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Topics List:
ALZHEIMERS | ARTHRITIS| CANCER | CARE PROGRAMS | CAREGIVING | COMPUTER SAVVY SITES
DEPRESSION SITES | DIET | DRIVING| EMPLOYMENT } EYE CARE | FINANCIAL HELP | FLU PREVENTION
FRAUD | FUNERAL PLANNING | GENEOLOGY | GRANDPARENTING| HEARING | HEART CARE | HOSPICE
HRT | INCONTINENCE | INSOMNIA | INSURANCE | LEGAL HELP | LIVING ALTERNATIVES
LONG TERM CARE | MEDICARE | MEDIGAP | OSTEOPOROSIS | PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
SENIOR REAL ESTATE SPECIALIST | REVERSE MORTGAGES | SOCIAL SECURITY | STROKES | TAXES
TRAVEL | VETERANS | VOLUNTEERISM
GENERAL HELP
Administration on Aging www.aoa.gov
National Aging Information Center www.aoa.gov/naic/
National Institute on Aging www.nia.nih.gov
Eldercare Locator 1-800-677-1116 www.eldercare.gov
AARP www.aarp.org
First Gov for Seniors www.seniors.gov
Social Security Administration 1-800-772-1213 www.ssa.gov
Medicare 1-800-633-4227 www.medicare.gov
Department of Veterans Affairs www.va.gov
ALZHEIMER
Placement Specialist for Senior Housing: www.alzheimersguidance.com
Alzheimer's Association 800-272-3900 www.alz.org
ARTHRITIS
Arthritis Foundation www.arthritis.org
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
1-800-824-2663 www.aaos.org
CANCER
American Cancer Society www.cancer.org
National Cancer Institute www.cancer.gov
Cancer Care www.cancercareinc.org
CARE PROGRAMS
WA Assoc of Homes and Services for the Aging http://www.wahas.com
American Assoc of Homes and Services for the Aging www.aahsa.org
The National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center 202-332-2275 www.nccnhr.org
Long-term care ombudsman www.ltcombudsman.org
Administration on Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (202) 619-0724 www.aoa.gov
CAREGIVING
Home Care: www.assuredinhomecare.org
Children of Aging Parents 1-800-227-7294 www.caps4caregivers.org
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging www.aahsa.org/public/consumer.htm
National Council on Aging Benefits Check Up www.benefitscheckup.org
National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers www.caremanager.org
Home Health Care: Greater South Bay Home Health www.gsbhh.com
COMPUTER SAVVY SITES
Ask Mr. Modem www.mrmodem.com
Library of Congress Explore the Internet lcweb.loc.gov/global/explore.htm
Learn The Net www.learnthenet.com
Help-site.com help-site.com
Life on the Internet www.screen.com/start/guide
Living Easy www.livineasy.com
AARP Computers & Technology www.aarp.org/comptech/
DEPRESSION SITES
National Mental Health Association 1-800-969 www.nmha.org
American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry www.aagpgpa.org
American Psychological Association 1-800-374-2721 www.apa.org
DIET
American Dietetic Association www.eatright.org
National Cancer Institute - 5 A Day Program www.5aday.gov
National Center for Nutrition 1-800-366-1655
DRIVING
National Highway Transportation Safety Administration www.nhtsa.dot.gov
American Public Transportation Association www.apta.com
EMPLOYMENT
The Senior Job Bank www.seniorjobbank.org
Senior Community Service Employment Program wdsc.doleta.gov/seniors
The National Senior Citizens Education And Research Center www.nscerc.org
Experience Works www.experienceworks.org
AARP Working Options www.aarp.org/working_options
EYE CARE
The National Eye Institute www.nei.nih.gov
Prevent Blindness America www.preventblindness.org
Glaucoma Foundation www.glaucomafoundation.org
Macular Degeneration Foundation: www.eyesight.org
American Macular Degeneration Foundation: www.macular.org
Macular Degeneration Network: www.macular-degeneration.org
FINANCIAL HELP
Certified Financeal Planner: www.hillardrest.com
Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards www.cfp-board.org
Consumer Federation of America www.consumerfed.org
Federal Consumer Information Center www.pueblo.gsa.gov
American Savings Education Council www.asec.org
U.S. Securities and Exchange www.sec.gov
FLU PREVENTION
Focus On The Flu www.niaid.nih.gov/newsroom/focuson/flu00/
FRAUD
Federal Trade Commission www.ftc.gov
National Fraud Information Center www.fraud.org
Medicare www.medicare.gov/FraudAbuse/Overview.asp
FUNERAL PLANNING
Funeral Consumers Alliance 1-800-458-5563 www.funerals.org
National Funeral Directors Association 1-800-228-6332 www.nfda.org/resources
Funeral Service Consumer Assistance Program: 1-800-662-7666
Cremation Association of North America www.cremationassociation.org
GENEOLOGY
Rootsweb www.rootsweb.com
Cyndi’s List www. cyndislist.com
