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Senior Resources
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Aging Organizations and General InterestAARP www.aarp.orgAdministration on Aging www.aoa.gov AgeNet Eldercare Network www.agenet.com AGS Foundation for Health in Aging www.healthinaging.org American Geriatrics Society www.americangeriatrics.org American Society on Aging www.asaging.org Benefits Check Up www.benefitscheckup.org Boomerater www.boomerater.com Eldercare Locator www.eldercare.gov Federal Consumer Information Center www.pueblo.gsa.gov FirstGov for Seniors www.seniors.gov Gerontological Society of America www.geron.org Global Action on Aging www.globalaging.org National Association of Area Agencies on Aging www.n4a.org National Council on the Aging www.ncoa.org National Hispanic Council on Aging www.nhcoa.org National Institute on Aging www.nia.nih.gov SeniorDiscounts.com www.seniordiscounts.com SeniorJournal.com www.seniorjournal.com The Seniors Coalition www.senior.org Seniors Grand Central www.seniorsgrandcentral.com Suddenly Senior www.suddenlysenior.com ThirdAge www.thirdage.com WiredSeniors www.wiredseniors.com Assistive Devices and Senior GadgetsAbilityHub www.abilityhub.comAble Data www.abledata.com Active Forever www.activeforever.com Alzheimer's Store www.alzstore.com Assisted Living Store www.assistedlivingstore.com Assistivetech.net www.assistivetech.net Center for Aging Services Technologies www.agingtech.org Dynamic Living www.dynamic-living.com Easy Comforts www.easycomforts.com Ez-Living www.ez-living.com Golden Violin www.goldviolin.com HITEC Assistive Communication Products www.hitec.com Independent Living Aids www.independentliving.com Magnifying Aids www.magnifyingaids.com Maxi-Aids.com www.maxiaids.com Mobility-Advisor www.mobility-advisor.com Ocelco www.ocelco.com Personal Emergency Response Systems (PERS) www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/services/pers.shtm RehabTool.com www.rehabtool.com Senior Shops www.seniorshops.com Simple Comforts www.simplecomforts.com SpinLife.Com www.spinlife.com Technology for Long Term Care www.techforltc.org Telecommunications Equip. Distribution Program (hearing loss telephone equip.) www.tedpa.org Used Medical Equipment www.usedHME.com Caregiving and Support ServicesAARP Caregiving www.aarp.org/family/caregivingAgingCare.com www.agingcare.com Agis www.agis.com Ask Medicare www.medicare.gov/caregivers AttentiveCare www.caregivertech.com Cancer Care www.cancercare.org Care.com http://www.care.com/senior-care-p1006.html CareCall www.parentcarecall.com Care Community www.mycarecommunity.org CareGiverHelper www.caregiverhelper.com CareGuide www.eldercare.com Caring.com www.caring.com Catholic Charities USA www.catholiccharitiesusa.org Children of Aging Parents www.caps4caregivers.org Daily Money Managers www.aadmm.com Eldercare Locator www.eldercare.gov Family Caregiver Alliance www.caregiver.org Family Caregivers Online www.familycaregiversonline.com Family Caregiving 101 www.familycaregiving101.org Genworth Long-Term Care Resources Gilbert Guide www.gilbertguide.com Lotsa Helping Hands www.lotsahelpinghands.com MySeniorCare www.myseniorcare.com National Adult Day Services Association www.nadsa.org National Alliance for Caregiving www.caregiving.org National Association of Home Care & Hospice www.nahc.org National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers www.caremanager.org National Association of Area Agencies on Aging www.n4a.org National Family Caregivers Association www.nfcacares.org QuietCare www.quietcare.com Respite Locator www.respitelocator.org Strength for Caring www.strengthforcaring.com Well Spouse Foundation www.wellspouse.org Computer and InternetAARP Computers and Technology www.aarp.org/learntech/computersComputers Made Easy for Seniors www.csuchico.edu/~csu/seniors/computing2.html CyberSeniors.org www.cyberseniors.org EnableMart www.enablemart.com Generations Online www.generationsonline.com Learn The Net www.learnthenet.com Microsoft Accessibility www.microsoft.com/enable SeniorNet www.seniornet.org WebEyes www.webeyes.us EmploymentAARP Careers www.aarp.org/money/careersBizStarters www.bizstarters.com Career One-Stop Centers www.careeronestop.org Employment Network for Retired Government Experts www.enrge.us Experience Works www.experienceworks.org Monster: Career Changers www.careersat50.monster.com My Next Phase www.mynextphase.com National Career