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National
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AARP
55 ALIVE Mature Driving Program
-AARP 55 ALIVE/Mature Driving is the nation's first an
largest classroom driver improvement course specially
designed for motorists age 50 and older. It is intended to
help older drivers
improve their skills while teaching them to avoid accidents
and traffic violations.
Administration
on Aging's Websites on Aging
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Contains many links on areas of interest in aging.
American
Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
(AAHSA)
- A
nonprofit organization representing 5,000 not-for-profit
nursing homes, continuing care retirement communities,
assisted living residences and senior housing facilities and
community service organizations for the elderly.
American
Diabetes Association - Diabetes and
Seniors
-The
nation's leading nonprofit health organization providing
diabetes research, information and advocacy.
American
Stroke Association
- Your complete source of stroke information on the Web.
Stroke families, who want to help answer your questions, and
offer options, answer telephones.
Administration
on Aging and the Aging Network
- Works closely with its nationwide network of Regional
offices and State and Area Agencies on Aging to plan,
coordinate, and develop community-level systems of services
that meet the unique needs of individual older persons and
their caregivers.
American
Parkinson's Disease Association
- To "Ease the Burden and Find the Cure" for this
disease through research, patient and family support and
education.
Assisted
Living Federation of America
- Serving the Assisted Living and Senior Housing
Industry.
Case
Management Resource Guide
- A free and searchable database with over 110,000 specialty
healthcare services, facilities, businesses and
organizations.
Cancer
Care, Inc.
- When you don't know where to turn, Cancer Care can help."
An excellent web-site for locating links to sites and
resources dealing with Cancer. Financial assistance,
information and referrals, community and professional
education. On-going telephone and in-person support
groups.
The
Continuing Care Accreditation
Commission
- The
nation's only accrediting body for continuing care
retirement communities and other retirement communities that
meet its standards. You can locate Accredited Communities on
their website.
Directory
of Web Sites on Aging
- The goal of this site is to help older adults, family
members, practitioners, researchers, students and others
link to sites with information on subjects of their interest
and need.
DoctorSolve
Healthcare Solutions
- Americans, save 40-90% on your prescriptions. Just fax
your prescription and patient information to our licensed
Canadian doctors and we will ship to your home. Check our
prices!
The
Eldercare Locator
- A
nationwide, directory assistance service designed to help
older persons and caregivers locate local support resources
for aging Americans.
Elderly
and Alcohol
- Excellent site providing links to news and information
on senior drinking problems.
Legal
Assistance for Older Americans
- This Administration on Aging legal services menu includes
directories of State Legal Services Developers, who can help
people access legal services and Legal Hotlines, who can
provide legal advice over the telephone and refer callers to
low cost lawyers if more legal work is needed.
 Long term care
insurance Buyers Advocate Outreach Website
- The
Buyer's Advocate Support Outreach, founded offline in 1995, is a private,
Internet-based consortium of industry professionals dedicated to radical
honesty, deep support and value worthy of your continued devotion. It's all
about YOU and getting YOUR NEEDS met.
Lupus
Foundation of America (LFA)
- The
"Living With Lupus" website strives to contribute to the
accomplishment of this mission by providing those within the
Internet community affected by lupus a source of up-to-date
information and support,
Call 1-800-252-9240
MEDICARE
Basics
- Information regarding Medicare Eligibility and Enrollment,
Help with Your Medicare Account, Medicare Coverage and
Billing, Premiums and Costs, and Other
Information.
"The Center for Communication and Consumer
Services" National
Aging Information Center
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Serves as a central source for a wide variety of
information on aging for older people, their families, and
those who work for or on behalf of older persons. NAIC
resources include program and policy-related materials for
consumers and practitioners as well as demographic and other
statistical data on the health, economic, and social
conditions of older Americans.
National
Senior Citizens Law Center
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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.
Nursing
Home Compare
- The Health Care Financing Administration's (HCFA) Nursing
Home Database contains information on every Medicare and
Medicaid certified nursing home in the country. You can
locate nursing homes in your area and find information about
compliance with Medicare and Medicaid regulations.
Resource
Directory for Older Persons
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The
Resource Directory for Older People is intended to serve a
wide audience including older people and their families,
health and legal professionals, social service providers,
librarians, researchers, and others with an interest in the
field of aging. The directory contains names, addresses,
phone numbers, and fax numbers of organizations which
provide information and other resources on matters relevant
to the needs of older persons.
Request
Your Social Security Statement
-The
Personal Earnings and Benefit Estimate Statement (PEBES) A
statement of your lifetime earnings and an estimate of your
benefits. Make your request online and Social Security will
mail you a response.
Senior
Volunteering Groups
- Resources can help your agency find senior volunteers with
particular areas of expertise, or to help you recruit senior
volunteers for a particular online (or offline!)
project.
WISER
- An independent nonprofit organization devoted to educating
women about retirement issues.
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