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Administration on Aging –
http://www.aoa.gov: This site
is designed to serve you – whether you are an older American, a caregiver, a
professional in the field of aging, a member of our national aging network, a
member of the media, or anyone with an interest in our nation’s large and
growing aging population.
Aging Help –
http://www.aginghelp.com:
Aginghelp is for the professional serving the older American through community
and in-home services. This help is often identified as senior, aging or
elderly services by organizations that include senior centers, day-care
facilities, health clinics, focal point agencies, area agencies, county
departments, state units, or other organizations.
Age Net –
http://www.agenet.com:
AgeNet, Inc. operates a comprehensive, national eldercare network to meet the
specific needs of the fast growing aging population and their adult caregiving
children. This eldercare network brings together suppliers of eldercare
products and services with businesses such as nursing homes, assisted living
facilities, home health care providers, health systems, and organizations or
companies with employee assistance programs. [Top]
Ageless Design –
http://www.agelessdesign.com: This site is dedicated to smarter, safer
living for seniors, especially those with Alzheimers Disease.
[Top]
Aging With Dignity –
http://www.agingwithdignity.org: The non-profit Aging With Dignity was
established because you and your family deserve better. We provide you with
the practical information, advice and legal tools you need to ensure your
wishes and those of your loved ones will be respected. By helping you improve
your own quality of care, we can bring about dramatic change, one person at a
time. [Top]
Alliance for Aging Research –
http://www.agingresearch.org: The nation's leading non-profit organization
dedicated to improving the health and independence of Americans as they age
through public and private funding of medical research and geriatric
education. [Top]
Alliance for Retired Americans –
http://www.retiredamericans.org: A strong, new voice for retired workers
and their families. The Alliance is not a senior citizen’s social club and it
is not an organization formed to sell you things. It is a way for retired
union members and others to make their voices heard. More than 2.5 million
people are members already. [Top]
Alzheimer’s Association –
http://www.alz.org: The
Alzheimer’s Association, a national network of chapters, is the largest
national voluntary health organization committed to finding a cure for
Alzheimer’s and helping those affected by the disease. [Top]
Alzheimer’s Disease Education & Referral Center
– http://www.alzheimers.org:
Welcome to the Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center's
website. Here you will find information about Alzheimer's disease and related
disorders. The ADEAR Center is a service of the National Institute on Aging
(NIA). The NIA is one of the National Institutes of Health under the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services. [Top]
American Assoc. for Geriatric Psychiatry
– http://www.aagpgpa.org:
The American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry is a national association
representing and serving its members and the field of geriatric psychiatry. It
is dedicated to promoting the mental health and well being of older people and
improving the care of those with late-life mental disorders. AAGP’s mission is
to enhance the knowledge base and standard of practice in geriatric psychiatry
through education and research and to advocate for meeting the mental health
needs of older Americans. [Top]
American Assoc. of Retired Persons –
http://www.aarp.org: Founded
in 1958 by retired California educator, Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus, AARP (formerly
known as the American Association of Retired Persons) today represents more
than 34 million members. Over half of our members are working, either full or
part-time, while the remainders are fully retired. [Top]
American Federation for Aging Research –
http://www.afar.org: Since
1981, the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) has helped scientists
begin and further careers in aging research and geriatric medicine. Our
mission is to promote healthier aging through biomedical research.
[Top]
American Geriatrics Society –
http://www.americangeriatrics.org: The American Geriatrics Society (AGS)
is the premier professional organization of health care providers dedicated to
improving the health and well-being of all older adults. With an active
membership of over 6,000 health care professionals, the AGS has a long history
of effecting change in the provision of health care for older adults. In the
last decade, the Society has become a pivotal force in shaping attitudes,
policies and practices regarding health care for older people.
[Top]
American Parkinson Disease Association –
http://www.apdaparkinson.org: The American Parkinson Disease Association,
Inc., founded in 1961, has sought to "Ease the Burden and Find the Cure" for
this disease through research, patient and family support and education.
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American Society on Aging –
http://www.asaging.org:
Thousands of professionals throughout the country rely on the American Society
on Aging to keep them on the cutting edge in an aging society. Through
renowned educational programming, outstanding publications and
state-of-the-art information and training resources, ASA members tap into the
knowledge and experience of the largest network of professionals in the field.
But ASA is much more than a traditional professional association. ASA is
unique. [Top]
Arthritis Foundation –
http://www.arthritis.org:
The Arthritis Foundation is the only national not-for-profit organization that
supports the more than 100 types of arthritis and related conditions with
advocacy, programs, services and research. [Top]
Assisted Living Federation of America –
http://www.alfa.org: The
Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) represents over 7,000 for-profit
and not-for-profit providers of assisted living, continuing care retirement
communities, independent living and other forms of housing and services.
