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Helpful Links and Resources for Seniors |
GENERAL HELP |
Administration on Aging www.aoa.gov National Aging Information Center www.aoa.gov/naic/ National Institute on Aging www.nia.nih.gov Eldercare Locator 1-800-677-1116 www.eldercare.gov AARP www.aarp.org First Gov for Seniors www.seniors.gov Social Security Administration 1-800-772-1213 www.ssa.gov Medicare 1-800-633-4227 www.medicare.gov Department of Veterans Affairs www.va.gov |
ALZHEIMER'S |
Alzheimer's Association 800-272-3900 www.alz.org Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center 800-438-4380 www.alzheimers.org |
ARTHRITIS |
Arthritis Foundation www.arthritis.org American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons 1-800-824-2663 www.aaos.org National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse www.nih/gov/niams |
CANCER |
American Cancer Society www.cancer.org National Cancer Institute www.cancer.gov Cancer Care www.cancercareinc.org |
CARE PROGRAMS |
The National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center 202-332-2275 www.nccnhr.org Long-term care ombudsman www.ltcombudsman.org Administration on Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (202) 619-0724 www.aoa.gov |
CAREGIVING |
AARP Caregivers Circle Discussion Board http://community.aarp.org Children of Aging Parents 1-800-227-7294 www.caps4caregivers.org Administration on Aging www.aoa.dhhs.gov/caregivers American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging www.aahsa.org/public/consumer.htm National Council on Aging Benefits Check Up www.benefitscheckup.org National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers www.caremanager.org |
COMPUTER SAVVY SITES |
Ask Mr. Modem www.mrmodem.com Library of Congress Explore the Internet lcweb.loc.gov/global/explore.htm Learn The Net www.learnthenet.com Help-site.com help-site.com Life on the Internet www.screen.com/start/guide Living Easy www.livineasy.com AARP Computers & Technology www.aarp.org/comptech/ |
DEPRESSION SITES |
National Institute of Mental Health www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/depoldermenu.cfm National Mental Health Association 1-800-969 www.nmha.org American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry www.aagpgpa.org American Psychological Association 1-800-374-2721 www.apa.org |
DIET |
American Dietetic Association www.eatright.org National Cancer Institute - 5 A Day Program www.5aday.gov National Center for Nutrition 1-800-366-1655 |
DRIVING |
National Highway Transportation Safety Administration www.nhtsa.dot.gov Driving Safely While Aging Gracefully www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/olddrive Read Your Road www.ohs.fhwa.dot.gov/outreach/ryr/ Driving Safely While Aging Gracefully www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/olddrive/ American Public Transportation Association www.apta.com |
EMPLOYMENT |
The Senior Job Bank www.seniorjobbank.org Senior Community Service Employment Program wdsc.doleta.gov/seniors The National Senior Citizens Education And Research Center www.nscerc.org Experience Works www.experienceworks.org AARP Working Options www.aarp.org/working_options |
EYE CARE |
The National Eye Institute www.nei.nih.gov Prevent Blindness America www.preventblindness.org Glaucoma Foundation www.glaucomafoundation.org Macular Degeneration Foundation: www.eyesight.org American Macular Degeneration Foundation: www.macular.org Macular Degeneration Network: www.macular-degeneration.org |
FINANCIAL HELP |
Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards www.cfp-board.org Consumer Federation of America www.consumerfed.org Federal Consumer Information Center www.pueblo.gsa.gov American Savings Education Council www.asec.org Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration www.dol.gov/dol/pwba U.S. Securities and Exchange www.sec.gov |
FLU PREVENTION |
Flu Facts For Everyone www.cdc.gov/nip/flu Focus On The Flu www.niaid.nih.gov/newsroom/focuson/flu00/ |
FRAUD |
Federal Trade Commission www.ftc.gov National Fraud Information Center www.fraud.org U.S. Department of Justice www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fraud/telemarke Medicare www.medicare.gov/FraudAbuse/Overview.asp Department of Health and Human Services www.dhhs.gov/progorg/oei/outreach/outreach.htm |
FUNERAL PLANNING |
Funeral Consumers Alliance 1-800-458-5563 www.funerals.org National Funeral Directors Association 1-800-228-6332 www.nfda.org/resources Funeral Service Consumer Assistance Program: 1-800-662-7666 Cremation Association of North America www.cremationassociation.org |
GENEALOGY |
Rootsweb www.rootsweb.com Cyndi’s List www. cyndislist.com Beginners Course www.genealinks.com/begin.htm www.familysearch.org www.usgenweb.com www.genforum.genealogy.com www.census-online.com www.glorecords.blm.gov www.itd.nps.gov/cwss www.interment.net (cemeteries) Fee based Ancestry www.Ancestry.com Family Tree Maker www.Genealogy.com |
GRANDPARENTING |
Foundation For Grandparenting www.grandparenting.org AARP Grandparent Information Center www.aarp.org/grandparents Grand Parent Again www.grandparentagain.com GrandsPlace www.grandsplace.com |
HEARING |
Free hearing test www.freehearingtest.com National Campaign for Hearing Health www.hearinghealth.net American Speech-Language-Hearing Association www.asha.org Sight & Hearing Info www.sightandhearing.org Government Health Finder www.healthfinder.gov Better Hearing www.betterhearing.org |
