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Barbara Waldon provides nursing services for Mabel Reed in her suburban Cincinnati apartment, checking vital signs, wrapping her legs and helping with medication. Photo by Ian Londin

The Comforts of Home
If it weren’t for regular assistance from an aide and nurse at her apartment in suburban Cincinnati, Mabel Reed knows she’d be headed for a nursing home. Reed, 73, is diabetic and has heart disease, high blood pressure and a leg infection. An aide comes to her home on weekdays to help with bathing, laundry, shopping and housekeeping.  More >>

State Budget Cuts Hurting People From Coast to Coast
The most vulnerable groups—elderly, disabled and children—are hardest hit when 41 states make midyear budget cuts in health, education and state government workforces in 2009.  More >>

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Suzanne Rymer joined Facebook to keep up with her grandchildren in another state. Now the Akron woman surfs many social networking sites on the Internet, including those on AARP.org. Photo by Andrew Spear/Aurora Select 

September Issue: Web of Connections
Wanda Coburn started exploring the Internet in earnest when her late husband was diagnosed with cancer. Coburn, 56, of Macedonia, did extensive research on his disease and clinical trials. She became so proficient online that her family often turns to her to help find information. More >>

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State-by-State Resource Guides
• Guide to Health Care Provider Performance
• List of No-Call Registration Info
• Guide to Transportation Assistance
• Guide to Nursing Home Performance Data

Local Resources
• Ohio Consumers for Health Coverage
• Office of the Ohio Consumers' Counsel
• Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program
• Ohio Attorney General’s Consumer Help Center
• Ohio’s Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)