Disaster Planning Resource Tools for Older Adults and Their Caregivers

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The Hartford and the MIT AgeLab have recently made available online two resources tools to help older adults and their caregivers better prepare for a natural disaster. Both are obtainable at no charge.

The booklet, The Calm Before the Storm: Family Conversations about Disaster Planning, Caregiving, Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia was developed from research conducted with family caregivers in different parts of the United States. It includes a variety of worksheets, checklists and helpful resources.

To download a copy of the booklet or to order a free printed copy, please go to http://www.thehartford.com/calmbeforethestorm/

The brochure, It Could Happen to Me: Family Conversations about Disaster Planning is based on research conducted with people age 50 and older in different parts of the United States, and interviews with claim adjusters from The Hartford who work with people who have experienced catastrophic losses due to natural disaster.

To download a copy of the brochure or to order a free printed copy, please go to http://www.thehartford.com/talkaboutdisasterplanning/

To learn more about The Hartford Financial Services Group, please go to http://www.thehartford.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=HIG/Page/LandingPage1&cid=1150850341187&hp=true

To learn more about MIT AgeLab, please go to http://agelab.mit.edu/