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Elder Rights & Resources
Elder Abuse, Health Insurance Counseling, Legal Assistance, Long Term Care Ombudsman Program, Preventing Fraud & Abuse, Housing Assistive Technology, Independent Living Home Remodeling, National Center for Seniors’ Housing Research (NAHB), Housing With Services, Nursing Facilities, Money Matters, Financial Assistance, Health Insurance, Nutrition Services Incentive Program.
Department of Health & Human Services: AOA Administration on Aging
http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/
Services for Seniors
Transportation, The Elderly Nutrition Program
http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/
National Association for Home Care
http://www.nahc.org/home.html
Visiting Nurse Associations of America
http://www.vnaa.org/vnaa/gen/html~home.aspx
National Association of Adult Day Services
http://www.nadsa.org/
Government agencies.
These are among many government agencies that provide information and assistance to older adults and
their families or may be of special interest.
Administration on Aging
http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/
Corporation for National and Community Service
http://www.nationalservice.gov/home/site_map/index.asp
Department of Health and Human Services
http://www.nationalservice.gov/home/site_map/index.asp
Department of Veterans’ Affairs
https://iris.va.gov/scripts/iris.cfg/php.exe/enduser/home.php
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
www.eeoc.gov
Medicare
http://www.medicare.gov/
National Institute on Aging
www.nih.gov/nia
National Institutes of Health
http://www.nih.gov/index.html
National Institute of Mental Health
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
National Park Service
www.nps.gov
Social Security Administration
http://www.senate.gov/
U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging
http://www.senate.gov/
Health and fitness resources.
The Internet offers a vast array of information about health and fitness and the particular needs of older adults. These are but a few of the many Web-based resources that our residents and prospective residents find helpful.
50Plus Fitness Association
http://www.50plus.org/
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
http://www.aagpgpa.org/
AntiAgingResearch.com
http://www.antiagingresearch.com/
American Diabetes Association
http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp
American Health Care Association
http://www.ahcancal.org/Pages/Default.aspx
American Heart Association
http://www.americanheart.org
American Parkinson Disease Association
www.apdaparkinson.org
National Arthritis Foundation
www.arthritis.org
National Alzheimer's Association
www.alz.org
National Senior Health & Fitness Day
www.fitnessday.com
Senior Fitness at Fit for Life
www.iamfitforlife.com
Senior Fitness
www.senior-fitness.com
Special interest resources.
These are among many special interest organizations that provide information and assistance to older adults and their families.
Alliance for Retired Americans
www.retiredamericans.org
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA)
www.aahsa.org
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
www.aarp.org
American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging
www.abanet.org/aging/
American Society on Aging
www.asaging.org
Assisted Living Federation of America
www.alfa.org
American Society of Aging
www.asaging.org
Better Business Bureau
www.bbb.org
Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities/Continuing Care Accreditation Commission
www.carf.org
Commission on Legal Problems of the Elderly
www.abanet.org/elderly
Continuing Care Accreditation Commission
www.ccaconline.org
Elderhostel
www.elderhostel.org
Families USA Foundation
www.familiesusa.org
Go60.com
www.go60.com
Grand Times
www.grandtimes.com
Guide to Retirement Living
www.retirement-living.com
Jewish Council for the Aging
www.jcagw.org
National Alliance for Caregiving
www.caregiving.com
National Academy of Law Attorneys
www.naela.org
National Association of Retired Federal Employees
www.narfe.org
National Center for Assisted Living
www.ncal.org
National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
www.ncpssm.org
National Council on Aging
www.ncoa.org
National Senior Citizens Law Center
www.nsclc.org
Retirement Living Information Center
www.retirementliving.com
Senior.com
www.senior.com
Seniors Site
www.senior-center.com
SeniorHousing.net
www.seniorhousing.net
SeniorNet
www.seniornet.org