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Resources

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

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

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

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

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/

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