Resource Lists Below
Aging Organizations General Interest
AARP www.aarp.org
Administration on Aging www.aoa.gov
AGS Foundation for Health in Aging www.healthinaging.org
American Geriatrics Society www.americangeriatrics.org
American Society on Aging www.asaging.org
Benefits Check Up www.benefitscheckup.org
Boomerater www.boomerater.com
Federal Consumer Information Center www.pueblo.gsa.gov
Gerontological Society of America www.geron.org
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging www.n4a.org
National Council on the Aging www.ncoa.org
National Hispanic Council on Aging www.nhcoa.org
National Institute on Aging www.nia.nih.gov
SeniorDiscounts.com www.seniordiscounts.com
The Seniors Coalition www.senior.org
Suddenly Senior www.suddenlysenior.com
ThirdAge www.thirdage.com
Assistive Devices and Senior Gadgets
AbilityHub www.abilityhub.com
Active Forever www.activeforever.com
Alzheimer’s Store www.alzstore.com
Assisted Living Store www.assistedlivingstore.com
Easy Comforts www.easycomforts.com
HITEC Assistive Communication Products www.hitec.com
Independent Living Aids www.independentliving.com
Magnifying Aids www.magnifyingaids.com
Maxi-Aids.com www.maxiaids.com
Mobility-Advisor www.mobility-advisor.com
Ocelco www.ocelco.com
Simple Comforts www.simplecomforts.com
SpinLife.Com www.spinlife.com
Technology for Long Term Care www.techforltc.org
Telecommunications Equip. Distribution Program (hearing loss telephone equip.) www.tedpa.org
Used Medical Equipment www.usedHME.com
Caregiving and Support Services
Our Aging Parents www.ouragingparents.net
AARP Caregiving www.aarp.org/family/caregiving
AgingCare.com www.agingcare.com
Agis www.agis.com
Cancer Care www.cancercare.org
Care.com http://www.care.com/senior-care-p1006.html
Caring.com www.caring.com
Catholic Charities USA www.catholiccharitiesusa.org
Daily Money Managers www.aadmm.com
Family Caregiver Alliance www.caregiver.org
LGBT Caregiving
Sage USA: https://www.sageusa.org/
LGBT Aging Center: https://www.lgbtagingcenter.org/resources/resource.cfm?r=487
AARP Prepare To Care Guide for LGBT: https://www.aarp.org/content/dam/aarp/home-and-family/caregiving/2017/05/prepare-to-care-guide-lgbt-aarp.pdf
Lotsa Helping Hands www.lotsahelpinghands.com
National Adult Day Services Association www.nadsa.org
National Alliance for Caregiving www.caregiving.org
National Association of Home Care & Hospice www.nahc.org
National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers www.caremanager.org
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging www.n4a.org
National Family Caregivers Association www.nfcacares.org
Respite Locator www.respitelocator.org
Well Spouse Foundation www.wellspouse.org
Computer and Internet
AARP Computers and Technology www.aarp.org/learntech/computers
CyberSeniors.org www.cyberseniors.org
Generations Online www.generationsonline.com
Microsoft Accessibility www.microsoft.com/enable
SeniorNet www.seniornet.org
Consumer Protection Organizations
Index of State and Local Consumer Protection Agencies http://www.usa.gov/directory/stateconsumer/index.shtml
National Center on Elder Abuse https://ncea.acl.gov/
Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Consumer Protection http://www.ftc.gov/about-ftc/bureaus-offices/bureau-consumer-protection
Employment
AARP Careers www.aarp.org/money/careers
BizStarters www.bizstarters.com
Career One-Stop Centers www.careeronestop.org
Monster: Career Changers www.careersat50.monster.com
National Career Development Association www.ncda.org
National Older Worker Career Center www.nowcc.org
Retired Brains www.retiredbrains.com
RetirementJobs.com www.retirementjobs.com
Seniors4Hire www.seniors4hire.org
Too Young to Retire: www.2young2retire.com
U.S. Department of Labor www.dol.gov
U.S. Small Business Administration. www.sba.gov
End of Life Issues
Aging with Dignity www.agingwithdignity.org
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine www.aahpm.org
American Hospice Foundation www.americanhospice.org
Americans for Better Care of the Dying www.abcd-caring.org
Association for Death Education and Counseling www.adec.org
Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement www.aplb.org
Caring Connections (advance directives) www.caringinfo.org
Center to Advance Palliative Care https://www.capc.org/
Cremation.com www.cremation.com
Cremation Association of North America www.cremationassociation.org
Death with Dignity National Center www.deathwithdignity.org
Funeral Consumers Alliance www.funerals.org
Hospice Foundation of America www.hospicefoundation.org
International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care www.hospicecare.com
Internet Cremation Society www.cremation.org
National Funeral Directors Association www.nfda.org
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization www.nhpco.org
United Network for Organ Sharing www.unos.org
U.S. Living Will Registry www.uslivingwillregistry.com
Who Gets Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate www.yellowpieplate.umn.edu
Finances and Retirement
AARP Tax-Aide www.aarp.org/money/taxaide
