Groups and web links

On this page we have listed many groups and websites concerned with Aging in all its myriad aspects...

USEFUL WEB LINKS:

National Aging Information Center
Administration on Aging
330 Independence Avenue, SW - Room 4656 - Washington, DC 20201
Telephone: (202) 619 7501; Fax: (202) 401-7620;
Suggested additions to this calendar may be directed to Sophia Watson at (202) 401-2270

• Questions about the National Aging Information Center may be directed to naic@aoa.gov.

• Administration on Aging
• Family Caregivers Alliance
• National Family Caregivers Association
• Caregivers Message Board
• Elder Care Transitions
  
   

  "I promise to keep on living as though I expected to live forever. Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old only by deserting their ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up interest wrinkles the soul." Douglas MacArthur

833 Market Street, Suite 511 • San Francisco, CA 94103-1824 • USA • (415) 974-9600 • info@asaging.org

www.changingcourse.com
Resources, advice and inspiration to help you find your life mission and live it. Best-selling author of It's Only Too Late If You Don't Start Now: How to Create Your Second Life After 40, Barbara Sher called Changing Course "wonderful, inspired and informative."

www.nomoreboringconferences.com.au/midlife.html
Welcome to Midlife: Free tips, newsletters, information, retreats and courses for dynamic mid-lifers.

www.boomersdigest.com

www.elderweb.com

www.aksworld.com
Mystic Visions
Website unique in providing a synthesis of Personal Development/Self
Improvement, combined with Spiritual Growth and Metaphysical Teaching. FreeEzine, Aspire To Wisdom, & E-Book when you subscribe. Lively Discussion
Forum.
Topics include Creativity, Meditation, Visualization, Prosperity Consciousness,
Accessing Inner Genius, Accelerated Learning, Spiritual Growth, Mystical Philosophy and much more!

Aging - Directories/Gateways

• Age of Reason
  • Links to sites of interest to seniors.
• Internet Info Links
  • Provides an index of aging network sites (state and local), long-term care information, an aging services directory and a link to the Administration on Aging's home page.
• Web Sites on Aging
• Yahoo! Seniors
• SeniorCom  - featuring chat rooms, discussion groups, and information on financial, travel, and housing services for seniors.
• Third Age  - community of active older adults featuring information on health, romance, technology, investing, and travel
• 50 Connect - features news, finance, travel, sport, and beauty.
• 55 ALIVE - AARP's mature driving program to help older drivers improve skills and avoid accidents and traffic violations.
• Ageless Heroes - a TV show about the spirit, vitality and potential of men and women who have achieved success beyond the age of 65.
• AgeNet - one-stop information source for older adults. Includes health, legal and insurance information specific to older adults.
• AgeVenture - reporting lifestyle trends of babyboomers and retirees.
• Aiken Area Council on Aging - gateway to services, activities, transportation, and information for older adults and their families living in the Aiken area.
• America's Senior Resource Center - features information on senior and caregiver support, consumer education and advocacy.
• BenefitsCheckUp - online questionnaire that identifies federal and state assistance programs for older Americans. Provided by the National Council on the Aging.
• Elder Search - database for locating senior housing options, geriatric health resources and care options, as well as legal and financial information. Also offers caregiver chat room.
• ElderWeb - virtual community of computer-using older adults.
• Freedom.goGrrl - articles on leisure and retirement for boomers and seniors. Links to retirement planning, interests, and travel.
• Hells Geriatrics.com - interactive forum for the over-fifties (silver surfers), covering health, humour, chat, irritations of life, and serious issues.
• InfoSeniors - provides Canadian Senior Citizens and their families with information and available services.
• LinkAge 2000 - provides students from around the world the opportunity to interactively learn about aging and older adults.
• LovingCare.net - online guide for seniors and their families. Topics include long term care, legal issues, financial planning, employment, and caregiver support.
• MySeniors.com - features information on health and wellness, travel, money, shopping, entertainment, technology, lifestyle, and more.
• Older Americans - get the retirement benefits you deserve: Social Security, Medicare, and pensions. From the Nolo Press Legal Encyclopedia.
• RetireCentral.com - retirement information and news on health, money, family, and more.
• Senior Center, The - information on travel bargains, free books, and health news for senior citizens.
• Senior Circle - interactive community of active senior citizens with discussion groups, travel opportunities, health information, and more.
• Senior Connection - informative and entertaining radio show for seniors.
• Senior Corner, The - local and remote resources which address the concerns of senior citizens.
• Senior Information Network
• Senior Living Newspaper - devoted to leading the way for active seniors. Inside you'll find news and features specifically geared toward today's older Americans.
• Senior Surfers - news, views and resources for senior citizens.
• Senior Search
  • A search index with dozens of categories.
• Senior Living

• Third Age

• SeniorAmerican.com - dedicated to serving the information needs of today's seniors. Includes links to services and informational sites.
• SeniorLink - national eldercare resource, referral and consultation service for seniors and their families.
• Seniors Wellness - offers health and wellness information for seniors and their caregivers.
• Seniors-Site.com - featuring bulletin boards, articles, and special offer information.
• Seniors.Com - online community for grown-ups.
• SeniorSite - online community for seniors and their families.
• TodaysSeniors.com. - senior newspapers, resource links, entertainment, discussions, and more.
• Twilight Years - offers information to the elderly population of the United Kingdom.
• Wisdomkeepers - journey to meet some of Native America's spiritual and traditional elders.
• Worldwide Seniors - online community offering articles and a members forum for seniors in the Southwestern U.S. and beyond.
• Write a Senior Citizen - provides an opportunity for seniors to make penpals.
• Zelgo Seniors - online community for mature adults with information on senior travel, entertainment, finance, health, and more.