Development Association www.ncda.org National Older Worker Career Center www.nowcc.org NotYetRetired www.notyetretired.com Retired Brains www.retiredbrains.com Retiree Careers www.retireecareers.com RetirementJobs.com www.retirementjobs.com Senior Community Service Employment Program www.doleta.gov/seniors Seniors4Hire www.seniors4hire.org Senior Job Bank www.seniorjobbank.org The Next Chapter www.civicventures.org/nextchapter The Phoenix Link www.thephoenixlink.com Too Young to Retire: www.2young2retire.com U.S. Department of Labor www.dol.gov U.S. Small Business Administration. www.sba.gov YourEncore www.yourencore.com End of Life IssuesAging with Dignity www.agingwithdignity.orgAmerican Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine www.aahpm.org American Hospice Foundation www.americanhospice.org Americans for Better Care of the Dying www.abcd-caring.org Association for Death Education and Counseling www.adec.org Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement www.aplb.org BeyondLoss home.earthlink.net/~meta_arts/beyondloss.htm Caring Connections (advance directives) www.caringinfo.org Center to Advance Palliative Care www.capcmssm.org Completing a Life commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/completingalife Cremation.com www.cremation.com Cremation Association of North America www.cremationassociation.org Death with Dignity National Center www.deathwithdignity.org End of Life/Palliative Education Resource Center www.eperc.mcw.edu Finding Our Way: Living with Dying in America www.findingourway.net Funeral Consumers Alliance www.funerals.org Funeral Services Information Portal and Directory www.thefuneraldirectory.com Funeralplan.com www.funeralplan.com Growth House: End of Life Resources www.growthhouse.org Hospice Association of America www.nahc.org/HAA Hospice Foundation of America www.hospicefoundation.org Hospice Web www.hospiceweb.com International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care www.hospicecare.com Internet Cremation Society www.cremation.org National Funeral Directors Association www.nfda.org National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization www.nhpco.org United Network for Organ Sharing www.unos.org U.S. Living Will Registry www.uslivingwillregistry.com Who Gets Grandma's Yellow Pie Plate www.yellowpieplate.umn.edu WidowNet www.widownet.org Finances and RetirementAARP Tax-Aide www.aarp.org/money/taxaideAARP: Reverse Mortgages www.aarp.org/money/revmort Bankrate.com www.bankrate.com/brm/default.asp Choose to Save www.choosetosave.org Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards www.cfp-board.org Civic Ventures www.civicventures.org Daily Money Managers www.aadmm.com Financial Literacy and Education Commission www.mymoney.gov Financial Planning Association plannersearch.org Independent Information on Reverse Mortgages www.reverse.org Internal Revenue Service www.irs.gov Kiplinger.com www.kiplinger.com Motley Fool www.fool.com MsMoney.com www.msmoney.com National Association of Personal Financial Advisors napfa.org National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators www.unclaimed.org National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association www.reversemortgage.org Retire Early Home Page www.retireearlyhomepage.com Retire to Enjoy www.retire2enjoy.com Setting Priorities for Retirement Years www.spry.org Social Security Retirement Planner www.socialsecurity.gov/retire2/ Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration www.dol.gov/ebsa Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation www.pbgc.gov Tax and Accounting Sites Directory www.taxsites.com/state.html Too Young to Retire www.2young2retire.com Veterans Administration www.va.gov Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement www.wiser.heinz.org Grandparenting and Intergenerational FamilyGrandparent Foundation www.grandparenting.orgGrandboomers www.grandboomers.com Grandparenting Today www.uwex.edu/ces/flp/grandparent Grandparents Forum ths.gardenweb.com/forums/grandp Grandparents Magazine www.grandparentsmagazine.net Grandparents Resource Center grc4usa.org Grandparents' Guide for Family Nurturing and Safety www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/grand/704.html Grandparents' Web www.cyberparent.com/gran GrandsPlace www.grandsplace.com Grandtravel grandtrvl.com Generations Together www.gt.pitt.edu Generations United www.gu.org Intergenerational Innovations www.intergenerate.org