AARP: Reverse Mortgages www.aarp.org/money/revmort
Bankrate.com www.bankrate.com/brm/default.asp
Choose to Save www.choosetosave.org
Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards www.cfp-board.org
Daily Money Managers www.aadmm.com
Financial Literacy and Education Commission www.mymoney.gov
Financial Planning Association plannersearch.org
Independent Information on Reverse Mortgages www.reverse.org
Internal Revenue Service www.irs.gov
Kiplinger.com www.kiplinger.com
Motley Fool www.fool.com
MsMoney.com www.msmoney.com
National Association of Personal Financial Advisors napfa.org
National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators www.unclaimed.org
National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association www.reversemortgage.org
Retire Early Home Page www.retireearlyhomepage.com
Social Security Retirement Planner www.socialsecurity.gov/retire2/
Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration www.dol.gov/ebsa
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation www.pbgc.gov
Too Young to Retire www.2young2retire.com
Veterans Administration www.va.gov
Grandparenting and Intergenerational Family
Grandparents Forum ths.gardenweb.com/forums/grandp
Grandparents’ Web www.cyberparent.com/gran
Generations Together www.gt.pitt.edu
Generations United www.gu.org
Legacy Project www.legacyproject.org
Government Resources and Assistance
Administration on Aging www.aoa.gov
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality www.ahrq.gov
AgingStats.Gov www.agingstats.gov
Alliance for Retired Americans www.retiredamericans.org
BenefitsCheckUp – find government programs and services www.benefitscheckup.org
ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrials.gov
Federal Citizen Information Center www.info.gov
Federal Trade Commission: Consumer Protection www.ftc.gov/ftc/consumer.htm
Food and Drug Administration www.fda.gov
National Academy on an Aging Society www.agingsociety.org
National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association www.narfe.org
National Council on Aging www.ncoa.org
National Institute on Aging www.nia.nih.gov
Medicare www.medicare.gov
Railroad Retirement Board www.rrb.gov
Social Security www.socialsecurity.gov
Veterans Administration www.va.gov
General Health and Medical Care
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality www.ahrq.gov
American Academy of Dermatology www.aad.org
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons www.aaos.org
American Cancer Society www.cancer.org
American Diabetes Association www.diabetes.org
American Heart Association www.americanheart.org
American Heart, Lung, Blood Institute www.nhlbi.nih.gov
American Hospital Association www.aha.org
American Medical Association www.ama-assn.org
American Nurses Association www.nursingworld.org
American Occupational Therapy Association www.aota.org
American Osteopathic Association www.osteopathic.org
American Parkinson Disease Association www.apdaparkinson.org
American Physical Therapy Association www.apta.org
American Physical Therapy Association, Section on Geriatrics www.geriatricspt.org
American Podiatric Medical Association www.apma.org
American Stroke Association www.strokeassociation.org
Arthritis Foundation www.arthritis.org
American Vascular Association www.vascularweb.org
BrightFocus Foundation www.brightfocus.org
Center for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov
Clinical Trials www.clinicaltrials.gov
Diabetes Mall www.diabetesnet.com
Epilepsy Foundation www.efa.org
Health and Age Centers www.healthandage.com
Health Grades www.healthgrades.com
Huntington’s Disease Society of America www.hdsa.org
International Tremor Foundation www.essentialtremor.org
Legs for Life www.legsforlife.org
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society www.leukemia-lymphoma.org
Life Line Screening www.lifelinescreening.com
Lupus Foundation of America www.lupus.org
Mayo Clinic Senior Health Center www.mayoclinic.com
MEDLINEplus Health Information www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus
My Family Health Portrait www.hhs.gov/familyhistory
National Association for Continence www.nafc.org
National Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease Information Clearinghouse www.niams.nih.gov/hi
National Cancer Institute www.cancer.gov
National Diabetes Education Program www.ndep.nih.gov
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute www.nhlbi.nih.gov
National Institutes of Health www.nih.gov
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases www3.niaid.nih.gov
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke www.ninds.nih.gov
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism www.niaaa.nih.gov
National Institute on Drug Abuse www.nida.nih.gov
National Kidney Foundation www.kidney.org
National Multiple Sclerosis Society www.nmss.org
National Organization for Rare Disorders www.rarediseases.org
National Osteoporosis Foundation www.nof.org
National Pain Foundation www.painconnection.org
National Rehabilitation Information Center www.naric.com
National Stroke Association www.stroke.org