HEART CARE |
American Heart Association www.americanheart.org Congenital Heart Information Network www.tchin.org Women and Heart Disease www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/cvd/womensatlas CDCs Cardiovascular Health Program - www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/cvd National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute www.nhlbi.nih.gov Nutrition, Health Heart Disease; Cause Prevention www.health-heart.org |
HOSPICE |
Hospice Association of America www.hospice-america.org/consumer.html Hospice Net www.hospicenet.org Hospice Web www.hospiceweb.com National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization www.nhpco.org |
HRT |
Administration on Aging - Hormone Replacement Therapy www.aoa.gov/NAIC/Notes/hormone.html National Institute on Aging Hormone Replacement Therapy www.nia.nih.gov North American Menopause Society www.menopause.org The Hormone Society www.hormone.org Menopause Online www.menopause-online.com/index.html |
INCONTINENCE |
National Association for Continence 1-800-252-3337 www.nafc.org National Kidney & Urologic Diseases www.niddk.nih.gov/health/urolog/urolog.htm Welcome to Incontinence.Org www.incontinence.org Simon Foundation for Continence 1-800-237-4666 |
INSOMNIA |
National Center on Sleep Disorders Research www.nhlbi.nih.gov/sleep American Academy of Sleep Medicine www.aasmnet.org National Sleep Foundation www.sleepfoundation.org |
LEGAL HELP (WILLS, TRUST AND ESTATE) |
AARP - Legal Services Network www.aarp.org/lsn National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys www.naela.org/naela/hotlinks.htm American Bar Association www.abanet.org/store/order.html American Academy of Estate Planning Attorneys: www.estateplanforyou.com Nolo Press self help law center: www.nolo.com American Bar Association: www.abanet.org MetLife Consumer Education Center: www.lifeadvice.com Senior Legal Hotlines www.legalhotlines.org ElderLawAnswers.com www.elderlawanswers.com |
LIFE INSURANCE |
National Association of Insurance Commissioners www.naic.org American Council of Life Insurers www.acli.org |
LIVING ALTERNATIVES |
National Association of Senior Move Managers www.nasmm.com Professional Organizing Services www.onlineorganizing.com National Association of Professional Organizers http://napo.net/ Senior Living Alternatives www.senioralternatives.com Online Community for Seniors www.seniorcitizens.com AmericaSelect Senior Living www.marketfinder.com/amselect.html Friendly 4 Seniors www.friendly4seniors.com Online Guide to Senior Services www.seniorconcerns.org The National Citizens’ Coalition for Nursing Home Reform www.nccnhr.org Senior Compass www.seniorcompass.com |
LONG TERM CARE |
Health Insurance Association of America www.hiaa.org/cons/guideltc.html National Association of Insurance Commissioners - Shopper's Guide to Long-term Care Insurance www.naic.org/1pubcat/consumer.htm |
MEDICARE |
Medicare 1-800-633-4227 www.medicare.gov |
MEDIGAP |
Medicare Health Plan Compare www.medicare.gov/MPHCompare/Home.asp Medigap Compare www.medicare.gov/mgcompare/home.asp State Insurance Departments - Link to your state insurance department Web sites www.naic.org/1regulator/usamap.htm |
MESOTHELIOMA |
Asbestos Cancer Information www.asbestos.com |
OSTEOPOROSIS |
National Institutes of Health: Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases, National Resource Center www.osteo.org National Osteoporosis Foundation www.nof.org National Women's Health Resource Center www.healthywoman.org |
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS |
Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Programs www.medicare.gov/Prescription/Home.asp Free/Discounted/Affordable Prescription Medication - www.makoa.org/freemedicine.htm Rxassist www.rxassist.org WellRxCard www.wellrxcard.com National Association of Boards of Pharmacy complete list of online drugstores www.nabp.net Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America 1-800-762-4636 www.phrma.org TRICARE Senior Pharmacy Program www.tricare.osd.mil AARP Prescription Savings Service www.aarppharmacy.com How to Apply to Free Prescription Drug Programs www.sunflower.org/~cfsdays/freedrug.htm |
REVERSE MORTGAGES |
National Center for Home Equity Conversion www.reverse.org National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association www.reversemortgage.org U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development www.hud.gov |
SOCIAL SECURITY |
Social Security Administration 1-800-772-1213 www.ssa.gov |
STROKES |
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes 1-800-352-9424 www.ninds.nih.gov American Stroke Association 1-888-478-7653 www.strokassociatiom.org National Stroke Association 1-800-STROKES www.stroke.org |
TAXES |
TRAVEL |
VETERANS |
Department of Veterans Affairs www.va.gov |
VOLUNTEERISM |
Volunteer Match www.volunteermatch.org American Hospice Foundation www.americanhospice.org America’s Second Harvest www.secondharvest.org Big Brothers Big Sisters of America www.bbbsa.org Habitat for Humanity www.habitat.org Meals on Wheels www.mowaa.org National Mentoring Partnership www.mentoring.org Points of Light Foundation www.pointsoflight.org Rebuilding Together www.rebuildingtogether.com SHIP www.medicare.gov/Contacts/Related/Ships.asp |