Legacy Project www.legacyproject.org MyGrandChild.com www.mygrandchild.com Rainbow Bridge www.rainbowb.org Temple University Center for Intergenerational Learning www.temple.edu/CIL Wisconsin Intergenerational Network www.wi-win.org Government Resources and AssistanceAdministration on Aging www.aoa.govAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality www.ahrq.gov AgingStats.Gov www.agingstats.gov Alliance for Retired Americans www.retiredamericans.org BenefitsCheckUp - find government programs and services www.benefitscheckup.org ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrials.gov Consumer Product Safety Commission www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/older.html DisabilityInfo.gov www.disabilityinfo.gov Eldercare Locator www.eldercare.gov Federal Citizen Information Center www.info.gov Federal Trade Commission: Consumer Protection www.ftc.gov/ftc/consumer.htm FirstGov for Seniors www.seniors.gov Food and Drug Administration www.fda.gov Food Stamps for the Elderly Resource www.frac.org/html/news/fsp/fselderlycenter.htm National Academy on an Aging Society www.agingsociety.org National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association www.narfe.org National Association of State Units on Aging www.nasua.org National Council on Aging www.ncoa.org National Institute on Aging www.nih.gov/nia National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism www.niaaa.nih.gov Medicare www.medicare.gov Railroad Retirement Board www.rrb.gov Resource Directory for Older People www.nia.nih.gov/healthinformation/resourcedirectory.htm Social Security www.socialsecurity.gov State and Area Agencies on Aging www.aoa.gov/eldfam/How_To_Find/Agencies/Agencies.asp State Medicaid Offices cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/allstatecontacts.asp Veterans Administration www.va.gov Health Resources
General Health and Medical CareAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality www.ahrq.govAmerican Academy of Dermatology www.aad.org American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons www.aaos.org American Cancer Society www.cancer.org American Diabetes Association www.diabetes.org American Foundation for Urologic Diseases www.afud.org American Heart Association www.americanheart.org American Heart, Lung, Blood Institute www.nhlbi.nih.gov American Hospital Association www.aha.org American Lung Association www.lungusa.org American Menopause Foundation www.americanmenopause.org American Medical Association www.ama-assn.org American Nurses Association www.nursingworld.org American Occupational Therapy Association www.aota.org American Osteopathic Association www.osteopathic.org American Parkinson Disease Association www.apdaparkinson.org American Physical Therapy Association www.apta.org American Physical Therapy Association, Section on Geriatrics www.geriatricspt.org American Podiatric Medical Association www.apma.org American Stroke Association www.strokeassociation.org Arthritis Foundation www.arthritis.org American Vascular Association www.vascularweb.org BrightFocus Foundation www.brightfocus.org Center for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov Clinical Trials www.clinicaltrials.gov Diabetes Mall www.diabetesnet.com DisabilityInfo.gov www.disabilityinfo.gov Epilepsy Foundation www.efa.org Flu Shot Locator www.findaflushot.com Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide: Health of Seniors www.health.harvard.edu/fhg/fhgupdate/V/V1.shtml Health and Age Centers www.healthandage.com Health Assistance Partnership www.healthassistancepartnership.org Health Grades www.healthgrades.com Hill-Burton Free Health Care www.hrsa.gov/hillburton Huntington's Disease Society of America www.hdsa.org Infoaging.org www.infoaging.org International Tremor Foundation www.essentialtremor.org Intercultural Cancer Council: Elderly and Cancer www.iccnetwork.org/cancerfacts/cfs10.htm Johns Hopkins Health After 50 www.hopkinsafter50.com Legs for Life www.legsforlife.org Leukemia and Lymphoma Society www.leukemia-lymphoma.org Life Line Screening www.lifelinescreening.com Lupus Foundation of America www.lupus.org Mayo Clinic Senior Health Center www.mayoclinic.com Medical Billing Advocates www.billadvocates.com MEDLINEplus Health Information www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus My Family Health Portrait www.hhs.gov/familyhistory National Association for Continence www.nafc.org