
Resources for Seniors and Care-Givers
General Information for Seniors
- The American Association of Retired Persons: A good place to get started with finding info on a wide array of issues
- Friendly for Seniors: An online database of senior-oriented web sites
- Help For Seniors: A community-funded, non-profit (charitable) information resource for Older Adults.
- The National Council on Aging: The NCOA is a nonprofit organization with a national network of more than 14,000 organizations and leaders, dedicated to helping seniors improve their lives.
- New Lifestyles: An online guide to Senior Residences around the country. (This website does have an audio recording that starts playing when you download the site, so you may want to turn down your speakers)
- Senior.com: A general resource for information on travel and recreation as well as online forums and news for seniors.
Online Resources for Caregivers
- Aging Parents and Elder Care: Resource for those looking for support and guidance
- Children of Aging Parents: An organization dedicated to assisting caregiver families and raising public awareness of caregiver issues.
- The Family Caregiver Alliance: The National Center on Caregiving's site for info and advice. The olso offer factsheets, publications and newsletters.
- Caregiver911.com: An online resouce for caregivers, by caregivers.
- Caregiving.com: Insights, information and inspirations for families and professionals in an elder caregiving role
- Elder Care: Resources available to families looking to understand, plan and manage care for a loved one.
- Informed Elder Care Decisions: This site offers helpful information and news updates for caregivers.
- Elder Web: A blog dedicated to providing information on Elder Care issues.
- Well Spouse.org: National organization focusing exclusively on the needs of all spouses caring for a chronically ill and/or disabled husband, wife, or partner.
Medical Web Sites
- Alzheimer's Association: The nationwide site on Alzheimer's Disease
- Alzheimer's Association of Mass: The Massachusetts site on Alzheimer's Disease
- Arthritis.org: A resource site for arthritis patients
- Parkinson's Disease: A site run by the World Parkinson's Disease Association
- Rx List.com: The internet drug index for prescription medications.
- The Visiting Nurses Association: The main site national association of nonprofit Visiting Nurse Agencies (VNAs) and home healthcare providers
Government Sites on Aging
- US Administration on Aging: An overall government resource for seniors
- US Medicaid Guide: The government's guide to Medicaid
- National Center On Elder Abuse: Featuring many resources for identifying and preventing elder abuse
- Health Finder.gov: US medical resources, Medicare and Medicaid
- Seniors' Health: The National Institute of Health site on Seniors' Health
- Mass Dept of Elder Affairs: Hotline numbers, information on benefits and other state resources
- US Site on Medicare: Information and resources for people with Medicare
- Social Security: U.S. Government's site on Social Security
Financial Advice for Seniors
- National Association of Personal Financial Advisors: Help with financial issues
Internet Guides for Seniors
- Identity Theft protection: Resources for detecting and fighting online fraud and identity theft
- Senior Net.org: Internet guides to help seniors get online
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