Founded in 1990 to advance the assisted living industry and enhance the
quality of life for the approximately one million consumers it serves, ALFA
broadened its membership in 1999 to embrace the full range of housing and care
providers who share ALFA's consumer-focused philosophy of care.
[Top]
Better Vision Institute –
http://www.visionsite.org:
The Better Vision Institute is a prestigious and unique body that brings
together the vision community's three professional disciplines -
ophthalmology, optometry and opticianry. It provides the only forum in which
these three professions can come together to address America's vision health.
It is an independent, not-for-profit advisory board to Vision Council of
America. VCA is a non-profit trade association for optical industry suppliers
totaling almost 1,000 members. [Top]
Beverly Foundation –
http://www.beverlyfoundation.org: The Beverly Foundation is concerned with
the quality of life of the years that have been added to the average lifespan.
Its founders and current supporters believe that it is an obligation of
society to enhance the quality of life in the later years regardless of the
setting in which that life is lived. [Top]
Care Guide –
http://www.careguide.com
& http://www.eldercare.org:
CareGuide is a care management company dedicated to helping people at every
stage of the aging process lead more comfortable, secure and independent
lives. Through our national network of care managers, toll-free Support Center
and Web site, CareGuide provides families with everything they need to assess,
plan, manage and monitor the best care for their loved ones.
[Top]
CarePathways.com –
http://www.carepathways.com: CarePathways.com is an Internet community
created and maintained by Registered Nurses (RNs) dedicated to providing
seniors and their families access to quality information and creditable
services. [Top]
Children of Aging Parents –
http://www.caps4caregivers.org: Children of Aging Parents is a nonprofit,
charitable organization whose mission is to assist the nation's nearly 23
million caregivers of the elderly with reliable information, referrals and
support, and to heighten public awareness that the health of the family
caregivers is essential to ensure quality care of the nation's growing elderly
population. [Top]
Clearinghouse on Abuse & Neglect of Elderly
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http://www.elderabusecenter.org: NCEA exists to provide elder abuse
information to professionals and the public; offer technical assistance and
training to elder abuse agencies and related professionals; conduct short-term
elder abuse research; and assist with elder abuse program and policy
development. NCEA's website contains many resources and publications to help
achieve these goals. [Top]
Council on Family Health -
http://www.cfhinfo.org:
Seniors can get helpful information on health related issues and medication
facts at this website. [Top]
Elder Corner –
http://www.eldercorner.com:
Since 1991, We here at ElderCorner have been committed to helping the "over
50" folks by providing practical and affordable products. With the inception
of the World Wide Web, we realized the opportunity to connect people to the
products that can help improve their quality of life. Seniors today are
enjoying active lifestyles and planning fun and happy futures. ElderCorner's
innovative products can make a difference in the way people live.
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Elder Rage -
http://www.elderrage.com:—or—Take
My Father...Please!, How To Survive Caring For Aging Parents, by Jacqueline
Marcell. Are You At Your Wit's End?! Trying to cope with an elderly loved one
who: • Makes unreasonable demands, wanting all of your time? • Is obsessed
with sickness and death but refuses counseling? • Has become depressed,
manipulative, distrustful or hostile? Then you'll love this riveting true
story, written with compassion and humor—and realize that you're not alone
with your countless frustrations and conflicting emotions.
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ElderWeb –
http://www.elderweb.com:
This award-winning site is designed to be a research site for both
professionals and family members looking for information on eldercare and long
term care, and includes links to information on legal, financial, medical, and
housing issues, as well as policy, research, and statistics.
[Top]
Elders Without Walls –
http://www.elderswithoutwalls.com: This web site is designed to be a
communication vehicle for the residents of all assisted living facilities,
including nursing homes and retirement homes. [Top]
FirstGov for Seniors –
http://www.seniors.gov:
FirstGov for Seniors is one of several projects created at the direction of
the National Partnership for Reinventing Government (NPRG). The Social
Security Administration (SSA) agreed to create, host and maintain FirstGov for
Seniors as a service especially geared toward senior citizens.