National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease Information Clearinghouse www.niams.nih.gov/hi National Cancer Institute www.cancer.gov National Center for Complementary and Alt. Medicine www.nccam.nih.gov National Diabetes Education Program www.ndep.nih.gov National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse digestive.niddk.nih.gov National Health Information Center healthfinder.gov National Heartburn Alliance www.heartburnalliance.org National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute www.nhlbi.nih.gov National Institutes of Health www.nih.gov National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases www3.niaid.nih.gov National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke www.ninds.nih.gov National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism www.niaaa.nih.gov National Institute on Drug Abuse www.nida.nih.gov National Kidney and Urological Diseases kidney.niddk.nih.gov National Kidney Foundation www.kidney.org National Multiple Sclerosis Society www.nmss.org National Organization for Rare Disorders www.rarediseases.org National Osteoporosis Foundation www.nof.org National Pain Foundation www.painconnection.org National Rehabilitation Information Center www.naric.com National Stroke Association www.stroke.org National Women's Health Network www.nwhn.org National Women's Health Resource Center www.healthywomen.org NIHSeniorHealth Health Information for Older Adults nihseniorhealth.gov Medicare Hospital Compare hospitalcompare.hhs.gov Office of the Surgeon Genera www.surgeongeneral.gov Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases - National Resource Center www.osteo.org Paget Foundation www.paget.org Patient Advocate Foundation www.patientadvocate.org Subimo myhealthcareadvisor.com Vitals (doctor research site) www.vitals.com WebMD www.webmd.com With data and image management technologies like the Dell pacs system, it is easier for providers and seniors to maintain accurate health records.
Mental Health, Alzheimer's and DementiaAlzheimer's Association www.alz.orgAlzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center www.alz.org Alzheimer's Information Site www.alzinfo.org American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry www.aagpgpa.org American Counseling Association www.counseling.org American Psychological Association Office on Aging www.apa.org/pi/aging Institute for Brain Aging and Dementia www.alz.uci.edu National Center on Elder Abuse www.elderabusecenter.org National Institute of Mental Health www.nimh.nih.gov National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke www.ninds.nih.gov National Mental Health Association www.nmha.org National Strategy for Suicide Prevention: Suicide Among the Elderly www.mentalhealth.org/suicideprevention/elderly.asp MedicationAmerican Pharmaceutical Association www.aphanet.orgAmerican Society of Consultant Pharmacists www.ascp.com Benefits Check Up Rx www.benefitscheckuprx.org Canadian International Pharmacy Association www.ciparx.ca DrugDigest www.drugdigest.org Food and Drug Administration www.fda.gov Medication Reminders www.epill.com MyMedSchedule.com www.mymedschedule.com National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine www.nccam.nih.gov National Council on Patient Information and Education www.talkaboutrx.org National Library of Medicine www.nlm.nih.gov NeedyMeds www.needymeds.com On Time Medication Reminder www.ontimerx.com Partnership for Prescription Assistance www.pparx.org PharmacyChecker.com www.pharmacychecker.com Physicians Desk Reference pdrhealth.com RxAssist www.rxassist.org Senior Care Pharmacists www.seniorcarepharmacist.com Your Pharmacy Benefit www.yourpharmacybenefit.org DentalAmerican Dental Association www.ada.orgNational Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research www.nidcr.nih.gov Bureau of Primary Health Care (discounted or free dental care) www.ask.hrsa.gov/pc DentalPlans.com (dental discount plans) dentalplans.com Donated Dental Services (free dental care for elderly and disabled) www.nfdh.org/DDS.html HearingAmerican Academy of Audiology www.audiology.orgAmerican Hearing Research Foundation www.american-hearing.org American Speech-Language Hearing Association www.asha.org American Tinnitus Association www.ata.org Audient (discounted hearing aids for income qualified) www.audientalliance.org/ Better Hearing Institute www.betterhearing.org Deafness Research Foundation www.drf.org The EAR Foundation