Senior
Citizen Resources Links
General Sites | Education | Gerontology and Geriatrics
| Government Sites | Law | Long-Term
Care
General Interest
- AARP
Includes feature articles from AARP Magazine, up-to-date information on legislative
issues of concern to seniors, listings of local AARP offices and services,
Social Security, and the AARP Driver Safety Program,
the nation’s first and largest classroom driver improvement course specially
designed for motorists age 50 and older.
Education
- Elderhostel: Adventures in Lifelong
Learning
Elderhostel, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization with 25 years of experience
providing high-quality, affordable, educational adventures for adults who
are 55 and older.
- OASIS
OASIS provides educational and volunteer opportunities to enrich the lives
of mature adults.
- SeniorNet
The nonprofit SeniorNet provides adults 50+ access to and education about
computer technology and the Internet to enhance their lives and enable them
to share their knowledge and wisdom. This site offers online book discussion
groups, online courses in topics such as Memoir Writing and Web Searching,
craft and hobby “how-to” information and more.
Gerontology
and Geriatrics
- ElderWeb
This research site for professionals and family members offers articles about
eldercare and long term care, including legal, financial, medical, and policy
issues, as well as ElderStats,
a searchable collection of statistics on aging, eldercare, and retirement.
Also included are links to region-specific information and organizations.
- Family Caregiver Alliance
A nonprofit organization that helps families who care for loved ones with
Alzheimer's disease, stroke, Parkinson's disease, ALS, head injury and other
adult-onset brain disorders.
- Growth House
Gateway to resources for life-threatening illness and end of life care. Includes
sections on death, dying, grief, bereavement, end-of-life resources and related
links.
- National Council on the Aging
Advocacy for the aging, public policy issues, related links.
- New LifeStyles Online
Lists state licensed senior housing and care providers nationwide.
- WidowNet
Information and self-help resources for, and by, widows and widowers. Topics
covered include grief, bereavement, recovery, and other information.
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Government
Sites
- Administration
on Aging
Information designed for Older Americans and their
families as well as those concerned about providing
the opportunities and services to enrich the lives
of older persons and support their independence.
AoA’s network of State and Area Agencies plan,
develop and support comprehensive in-home and community
services that create opportunities for active older
persons and meet the needs of older persons at risk
of losing their independence.
- Centers for Medicare
& Medicaid Services (CMS)
Formerly the Health Care Financing Administration,
CMS is the federal agency that administers Medicare,
Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance
Program (SCHIP).
- FirstGov for
Seniors
A government sponsored web site covering topic areas
on consumer protection, health, education and training,
tax assistance, travel and leisure and retirement
planning.
- Medicare.gov
Medicare.gov is a consumer beneficiary website that
provides access to information about Medicare, Medicare
health plans, contact information and publications,
as well as information about health care fraud and
abuse and nursing homes.
- National Center on Elder Abuse
Statistics, resources and a help line
- National Institute
on Aging
NIA provides leadership in aging research, training,
health information dissemination, and other programs
relevant to aging and older people. The NIA is the
primary federal agency on Alzheimer’s disease
research. Includes NIA publications, the Resource
Directory for Older People, and links to other
government programs and services to the elderly.
- New
York State Senior Citizen Resource Guide
Published by the New York State Office for the Aging,
the Senior Citizen Resource Guide is a consumer's
guide to information, programs and services for
older New Yorkers.
- Senior Corps
The Senior Corps is the national service program
that puts the experience and talents of seniors
across the country to work getting things done in
their communities. The three national programs under
its umbrella: the Foster Grandparent Program, which
links senior volunteers to children who need their
help; the Senior Companion Program, which places
its volunteers with adults needing extra assistance
to live in the community, such as frail older persons;
and the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)
a “one stop shopping” for senior volunteers.
Includes links to SERVEnet,
a one-stop portal for information and resources
on service and volunteering and IdeaList,
a useful resource for volunteers.
- Social Security
Online
This government site offers answers to frequently
asked questions like: how to request a Social Security
Statement (formerly Personal Earnings and Benefit
Estimate Statement)—a statement of your lifetime
earnings and an estimate of your benefits; cost
of living information (benefit, tax and wage-indexed
changes for 2000); computing your own benefit estimate;
how to apply for Social Security retirement benefits;
a searchable Frequently Asked Questions database;
and how to contact a local office.
- Department of Veterans
Affairs
Information about veterans benefits and services,
special events, link to the Office of Congressional
Affairs
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Law
Definitions, NCEA publications, statistics and how to report elder abuse.
- National Senior Citizens Law Center
The National Senior Citizens Law Center advocates nationwide to promote the
independence and well-being of low-income elderly individuals, as well as
persons with disabilities, with particular emphasis on women and racial and
ethnic minorities.
- Senior Law Home Page
A Web site where senior citizens, their families, attorneys, social workers,
and financial planners, can access information about elder law, Medicare,
Medicaid, estate planning, trusts and the rights of the elderly and disabled.
Lots of good links.
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Long-Term Care
- American Association
of Homes & Services for the Aging
AAHSA represents not-for-profit organizations dedicated
to providing high quality health care, housing and
services to the elderly. Articles, consumer tips,
online catalog for ordering publications and links
to member web sites and state associations.
- HomeCare Online
Home care and hospice agency locator, facts and
statistics. A service of the National Association
for Home Care
- New
York State Long Term Care
Information on assisted living, home health care,
and nursing homes in New York State.
- Nursing
Home Compare
Compare nursing homes by looking at nursing home
characteristics, state inspections results, and
nursing staff information. Part of the Medicare.gov
web site.
- Planning for Elder Care
Resources compiled by the National Care Planning Council. Includes lists of government services and organizations, nursing homes, assisted living sites, and information for care givers.
- Senior Sites
Offers a comprehensive web source of non-profit
housing and services for seniors, including links
to websites with senior housing resources, information
to guide you in selecting a non-profit housing facility,
and a directory of national and state senior housing
associations.
Last updated
April 22, 2008