[Top]
Generations Online –
http://www.generationsonline.com: The mission of Generations on Line is to
promote this technology to enhance the quality of life of older people. Aimed
at the large population of older Americans who cannot afford or choose not to
enroll in computer training or Internet training, Generations on Line is both
a service for access and product for learning. We provide specially programmed
self-training software to senior centers, libraries, retirement homes and
other locations where older people congregate. [Top]
Gerontological Society of America –
http://www.geron.org: To
promote the conduct of multi- and interdisciplinary research in aging by
expanding the quantity of and improving the quality of gerontological
research, and by increasing its funding resources; and to disseminate
gerontological research knowledge to researchers, to practitioners, and to
decision and opinion makers. [Top]
Go60.com –
http://www.go60.com: Go60.com
is a no-nonsense, yet caring and compassionate internet destination devoted to
helping seniors improve with age. Go60.com is not about imitating youth or
dazzling you with an eye-popping, animated website. Go60.com is about aging
well, and aging wisely and successfully. [Top]
Lighthouse International (Vision) –
http://www.lighthouse.org:
To enable people of all ages to overcome vision impairment through worldwide
leadership in vision rehabilitation services, education, research and
advocacy. [Top]
Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly
–
http://www.littlebrothers.org: Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly is
a national, nonprofit organization committed to relieving isolation and
loneliness among the elderly. We offer to people of good will the opportunity
to join the elderly in friendship and the celebration of life.
[Top]
Meals on Wheels –
http://www.mowaa.org: The
Meals On Wheels Association of America represents those who provide congregate
and home-delivered meals services to people in need. [Top]
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
– http://www.naela.org: The
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc. is a non-profit association
which assists lawyers, bar organizations and others who work with older
clients and their families. Established in 1987, the Academy provides a
resource of information, education, networking and assistance to those who
must deal with the many specialized issues involved with legal services to the
elderly and disabled. [Top]
National Area Agencies on Aging –
http://www.n4a.org: The
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (N4A) is the umbrella
organization for the 655 area agencies on aging (AAAs) and more than 230 Title
VI Native American aging programs in the U.S. The fundamental mission of the
AAAs is to provide services which make it possible for older individuals to
remain in their home, thereby preserving their independence and dignity.
[Top]
National Association for Continence –
http://www.nafc.org/site:
National Association For Continence (NAFC), formerly Help for Incontinent
People (HIP), is a not-for-profit organization established in 1982 dedicated
to improving the quality of life of people with incontinence. NAFC's purpose
is to be the leading source of education, advocacy, and support to the public
and to the health professional about the causes, prevention, diagnosis,
treatments, and management solutions for incontinence. [Top]
National Association for Home Care –
http://www.nahc.org: NAHC is
the nation's largest trade association representing the interests and concerns
of home care agencies, hospices, home care aide organizations, and medical
equipment suppliers. Simply put, NAHC is the one organization dedicated to
making home care and hospice providers lives easier. From professional
development to fighting for better regulation, from knowing all angles of
federal and state regulations to providing the latest information affecting
home care and hospice, NAHC stands ready to serve your needs, enabling you to
better serve your patients. [Top]
National Association of Professional Geriatric
Care Managers –
http://www.caremanager.org: GCM is a non-profit, professional organization
of practitioners whose goal is the advancement of dignified care for the
elderly and their families. With more than 1,500 members, GCM is committed to
maximizing the independence and autonomy of elders while striving to ensure
that the highest quality and most cost-effective health and human services are
used when and where appropriate. [Top]
National Association of Social Workers –
http://www.naswdc.org: NASW
is a membership organization that promotes, develops, and protects the
practice of social work and social workers. NASW also seeks to enhance the
effective functioning and well-being of individuals, families, and communities
through its work and through its advocacy. [Top]
National Association of State Units on Aging
– http://www.nasua.org: The
National Association of State Units on Aging was founded in 1964 as a national
non-profit membership organization comprised of the 57 state and territorial
government agencies on aging. The mission of the Association is to advance
social, health, and economic policies responsive to the needs of a diverse
aging population and to enhance the capacity of its membership to promote the
rights, dignity and independence of, and expand opportunities and resources
for, current and future generations of older persons, adults with disabilities
and their families. [Top]
National Center on Women & Aging –
http://www.heller.brandeis.edu: Women face tremendous challenges as they
confront their later years. The mission of the National Center on Women and
Aging is to focus national attention on the special concerns of women as they
age, to develop solutions and strategies for dealing with these concerns, and
to reach out to women and organizations across the country, promoting the
changes necessary to improve older women's lives. [Top]
National Citizen’s Coalition for Nursing Home
Reform –
http://www.nccnhr.org: The National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home
Reform (NCCNHR) was formed because of public concern about substandard care in
nursing homes. NCCNHR is the outgrowth of work first achieved by advocates
working for Ralph Nader and later for the National Gray Panthers.