www.familysearch.org
www.usgenweb.com
www.genforum.genealogy.com
www.census-online.com
www.glorecords.blm.gov
www.itd.nps.gov/cwss
www.interment.net (cemeteries)
Fee based
Ancestry www.Ancestry.com
Family Tree Maker www.Genealogy.com
GRANDPARENTING
Foundation For Grandparenting www.grandparenting.org
AARP Grandparent Information Center www.aarp.org/grandparents
GrandsPlace www.grandsplace.com
HEARING
Free hearing test www.freehearingtest.com
National Campaign for Hearing Health www.hearinghealth.net
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association www.asha.org
Sight & Hearing Info www.sightandhearing.org
Government Health Finder www.healthfinder.gov
Better Hearing www.betterhearing.org
HEART CARE
American Heart Association www.americanheart.org
Congenital Heart Information Network www.tchin.org
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute www.nhlbi.nih.gov
Nutrition, Health Heart Disease; Cause Prevention www.health-heart.org
HOSPICE
Hospice Net www.hospicenet.org
Hospice Web www.hospiceweb.com
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization www.nhpco.org
HRT
National Institute on Aging Hormone Replacement Therapy www.nia.nih.gov
North American Menopause Society www.menopause.org
The Hormone Society www.hormone.org
INCONTINENCE
National Association for Continence 1-800-252-3337 www.nafc.org
National Kidney & Urologic Diseases www.niddk.nih.gov/health/urolog/urolog.htm
Simon Foundation for Continence 1-800-237-4666
INSOMNIA
American Academy of Sleep Medicine www.aasmnet.org
National Sleep Foundation www.sleepfoundation.org
INSURANCE
Life Insurance: www.anitaclarkltc.com
National Association of Insurance Commissioners www.naic.org
American Council of Life Insurers www.acli.org
LEGAL HELP (WILLS, TRUST AND ESTATE)
Estate Planning and Trusts: www.steintrusts.com
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys www.naela.org/naela/hotlinks.htm
Nolo Press self help law center: www.nolo.com
American Bar Association: www.abanet.org
MetLife Consumer Education Center: www.lifeadvice.com
Senior Legal Hotlines www.legalhotlines.org
ElderLawAnswers.com www.elderlawanswers.com
LIVING ALTERNATIVES
Referral and Placement Specialist: jacqschwep@aol.com
Professional Organizing Services www.onlineorganizing.com
Online Community for Seniors www.seniorcitizens.com
The National Citizens’ Coalition for Nursing Home Reform www.nccnhr.org
LONG TERM CARE
714-206-3120 www.anitaclarkltc.com
CA Dept. of Aging www.aging.ca.gov/default.asp
MEDICARE
Medicare 1-800-633-4227 www.medicare.gov
MEDIGAP
Medigap Insurance: www.anitaclarkltc.com
OSTEOPOROSIS
National Institutes of Health: Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases,
National Resource Center www.osteo.org
National Osteoporosis Foundation www.nof.org
National Women's Health Resource Center www.healthywoman.org
PERSCRIPTION DRUGS
Free/Discounted/Affordable Prescription Medication - www.makoa.org/freemedicine.htm
Rxassist www.rxassist.org
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy complete list of online drugstores www.nabp.net
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America 1-800-762-4636 www.phrma.org
TRICARE Senior Pharmacy Program www.tricare.osd.mil
AARP Prescription Savings Service www.aarppharmacy.com
SENIOR REALESTATE SPECIALIST
Orange County/LA County: Boker and Jaye Yaruss 949-929-7187 www.bokeryaruss.com
REVERSE MORTGAGES
National Center for Home Equity Conversion www.reverse.org
National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association www.reversemortgage.org
U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development www.hud.gov
Orange County/LA County: Ken Watson, CMPS 877-536-9287 www.kenwatsonlending.com
SOCIAL SECURTIY
Social Security Administration 1-800-772-1213 www.ssa.gov
STROKES
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes 1-800-352-9424 www.ninds.nih.gov
National Stroke Association 1-800-STROKES www.stroke.org
TAXES
Internal Revenue Service 1-800-829-1040 www.irs.gov
TRAVEL
Elderhostel www.elderhostel.org
GRANDTRAVEL www.grandtrvl.com
VETRANS
Department of Veterans Affairs www.va.gov
VOLUNTEERISM
Volunteer Match www.volunteermatch.org
American Hospice Foundation www.americanhospice.org
America’s Second Harvest www.secondharvest.org
Big Brothers Big Sisters of America www.bbbsa.org
Habitat for Humanity www.habitat.org
Meals on Wheels www.mowaa.org
National Mentoring Partnership www.mentoring.org
Points of Light Foundation www.pointsoflight.org
SHIP www.medicare.gov/Contacts/Related/Ships.asp