National Women’s Health Network www.nwhn.org
National Women’s Health Resource Center www.healthywomen.org
Office of the Surgeon Genera www.surgeongeneral.gov
Patient Advocate Foundation www.patientadvocate.org
Vitals (doctor research site) www.vitals.com
WebMD www.webmd.com
Mental Health, Alzheimer’s and Dementia
Alzheimer’s Association www.alz.org
American Counseling Association www.counseling.org
American Psychological Association Office on Aging www.apa.org/pi/aging
Institute for Brain Aging and Dementia www.alz.uci.edu
National Institute of Mental Health www.nimh.nih.gov
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke www.ninds.nih.gov
National Mental Health Association www.nmha.org
Medication
American Pharmaceutical Association www.aphanet.org
American Society of Consultant Pharmacists www.ascp.com
DrugDigest www.drugdigest.org
Food and Drug Administration www.fda.gov
Medication Reminders www.epill.com
MyMedSchedule.com www.mymedschedule.com
National Council on Patient Information and Education www.talkaboutrx.org
National Library of Medicine www.nlm.nih.gov
NeedyMeds www.needymeds.com
On Time Medication Reminder www.ontimerx.com
Partnership for Prescription Assistance www.pparx.org
PharmacyChecker.com www.pharmacychecker.com
Physicians Desk Reference pdrhealth.com
RxAssist www.rxassist.org
Dental
American Dental Association www.ada.org
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research www.nidcr.nih.gov
DentalPlans.com (dental discount plans) dentalplans.com
Donated Dental Services (free dental care for elderly and disabled) www.nfdh.org/DDS.html
Hearing
American Academy of Audiology www.audiology.org
American Hearing Research Foundation www.american-hearing.org
American Speech-Language Hearing Association www.asha.org
American Tinnitus Association www.ata.org
Better Hearing Institute www.betterhearing.org
Deafness Research Foundation www.drf.org
Association of America www.hearingloss.org
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders www.nidcd.nih.gov
Vision
All About Vision www.allaboutvision.com
American Academy of Ophthalmology www.aao.org
American Council of the Blind www.acb.org
American Foundation for the Blind www.afb.org
American Macular Degeneration Foundation: www.macular.org
American Optometric Association www.aoa.org
Choice Magazine Listening, www.choicemagazinelistening.org
Ears for Eyes www.earsforeyes.org
EyeCare America (free eye care) www.eyecareamerica.org
Glaucoma Foundation www.glaucomafoundation.org
Glaucoma Research Foundation www.glaucoma.org
Lighthouse International www.lighthouse.org
National Eye Health Education Program www.nei.nih.gov/nehep
Prevent Blindness America www.preventblindness.org
The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped www.loc.gov/nls
Reader’s Digest Partners for Sight Foundation www.rdpfs.org
VisionAWARE www.visionaware.org
Sleep
American Academy of Sleep Medicine www.aasmnet.org
American Sleep Apnea Association www.sleepapnea.org
National Center on Sleep Disorders Research www.nhlbi.nih.gov/sleep
National Sleep Foundation www.sleepfoundation.org
Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation www.rls.org
Nutrition and Exercise
American College of Sports Medicine www.acsm.org
American Dietetic Association www.eatright.org
American Volkssport Association www.ava.org
Food and Drug Administration www.fda.gov
Food and Nutrition Information Center www.nal.usda.gov/fnic
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging www.n4a.org
National Association of Health and Fitness www.physicalfitness.org
National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs www.nanasp.org
National Senior Games Association www.nsga.com
The Walking Site www.thewalkingsite.com
Housing, Long Term Care and Universal Design
AARP Housing and Mobility www.aarp.org/family/housing
Care Like www.carelike.com
Continuing Care Accreditation Commission www.carf.org
Eden Alternative www.edenalt.com
HOMECARE Online www.nahc.org
Independent living center www.ilru.org
National Association of Senior Move Managers www.nasmm.org
National Center for Assisted Living www.ncal.org
National Long Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center www.ltcombudsman.org
National Resource Center on Supportive Housing and Home Modification www.homemods.org
National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association www.reversemortgage.org
A Place for Mom www.aplaceformom.com
Rebuilding Together www.rebuildingtogether.com
Retirement Living Information Center www.retirementliving.com
Senior Housing Net www.seniorhousingnet.com/seniors
Senior Living www.seniorliving.org
Seniors Real Estate Specialists www.seniorsrealestate.com
Sharp Seniors www.sharpseniors.com
Insurance
American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance www.aaltci.org
COBRA www.dol.gov/dol/topic/health-plans/cobra.htm
eHealthInsurance – health insurance policy finder www.ehealthinsurance.com
Families USA www.familiesusa.org
Health Insurance Association of America www.ahip.org
Insure.com – free insurance quotes www.insure.com