[Top]
National Committee to Preserve Social Security
& Medicare –
http://www.ncpssm.org: The National Committee to Preserve Social Security
and Medicare was founded in 1982 to serve as an advocate for the landmark
federal programs of Social Security and Medicare and for all Americans who
seek a healthy, productive and secure retirement. With millions of members and
supporters across America, we are the nation's second-largest grassroots
citizens organization devoted to the retirement future for all citizens - from
our "twenty-something" generation and baby-boomers to the nation's thirty-four
million seniors. [Top]
National Council on Aging, Inc –
http://www.ncoa.org:
Organizations and professionals promoting the dignity, self determination and
well being of older persons. [Top]
National Institute on Aging –
http://www.nia.nih.gov: The
National Institute on Aging (NIA), one of the 25 institutes and centers of the
National Institutes of Health, leads a broad scientific effort to understand
the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life.
[Top]
National Policy & Resource Center on Nutrition
& Aging –
http://www.fiu.edu/~nutreldr: The National Policy and Resource Center on
Nutrition and Aging (Center) reviews nutrition and aging-related journals and
reports monthly. [Top]
National Senior Citizen’s Law Center –
http://www.nsclc.org: 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. [Top]
National Senior Games Association –
http://www.nsga.com: A
not-for-profit organization dedicated to motivating senior men and women to
lead a healthy lifestyle through the senior games movement.
[Top]
Oasis –
http://www.oasisnet.org:
OASIS is a national nonprofit educational organization designed to enhance the
quality of life for mature adults. Offering challenging programs in the arts,
humanities, wellness, technology and volunteer service, OASIS creates
opportunities for older adults to continue their personal growth and provide
meaningful service to the community. [Top]
Senior Corps –
//www.seniorcorps.org:
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. [Top]
Senior Drivers –
http://www.seniordrivers.org: The mission of Seniordrivers.org is not to
teach anyone how to drive; rather, our mission is two-fold: Present some
simple demonstration exercises that can keep one's aging body both flexible
and less tired, and offer a set of "refresher" tips, to help seniors overcome
some of the stickier situations found in everyday driving [Top]
Senior Friends –
http://www.seniorfriends.com: Looking for friends who share your
interests? Special people who are enjoying life? So are we! Give yourself and
those you love - Moms and Dads, all those "special someones" in your life -
the gift of Senior Friends, the opportunity to enjoy exciting and educational
activities, seminars and screenings, and an array of discounts on items from
insurance to flowers, prescriptions to car rentals. [Top]
Senior Job Bank –
http://www.seniorjobbank.org: Senior Job Bank exists to spread the word
about the wisdom of keeping our older population in the workforce longer. The
Senior Job Bank web site offers an easy, effective and free method for our
senior citizens to find occasional, part-time, flexible, temporary and even
full-time jobs. Through the Senior Job Bank web site, homeowners and
businesses deal direct with older, more mature, more experienced and more
reliable workers. [Top]
Senior Service America, Inc. –
http://www.seniorserviceamerica.org: This organization's purposes are
exclusively charitable, educational and scientific: It provides employment for
seniors through the Senior AIDES Program, the Senior Environmental Employment
Program, and Mature Staffing Systems; It conducts research programs and
workshops. [Top]
Senior World Online –
http://www.seniorworld.com:
A senior resource center for active seniors in the digital age.
[Top]
SeniorClix –
http://www.seniorclix.com:
SeniorClix.com is an information and e-commerce site focusing on the needs of
seniors, family members and caregivers, and the senior services network. We
are owned by CareMedia LLC, which in turn includes three owner groups.
[Top]
Senior Explorer –
http://www.seniorexplorer.com: Senior Explorer was founded in October 1998
to provide seniors with the ways and means to become more actively involved
with computers and the Internet. We truly believe that no other age group is
more suited to the Information Age than those 50 and older.
[Top]
SeniorNet –
http://www.seniornet.org:
SeniorNet's mission is to provide older adults education for and access to
computer technologies to enhance their lives and enable them to share their
knowledge and wisdom. [Top]
Senior’s Wellness –
http://www.seniorswellness.com: Welcome to SENIORS WELLNESS, offering
important, useful, and up-to-date health and wellness information for seniors
and their caregivers. [Top]
United Seniors Health Council –
http://www.unitedseniorshealth.org: United Seniors Health Council is a
not-for-profit organization composed of thousands of consumers, advocates and
eldercare professionals who are committed to the belief that informed
consumers are best able to help themselves. [Top]
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