Consumer/Advocacy Organizations

Access America for Seniors
www.seniors.gov

Alzheimer's Association
919 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1000
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 335-8700
Fax: (312) 335-1110
www.alz.org/

American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
601 E Street, NW
Washington, DC 20049
Phone: (202) 434-2300
FAX: (202) 434-2320
www.aarp.org/

Families USA
1334 G Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 737-6340
Fax: (202) 347-2417
www.familiesusa.org/

Gray Panthers
2025 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 821
Washington, DC 20006
Phone (202) 466-3132
Fax (202) 466-3133
www.igc.org/graypantherssf/index.html

Innovations in End-of-Life Care
http://www.edc.org/lastacts/

Last Acts Campaign
www.lastacts.org

Medicare Rights Center 1460 Broadway
11th Floor New York
NY 10036
212-869-3850, ext. 19 (phone)
212-869-3532 (fax)
www.medicarerights.org

National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (NCPSSM)
10 G Street, N.E., Suite 600
Washington, DC 20002-4215
Phone: (202) 216-8470 (Direct)
           (202) 216-0420 (Main)
Fax: (202) 822-9612
www.ncpssm.org

National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCoA)
2713 Ontario Road NW
Washington, DC 20009
Phone (202) 745-2521
Fax (202) 745-2522
www.incacorp.com/nhcoa

National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA)
10501 Montgomery Boulevard NE, Suite 210
Albuquerque, NM 87111
Phone: (505( 292-2001
Fax (505) 292-1922
www.nicoa.org

National Senior Citizens Law Center (NSCLC)
1815 H Street NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20006
Phone (202) 887-5280
Fax (202) 785-6792
www.nsclc.org/

United Seniors Health Cooperative (USHC)
1331 H Street
Washington, DC 20005
Phone (202) 393-6222
Fax (202) 783-0588
www.ushc-online.org

Alliance for Aging Research
2021 K Street, NW, Suite 305
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: (202) 293-2856
Fax: (202) 785-8574
www.agingresearch.org/

American Association for International Aging (AAIA)
1133 20th Street NW, Suite 330
Washington, DC 20036
Phone (202) 833-8893
Fax (202) 833-8762
www.unm.edu/~aging/AAIAwelc.html

American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP)
1910 Woodmont Avenue, 7th Floor
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone (301) 654-7850
Fax (301) 654-4137
www.aagpgpa.org/

American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA)
901 E Street NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20004-2037
Phone: (202) 783-2242
Fax: (202) 783-2255
www.aahsa.org/

American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA)
325 S. Patrick Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone (703) 549-5822
Fax (703) 739-7901
achca.org/

The American Geriatrics Society/Foundation For Health in Aging (AGS)
The Empire State Building
350 Fifth Ave, Suite 801
New York, NY 10118
Telephone: 212-308-1414
Fax: 212-832-8646
www.healthinaging.org/

American Health Care Association (AHCA)
1201 L Street NW
Washington, DC 20005
Phone (202) 842-4444
Fax (202) 842-3860
www.ahca.org/

American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
1321 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone (703) 739-1300
Fax (703) 739-1321
www.ascp.com

Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE)
1001 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 410
Washington, DC 20036-5504
Phone (202) 429-9277
Fax (202) 429-6097
www.aghe.org/

Gerontological Society of America (GSA)
1030 15th Street NW Suite 250
Washington, DC 20005-1503
Phone: (202) 842-1275
Fax: (202) 842-1150
www.geron.org/

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA)
1604 N. Country Club Road
Tucson, AZ 85716
Phone (602) 881-4005
Fax (602) 325-7925
www.naela.org/

National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (NAAAA)
1112 16th Street N.W., Suite 100
Washington, D.C. 20036
Phone (202) 296-8130
Fax (202) 296-8134
www.n4a.org/

National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs (NANASP)
2675 44th Street SW, Suite 305
Grand Rapids, MI 49509
Phone (616) 531-8700
Fax (616) 531-3103

National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers (NAPGCM)
1604 N. Country Club Road
Tuscon, AZ 85716
Phone (520) 881-8008
Fax (520) 325-7925
www.caremanager.org

National Clearinghouse on the Direct Care Workforce
349 East 149th Street, Suite 401
Bronx, NY 10451
Phone: 718.402.4138
Fax: 718.585.6852
email: info@directcareclearinghouse.org www.directcareclearinghouse.org


National Council on the Aging, Inc. (NCOA)
409 Third Street, SW, 2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20024
Phone (202) 479-1200
Fax (202) 479-0735
ncoa.org

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