Kaiser Family Foundation www.kff.org
Long-Term Care Financial Partners www.ltcfp.com
Patient Advocate Foundation www.patientadvocate.org
Viatical and Life Settlement Association of America www.viatical.org
Legal Issues and Resources
AARP Legal Services Network www.aarp.org/lsn
American Bar Association www.abanet.org/aging/statemap.html
Elder Law Answers www.elderlawanswers.com
Federal Trade Commission Identity Theft Resource Center www.idtheftcenter.org
Senior Legal Hotlines www.legalhotlines.org
Legal Services www.lsc.gov
National Senior Citizens Law Center www.nsclc.org
Nolo Law Center: www.nolo.com
Pension Rights Center www.pensionrights.org
U.S. Department of Labor: Equal Employment Opportunity www.dol.gov/dol/topic/discrimination/index.htm
Wills.com www.wills.com
Leisure, Learning and Personal Growth
Elderhostel www.elderhostel.org
OASIS www.oasisnet.org
Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet www.cyndislist.com
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration www.archives.gov/index.html
Age Exchange www.age-exchange.org.uk
Fifties Web www.fiftiesweb.com
Old-Time Radio www.old-time.com
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies www.nasaa-arts.org
National Senior Games Association www.nsga.com
Senior Golfers Association of America www.seniorgolfersamerica.com
Senior Adult Ministry www.senioradultministry.com
American Horticultural Therapy Association www.ahta.org
American Music Therapy Association www.musictherapy.org
Pet Partners www.petpartners.org
Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security
Medicare www.medicare.gov
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services www.cms.hhs.gov
Medicare Rights Center www.medicarerights.org
Social Security www.socialsecurity.gov
Railroad Retirement Board www.rrb.gov
Older Drivers and Transportation
AARP Driver Safety Program www.aarp.org/drive
American Public Transportation Association www.apta.com
American Occupational Therapy Association www.aota.org/olderdriver
Association for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists www.driver-ed.org
Community Transportation Association www.ctaa.org
Easter Seals Transportation Solutions for Caregivers www.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=ntl_trans_care
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Older Driver Safety www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/olddrive
Older Drivers www.drivers.com/topic/10
The Hartford Financial Services Group and MIT AgeLab – How to Talk with Older Drivers www.thehartford.com/talkwitholderdrivers
Relationships and Online Dating
AARP: Message Boards www.aarp.org/boards
Write a Senior Citizen www.writeseniors.com
Silver Singles www.silversingles.com
eHarmony www.eharmony.com
Senior Friend Finder www.seniorfriendfinder.com
Prime Singles www.primesingles.net
Senior Circle www.seniorscircle.com
Senior Match www.seniormatch.com
Match.com www.match.com
Research and Statistics
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality www.ahrq.gov
AgeLine Database www.aarp.org/research/ageline
AgeSource Worldwide www.aarp.org/research/agesource
Alliance for Aging Research www.agingresearch.org
American Federation for Aging Research www.afar.org
American Geriatrics Society www.americangeriatrics.org
American Society on Aging www.asaging.org
Association for Gerontology in Higher Education www.aghe.org
Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease Center www.brain.northwestern.edu
Gerontological Society of America www.geron.org
Grantmakers in Aging www.giaging.org
Health and Retirement Study www.umich.edu/~hrswww
Institute for Brain Aging and Dementia www.alz.uci.edu
Kaiser Family Foundation: State Health Facts Online www.statehealthfacts.kff.org
MetLife Mature Market Institute www.maturemarketinstitute.com
National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging www.icpsr.umich.edu/NACDA
Travel
AARP: Travel www.aarp.org/travel
Elderhostel www.elderhostel.org
Elder Treks www.eldertreks.com
Evergreen Club www.evergreenclub.com
SeniorDiscounts.com www.seniordiscounts.com
Smart Travel www.smartertravel.com/senior-travel
Snowbirdhelper.com www.snowbirdhelper.com
Transitions Abroad: Senior Travel www.transitionsabroad.com/listings/travel/senior/
Volunteering
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America www.bbbsa.org
Experience Corps www.experiencecorps.org
Habitat for Humanity www.habitat.org
Little Brothers: Friends of The Elderly www.littlebrothers.org
Network for Good www.networkforgood.org
Peace Corps: Older Applicants www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=learn.whovol.older
Senior Corps www.seniorcorps.org
VolunteerMatch www.volunteermatch.org
Simple, Affordable and Effective Fall Prevention
A comprehensive Home Safety Assessment can pay for itself by avoiding the high cost of injury or assisted living.
Assessment Fee: The cost is between $199-$399 depending on the size of the home and your location.
A Home Safety Assessment along with some low-cost modifications can serve to effectively reduce falls and fall injury in older adults.