Chapter 2, Chapter 5, Chapter 7.
  • Loneliness and Social Isolation: Tips for Staying Connectedhttps://www.nia.nih.gov/health/loneliness-and-social-isolation/loneliness-and-social-isolation-tips-staying-connectedChecked September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Chapter 3, Chapter 7, Chapter 8.
  • Taking Medicines Safely as You Agehttps://www.nia.nih.gov/health/medicines-and-medication-management/taking-medicines-safely-you-ageChecked September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Chapter 3, Chapter 4.
  • Safe Driving for Older Adultshttps://www.nia.nih.gov/health/safety/safe-driving-older-adultsChecked September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Chapter 4, Chapter 6, Chapter 7.
  • Cold Weather Safety for Older Adultshttps://www.nia.nih.gov/health/safety/cold-weather-safety-older-adultsChecked September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Chapter 6.
  • Falls and Fractures in Older Adults: Causes and Preventionhttps://www.nia.nih.gov/health/falls-and-falls-prevention/falls-and-fractures-older-adults-causes-and-preventionChecked September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Chapter 6.
  • Preventing Falls at Home: Room by Roomhttps://www.nia.nih.gov/health/falls-and-falls-prevention/preventing-falls-home-room-roomChecked September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Chapter 6.

Aging Ahead

  • About Ushttps://www.agingahead.org/about-us/Checked September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Front page, Chapter 7.
  • Meals on Wheelshttps://www.agingahead.org/what-we-do/meals-on-wheels/Checked September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Front page, Chapter 2, Chapter 6, Chapter 8.
  • Programs, Activities, and Locationshttps://www.agingahead.org/what-we-do/programs-activities-and-locations/Checked September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Chapter 8.

988 Lifeline

Family Caregiver Alliance

  • Hiring In-Home Helphttps://www.caregiver.org/resource/hiring-home-help/Checked September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Chapter 1, Chapter 5.

Medicare.gov

  • Home health serviceshttps://www.medicare.gov/coverage/home-health-servicesChecked September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Chapter 1, Chapter 5.

Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

  • Three types of care in the homehttps://health.mo.gov/providers/home-care/three-types-care-homeChecked September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: About, Chapter 1, Chapter 4, Chapter 5.
  • Area Agencies on Aginghttps://health.mo.gov/partners-providers/area-agencies-agingChecked September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Chapter 6.

City of St. Louis

  • St. Louis Area Agency on Aginghttps://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/human-services/aging-services/index.cfmChecked September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Front page, Chapter 2.

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Missouri Department of Revenue

Metro Transit, Bi-State Development

  • Metro Call-A-Ridehttps://www.metrostlouis.org/metro-call-a-ride/Checked September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Chapter 7.

Veterans of Foreign Wars

  • Find a Posthttps://www.vfw.org/find-a-postChecked September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Chapter 8.

City of Ballwin

  • Ballwin Parks and Recreationhttps://www.ballwin.mo.us/Ballwin-Parks-and-Recreation/Checked September 10, 2026, HTTP 200. Used on: Chapter 8.

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