www.earfoundation.org Hearing Loss Association of America www.hearingloss.org Lions Affordable Hearing Aid Project lionsclubs.org National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders www.nidcd.nih.gov Starkey Hearing Foundation starkeyhearingfoundation.org VisionAll About Vision www.allaboutvision.comAmerican Academy of Ophthalmology www.aao.org American Council of the Blind www.acb.org American Foundation for the Blind www.afb.org American Macular Degeneration Foundation: www.macular.org American Optometric Association www.aoa.org Better Vision Institute www.visionsite.org Choice Magazine Listening, www.choicemagazinelistening.org Ears for Eyes www.earsforeyes.org EyeCare America (free eye care) www.eyecareamerica.org Glaucoma Foundation www.glaucomafoundation.org Glaucoma Research Foundation www.glaucoma.org Lighthouse International www.lighthouse.org Lions Clubs Vision Programs www.lionsclubs.org/EN/content/vision_index.shtml Macular Degeneration Foundation: www.eyesight.org Macular Degeneration Network: www.macular-degeneration.org National Association for Visually Handicapped www.navh.org National Eye Health Education Program www.nei.nih.gov/nehep Prevent Blindness America www.preventblindness.org The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped www.loc.gov/nls Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation www.rdpfs.org VisionAWARE www.visionaware.org SleepAmerican Academy of Sleep Medicine www.aasmnet.orgAmerican Sleep Apnea Association www.sleepapnea.org National Center on Sleep Disorders Research www.nhlbi.nih.gov/sleep National Sleep Foundation www.sleepfoundation.org Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation www.rls.org Nutrition and Exercise5 A Day for Better Health www.5aday.govAmerican College of Sports Medicine www.acsm.org American Dietetic Association www.eatright.org American Volkssport Association www.ava.org Food and Drug Administration www.fda.gov Food and Nutrition Information Center www.nal.usda.gov/fnic Food Stamps for the Elderly Resource Center www.frac.org/html/news/fsp/fselderlycenter.htm GeezerJock www.geezerjock.com Infoaging.org www.infoaging.org National Association of Area Agencies on Aging www.n4a.org National Association of Health and Fitness www.physicalfitness.org National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs www.nanasp.org National Policy and Resource Center on Nutrition and Aging www.fiu.edu/~nutreldr/ National Senior Games Association www.nsga.com Meals on Wheels www.mowaa.org The Walking Site www.thewalkingsite.com USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion www.mypyramid.gov
SENIOR HEALTH TIP: It is especially important for seniors to get the right vitamins and minerals which is why so many find it helpful to take a multivitamin. Geritol Complete® contains every vitamin and mineral established as essential plus it also makes an excellent women's vitamin because it contains calcium and iron without any added sugars.
Housing, Long Term Care and Universal DesignAARP Housing and Mobility www.aarp.org/family/housingAmerican Association of Homes and Services for the Aging www.aahsa.org Assisted Living Federation of America www.alfa.org Care Interpreter www.v2.tlchoices.com Care Like www.carelike.com Continuing Care Accreditation Commission www.carf.org Eden Alternative www.edenalt.com Eldercare Locator www.eldercare.gov HOMECARE Online www.nahc.org Home Safety Council www.mysafehome.net HUD: Senior Citizens www.hud.gov/groups/seniors.cfm Independent living center www.ilru.org Medicare Nursing Home Compare www.medicare.gov/Nursing/Overview.asp My Guide for Seniors www.myguideforseniors.com MySeniorCare www.myseniorcare.com National Association of Senior Move Managers www.nasmm.org National Center for Assisted Living www.ncal.org National Long Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center www.ltcombudsman.org National Resource Center on Supportive Housing and Home Modification www.homemods.org National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association www.reversemortgage.org A Place for Mom www.aplaceformom.com Rebuilding Together www.rebuildingtogether.com Retirement Living Information Center www.retirementliving.com SeniorDecision - www.seniordecision.com Senior Housing Net www.seniorhousingnet.com/seniors Senior Living www.seniorliving.org Seniors Real Estate Specialists www.seniorsrealestate.com Sharp Seniors www.sharpseniors.com InsuranceAmerican