useful links for seniors
Links to Websites Offering Information Useful to Seniors and their Families,
GENERAL
AGING INFORMATION:
AAA
Foundation for Traffic Safety This organization's website offers senior
driving self-assessments, safe driving tips, emergency information, and more.
Administration on Aging This federal agency sponsors the Eldercare Locator,
which identifies Area Agencies on Aging by geographic location.
Aging
Help Aging Help is for the professional serving the older American through
community and in-home services.
Age Net
Age Net, Inc. operates a comprehensive, national eldercare network to meet the
specific needs of the fast growing aging population and their adult caregiving
children.
Ageless Design This site provides information and advice on home
modifications and resources, especially for people with Alzheimer's disease.
American
Society on Aging Thousands of professionals throughout the country rely on
the American Society on Aging to keep them on the cutting edge in an aging
society.
National Area
Agencies on Aging 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.
National Center on Women & Aging 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.
National
Council on Aging, Inc. This organization works with professionals and
community organizations to improve the lives of the elderly. The website offers
information about the organization's wide-ranging advocacy role as well as
access to its journal, Innovations.
National
Institute on Aging 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. Check the website for the latest findings.
Senior Drivers 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.
United Seniors Health Council 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.
DISEASE RELATED ORGANIZATIONS:
Alzheimer's
Association 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.
Alzheimer's Disease Education & Referral Center The Alzheimer's Disease
Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center provides information about Alzheimer's
disease and related disorders, its impact on families, and research into
possible causes and cures.
American
Cancer Society The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based
voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health
problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from
cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service.
American
Diabetes Association The mission of the Association is to prevent and cure
diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.
American Heart Association The American Heart Association is a national
voluntary health agency whose mission is: "Building healthier lives, free of
cardiovascular diseases and stroke."
American
Lung Association The mission of the American Lung Association is to prevent
lung disease and promote lung health.
American Parkinson Disease Association This non-profit organization supports
and promotes Parkinson's research worldwide.
American Stroke Association A division of the American Heart Association,
this organization specializes in stroke research, education, fundraising, and
advocacy.
Arthritis Foundation The Arthritis Foundation is a not-for-profit
organization that supports the more than 100 types of arthritis and related
conditions with advocacy, programs, services and research.
Braille Institute Braille Institute provides an environment of hope and
encouragement for people who are blind and visually impaired through integrated
educational, social and recreational programs and services.
RESOURCES
FOR CAREGIVERS:
Caregiver Support Services This site provides online caregiver support,
counseling, and training.
Care
Guide, Inc. Care Guide, Inc. is a care management company dedicated to
helping people at every stage of the aging process lead more comfortable, secure
and independent lives.
Children of Aging Parents This organization's 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.
Family
Caregiver Alliance This organization's website includes an information
clearinghouse, archives of the group's newsletter, online conferences, and an
online support group.
National Alliance for Caregiving This organization provides information and
support for caregivers and their families. The website features links to many
helpful organizations.
National Family Caregivers Association This nonprofit membership
organization provides information and support for caregivers with aging parents,
ill spouses, and disabled children.
Senior's Wellness Welcome to SENIORS WELLNESS, offering important, useful,
and up-to-date health and wellness information for seniors and their caregivers.
SERVICES
FOR SENIORS:
American Geriatrics Society 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.
Assisted
Living Federation of America 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.
Fifty-Plus
Fitness Association This website offers information that promotes an active
lifestyle among older people.
Gerontological Society of America This organization's mission is 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.
Meals-On-Wheels The Meals On Wheels Association of America represents those
who provide congregate and home-delivered meals services to people in need.
National
Academy of Elder Law Attorneys 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.
National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers GCM is a
non-profit, professional organization of practitioners whose goal is the
advancement of dignified care for the elderly and their families.
National
Association of Social Workers 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. This organization offers referrals to qualified social workers
nationwide.
National
Senior Citizen's Law Center 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.
Senior Service America, Inc. Senior Services America'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 also conducts research programs and
workshops.
Senior World Online A senior resource center for active seniors in the
digital age.
Senior Explorer 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.
