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Government Agencies and Information Sites
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15 terrific, free publications on topics,
such as making a will, understanding your
Social Security benefits, planning for
retirement, staying healthy, and much
more. |
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Health
Care Financing Administration
The Medicare and Medicaid Agency
Health
Care Financing Administration
Medicaid
Long Term Care Services
Medicare
Consumer Information
Medicare
Frequently Asked Questions
National
Institute on Aging
Administration
on Aging
Social
Security Online
State
Agencies on Aging
The Eldercare Locator
It doesn't matter if you live in the same city or
across the country...locating help for an older
family member or friend is easier than ever before
with the Eldercare Locator.
The Resource Directory for Older People
Intended to serve a wide audience, this directory
from the Administration on Aging contains names,
addresses, phone numbers, and fax numbers of
organizations which provide information and other
resources on matters relating to the needs of
older persons.
Membership Organizations for
Seniors
Membership organizations listed on this
Administration on Aging web site reflect the
diversity of backgrounds and interests of older
individuals. While they share some common
interests, they also reflect different political,
ideological, economic and social viewpoints.
U.S. Government Blue
Pages Online Directory
A project that reinvents the way that Federal,
State, County, Local, and Tribal government
services are listed in 6,000 telephone directories
distributed to over 91 million households.
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Programs
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Programs (CFDA) is a government-wide
compendium of all 1,458 Federal programs,
projects, services, and activities that provide
assistance or benefits to the American public.
These programs provide grants, loans, loan
guarantees, services, information, scholarships,
training, insurance, etc., to millions of
Americans every day.
General Information Sites
AARP 55
ALIVE Mature Driving Program
AARP 55 ALIVE/Mature Driving is the nation's first
and 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.
AARP Site For Grandparents
Find the latest facts about grandparent-headed
households and where to turn for help and support.
GrandparentWorld.com
GrandparentWorld.com is a comprehensive Internet
community that delivers a world of ways for
grandparents to stay connected with their
grandchildren, including free e-mail accounts, as
well as relevant links and information on
shopping, travel, health, finance and grandkid
trends.
The Senior Corner - Traverse Area District Library
We find the listings on this web site well
researched and exhaustive. The webmaster has been
working on the site for many years now (as far as
Internet history goes), and he puts in solid links
for seniors to use. Well worth visiting.
Online Magazines
for Seniors
Go60.com
Here you'll find timely, leading edge information
about research in aging, and how society is
adjusting, or not adjusting, to the explosion of
an aging population. Take a look at the
Myths About Age
to discover some stark untruths about older
citizens-
Recommended
Grand Times
A weekly magazine for active seniors containing
controversial, entertaining and informative
articles on books, travel, and products and
services which make life easier.
Helpguide
Helpguide is a breezy, easy to read web site that
provides the best non-profit non-commercial links
on the web focusing on mental health and aging
well. Helpguide is a joint project of the Rotary
Club of Santa Monica and the Center for Healthy
Aging.
LovingCare
This site provides a single comprehensive resource
for seniors and their family, offering helpful
information about retirement planning, estate
planning, interesting past times, and hobbies.
Modern Maturity
Published by AARP, the magazine carries articles
about health, money, lifestyle, entertainment,
issues affecting seniors, work, travel, food and
games.
My Generation
A magazine published by AARP targeted at baby
boomers. Its editorial focus is on helping
readers navigate everything from health and money
to technology and raising children.
New Choices Magazine
From Readers Digest, it provides information on
retirement, travel, health, financial and
relationship issues.
Retirement Living
An
array of resource materials, including a guide to
state aging agencies, retirement news, and
shopping for special assistive products and
services.
Check out the
Taxes by State section - Recommended
RetiredAmericans
A
web site that focuses
the health and economic security of seniors.
The Senior Center
News and information about health, finance,
cooking, hobbies, sex life, gardening, tracing
family trees, and vacations.
Includes links to other senior sites.
Senior Citizens Magazine
A beautifully designed online magazine, published
monthly, Senior Citizens Magazine.com covers
issues and information for the 50-plus, older
senior and elder audiences.
SeniorGlobe
A senior's community and information resource
featuring channels on health, finances, travel,
leisure and grandparenting. Community activities
include chat, forums, free E-mail, web home pages,
and a craft store.
Senior Journal
Nicely edited news journal for senior citizens -
Recommended
Senior Living
Information, help and resources for those over age
50. Healthier, more active and often with greater
expendable income, today's and tomorrow's mature
retirees will live longer, be more active
- Recommended
SeniorMag
SeniorMag is "Senior America's Information
Magazine" and is dedicated to providing a wide
assortment of articles and public and private
resources to seniors and caregivers. Find topics
on health, nutrition, safety, computer,
transitioning lifestyles, and others.
Seniors Spirit
Dedicated to
reflecting the millennium senior woman - her
lifestyle, strategies for coping and her joy in
living not dying.
SeniorWomen
This
site is fashioned to reflect women's issues and
concerns. It reflects those two most compelling
relationships, that of community and connectivity.
They offer original content that is both engaging
and stimulating.
A Web Pointer For Senior Adults
A grassroots web site that the
author spent considerable time assembling. Solid
links.
WorldwideSeniors
An excellent senior website community. This site
offers free weekly newsletter, plus interesting
articles about RVs, computers, gardening, finance,
health, travel, work, classifieds and friendship
ads, online shopping and cool senior site links.
Be sure to click on Worldwide as your community
when you first enter the site
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