Helpful Links and Resources for Seniors
Need more information about aging, senior care or health? We’ve created a database of some of the best senior resources links on the Internet—the ones we believe to be both helpful and trustworthy. Just click on a category below to explore.
Home and Community-Based Resource Links
The Administration on Aging
provides home- and community-based services to millions of older persons through the programs funded under the Older Americans Act.
BenefitsCheckUp
Developed and maintained by The National Council on Aging (NCOA), BenefitsCheckUp is the nation’s most comprehensive Web-based service to screen for benefits programs for seniors with limited income and resources.
The Eldercare Locator
is the first step to finding resources for older adults in any U.S. community.
Medicare Interactive
is a national not-for-profit consumer service organization that works to ensure access to affordable health care for older Americans and Americans with disabilities.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
ensures effective, up-to-date health care coverage and promotes quality care for beneficiaries.
Medicare.gov
is the official U.S. government site for people with Medicare.
The Hospice Foundation of America
exists to help those who cope personally or professionally with terminal illness, death, and the process of grief and bereavement.
Social Security Online
advances the economic security of the nation’s people through compassionate and vigilant leadership in shaping and managing America’s Social Security programs.
Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs provides excellence in patient care, veterans benefits and customer satisfaction.
Health and Fitness Links
Lifelong Fitness Alliance
advocates lifelong wellness and bridges the gap between awareness and action by providing information and opportunities for health and fitness.
The Food and Drug Administration
has numerous articles, brochures and other publications with information for older people on a wide range of health issues.
Tufts University
Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University (HNRCA) explores the relationship between nutrition, aging and health by determining the nutrient requirements that are necessary to promote health.
Medicare Interactive
is a national not-for-profit consumer service organization that works to ensure access to affordable health care for older Americans and Americans with disabilities.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
improves the quality, safety, efficiency and effectiveness of health care for all Americans.
Long-Term Care Links
The American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance
is the national professional organization exclusively dedicated to promoting the importance of planning for long-term care needs.
The Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program
provides long-term care insurance to help pay for costs of care.
The Kiplinger organization
leads the way in personal finance and business forecasting.
Key Senior Links
AARP
is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization that helps people 50 and over improve the quality of their lives.
The Eldercare Locator
is the first step to finding resources for older adults in any U.S. community.
The Administration on Aging
provides home- and community-based services to millions of older persons through the programs funded under the Older Americans Act.
The National Institute on Aging
leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and extend the healthy, active years of life.
The National Institutes of Health
is helping to lead the way toward important medical discoveries that improve people’s health and save lives.
The National Council on Aging
is a national voice for older adults—especially those who are vulnerable and disadvantaged—and the community organizations that serve them.
The American Society on Aging
is the largest organization of multidisciplinary professionals in the field of aging.
The National Family Caregivers Association
educates, supports, empowers and speaks up for the more than 50 million Americans who care for loved ones with a chronic illness or disability or the frailties of old age.
The National Funeral Directors Association
(NFDA) is the worldwide resource and advocate across all facets of funeral service dedicated to high ethical standards and helping members provide meaningful service to families.
The National Association for Home Care & Hospice
is the nation’s largest trade association representing the interests and concerns of home care agencies, hospices, and home care aide organizations.
The National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers
advances professional geriatric care management through education, collaboration and leadership.
Common Senior Illnesses Association Links
The Alzheimer’s Association
is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support and research.
The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America
promotes care and services to individuals confronting dementia, and to their caregivers and families.
The Arthritis Foundation
is the only national not-for-profit organization that supports the more than 100 types of arthritis and related conditions.
The National Osteoporosis Foundation
prevents osteoporosis and related fractures to promote lifelong bone health, to help improve the lives of those affected by osteoporosis and to find a cure.
The American Stroke Association
is a division of the American Heart Association that focuses on reducing risk, disability and death from stroke.
American Parkinson Disease Association
is the country’s largest grassroots organization serving the Parkinson’s community.
The National Parkinson Foundation
supports Parkinson’s-related research, patient care, education, training and outreach.
The American Diabetes Association
is leading the fight against the deadly consequences of diabetes and fighting for those affected by diabetes.
The American Heart Association
reduces disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke by providing education, advocacy and publications.
National Anemia Action Council
is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of people with anemia.
American Lung Association
is the leading organization working to save lives, improve lung health and prevent lung disease.
The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation
is dedicated to curing spinal cord injury by funding innovative research, and improving the quality of life for people living with paralysis.
The American Cancer Society
is the nationwide, community-based, voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem.
The Ear & Eye Institute
is part of the University of Pittsburg Medical Center, serving health needs through redefined models of health care delivery and superb clinical outcomes.
VisionAware
is a “Self-Help for Vision Loss” website that provides free, practical, hands-on information to enhance quality of life and independence for adults with vision loss.
Hearing Loss Association of America
provides assistance and resources for people with hearing loss.
Recovery Connection
Drug and alcohol addiction help. A guide to drug addiction and strokes