Association for Long-Term Care Insurance www.aaltci.orgCOBRA www.dol.gov/dol/topic/health-plans/cobra.htm eHealthInsurance - health insurance policy finder www.ehealthinsurance.com Families USA www.familiesusa.org Health Assistance Partnership www.healthassistancepartnership.org Health Insurance Consumer Guide www.healthinsuranceinfo.net Health Insurance Association of America www.ahip.org HSA Insider - Health Savings Account finder www.hsainsider.com Insure.com - free insurance quotes www.insure.com Kaiser Family Foundation www.kff.org Long-Term Care Financial Partners www.ltcfp.com Long Term Care Insurance Information Page www.ltc-info.com Long-Term Care Quote www.ltcq.net Medical Billing Advocates www.billadvocates.com National Association of Insurance Commissioners www.naic.org/state_contacts/sid_websites.htm Patient Advocate Foundation www.patientadvocate.org State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) - free health insurance counseling to people with Medicare www.shiptalk.org TRICARE, Military Health System www.tricare.osd.mil Veterans Health Administration: Health Benefits and Services www1.va.gov/health_benefits Viatical and Life Settlement Association of America www.viatical.org Legal Issues and ResourcesAARP Legal Services Network www.aarp.org/lsnAmerican Bar Association www.abanet.org/aging/statemap.html Association for Protection of the Elderly www.apeape.org Consumer Product Safety Commission: Older Consumers Safety Publications www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/older.html Elder Law Answers www.elderlawanswers.com Federal Trade Commission Identity Theft Resource Center www.idtheftcenter.org Fighting Fraud Against Older Consumers www.fraud.org/elderfraud/elderfraud.htm Senior Legal Hotlines www.legalhotlines.org Legal Services www.lsc.gov National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys www.naela.com National Center on Elder Abuse www.elderabusecenter.org National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse www.preventelderabuse.org National Senior Citizens Law Center www.nsclc.org Nolo Law Center: www.nolo.com Pension Rights Center www.pensionrights.org U.S. Department of Labor: Equal Employment Opportunity www.dol.gov/dol/topic/discrimination/index.htm U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission www.eeoc.gov/types/age.html Wills.com www.wills.com Leisure, Learning and Personal GrowthElderhostel www.elderhostel.orgOASIS www.oasisnet.org Senior Summer School www.seniorsummerschool.com Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet www.cyndislist.com Genealogy Resources on the Internet www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/internet.html U.S. National Archives and Records Administration www.archives.gov/index.html Age Exchange www.age-exchange.org.uk Fifties Web www.fiftiesweb.com Old-Time Radio www.old-time.com GeezerJock www.geezerjock.com National Assembly of State Arts Agencies www.nasaa-arts.org National Center for Creative Aging www.creativeaging.org National Endowment for the Arts www.nea.gov/resources/Accessibility/OlderResources.html National Senior Games Association www.nsga.com Senior Golfers Association of America www.seniorgolfersamerica.com Center for Aging, Religion and Spirituality www.aging-religion-spirituality.com Forum on Religion, Spirituality, and Aging www.asaging.org/forsa/index.html Retirement With a Purpose www.retirementwithapurpose.com Senior Adult Ministry www.senioradultministry.com American Horticultural Therapy Association www.ahta.org American Music Therapy Association www.musictherapy.org Delta Society www.deltasociety.org Medicare, Medicaid and Social SecurityMedicare www.medicare.govCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services www.cms.hhs.gov Medicare Rights Center www.medicarerights.org State Health Insurance Assistance Program - free health insurance counseling to people with Medicare www.shiptalk.org State Medicaid Offices cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/allstatecontacts.asp Social Security www.socialsecurity.gov Railroad Retirement Board www.rrb.gov Older Drivers and TransportationAAA Foundation for Traffic Safety www.seniordrivers.orgAARP Driver Safety Program www.aarp.org/drive American Medical Association Older Driver Safety www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/8925.html American Public Transportation Association www.apta.com American Occupational Therapy Association www.aota.org/olderdriver Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists www.driver-ed.org Beverly Foundation www.beverlyfoundation.org Community Transportation Association www.ctaa.org Easter Seals Transportation Solutions for Caregivers www.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=ntl_trans_care HowsMyDriving.com http://howsmydriving.com/drive4life.nsf I DRIVE SAFELY Mature Driver Improvement http://mature.idrivesafely.com Mature Driver Course Online www.maturedrivercourseonline.com National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Older Driver Safety www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/olddrive Older Drivers www.drivers.com/topic/10 Transit Resource Guide for Older Adults www.apta.com/research/info/briefings/briefing_3.cfm The Hartford Financial Services Group and MIT AgeLab - How to Talk with Older Drivers www.thehartford.com/talkwitholderdrivers U.S. Licensing Renewal Procedures for Older Drivers www.iihs.org/laws/state_laws/older_drivers.html Relationships and Online DatingAARP: Message Boards www.aarp.org/boardsOverFifties.com www.overfifties.com Write a Senior Citizen www.writeseniors.com Silver Singles www.silversingles.com eHarmony www.eharmony.com Senior Friend Finder www.seniorfriendfinder.com Prime Singles www.primesingles.net Senior Circle www.seniorscircle.com Senior Match www.seniormatch.com Match.com www.match.com Research and StatisticsAgency for Healthcare Research and Quality www.ahrq.gov AgeLine Database www.aarp.org/research/ageline AgeSource Worldwide www.aarp.org/research/agesource AgingStats.Gov www.agingstats.gov Alliance for Aging Research www.agingresearch.org American Federation for Aging Research www.afar.org American Geriatrics Society www.americangeriatrics.org American Society on Aging www.asaging.org Association for Gerontology in Higher Education www.aghe.org Center for Retirement Research at Boston College www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/csom/executive/crr Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center www.brain.northwestern.edu Gerontological Society of America www.geron.org Grantmakers in Aging www.giaging.org Health and Retirement Study www.umich.edu/~hrswww Institute for Brain Aging and Dementia www.alz.uci.edu International Longevity Center www.ilcusa.org Kaiser Family Foundation: State Health Facts Online www.statehealthfacts.kff.org MedWeb www.medweb.emory.edu/MedWeb MetLife Mature Market Institute www.maturemarketinstitute.com Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute www.jdc.org.il/brookdale National Ageing Research Institute www.mednwh.unimelb.edu.au National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACDA National Institute on Aging www.nih.gov/nia NIA Demography Centers agingmeta.psc.isr.umich.edu/index.html Pension Research Council prc.wharton.upenn.edu/~prc/prc.html Resources in Social Gerontology www.trinity.edu/~mkearl/geron.html Science of Aging (SAGE) Crossroads www.sagecrossroads.net Secrets of Aging www.secretsofaging.org TravelAARP: Travel www.aarp.org/travelAccess-Able Travel Source www.access-able.com Connecting Solo Travel Network www.cstn.org Elderhostel www.elderhostel.org Elder Treks www.eldertreks.com Evergreen Club www.evergreenclub.com Grandtravel grandtrvl.com Grand Circle www.50plusexpeditions.com Overseas Adventure Travel www.oattravel.com SeniorDiscounts.com www.seniordiscounts.com Seniors Vacation and Home Exchange www.seniorshomeexchange.com Smart Travel www.smartertravel.com/senior-travel Snowbirdhelper.com www.snowbirdhelper.com Transitions Abroad: Senior Travel www.transitionsabroad.com/listings/travel/senior/ Travel Tips for Older Americans www.travel.state.gov/travel/olderamericans.html USDA Forest Service Passes and Permits www.fs.fed.us/passespermits/ Interhostel www.learn.unh.edu/interhostel Volunteering1-800-VOLUNTEER www.1-800-volunteer.orgBig Brothers Big Sisters of America www.bbbsa.org Corporation for National and Community Service www.getinvolved.gov Experience Corps www.experiencecorps.org Habitat for Humanity www.habitat.org Little Brothers: Friends of The Elderly www.littlebrothers.org Network for Good www.networkforgood.org Peace Corps: Older Applicants www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=learn.whovol.older Senior Corps www.seniorcorps.org VolunteerMatch www.volunteermatch.org ************************************
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