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AARP Guide to Internet Resources Related to Aging
Many sites to aid the senior.
Age Source Worldwide
Information resources about aging from around the world.
Benefits Checkup.org
"A free, easy-to-use service that identifies federal and state assistance programs for older
Americans."
Blue Mountain
"Seniors love to send e-mail. For a fun, animated, musical cyber greeting site try Blue Mountain." Public Libraries, March/April 2001
Big.com
A popular site that uses ASK as it's search engine. In addition the site is in large
print with easy to read text.
Computers Made Easy (for Senior Citizens)"
A non-profit web site that's easy to use, cleverly designed and fun!
Cranky.com
A new search engine designed with over-50 types in mind.
National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers
"...site links to many groups focused on aging issues."
Elder Law
For the latest on elder law issues.
Funerals: A Consumer's Guide
Learn how to get fair treatment and the essentials.
Gerontological Society of America
This site promotes the scientific study of aging, and disseminates
the knowledge relating to problems of aging and of the sciences
contributing to their understanding.
Hospice Foundation of America
Allows you to search for hospice care.
Internatioanl Longevity Center: A Center for Policy, Research and Education on Population Aging
National Senior Citizens Law Center
New Life Styles
Site is designed to provide basic information to aid in the process of
selecting a retirement community, assisted living facility, or nursing
center.
New York State Office For The Aging
A large site containing help lines, local offices, a senior handbook,
Hiicap, eldercare locator, news articles on aging, and much more.
The New York Times Retirement Section
"The New York Times has a special section with about 20 articles to economic and business aspects of retirement."
Retirement Net Online
Info about retirement communities, rental homes, and other senior
friendly sites.
Senior Corps National Service Program
A network of programs that tap the experience, skills, and talents of older citizens to meet community challenges and needs.
Senior Housing
Senior Law Home Page
This searchable site includes various articles, such as: Medicare &
Medicaid updates, Elderlaw resources, Supplemental Needs, Trusts, and
many more.
SeniorNet
SeniorNet is a nonprofit organization of computer-using adults, age 55
or older. Its goal is to provide older adults education for and access
to computer technology to enhance their lives and share their knowledge.
SeniorSearch
This site is billed as the only search directory exclusively for
the over 50 age group. It is a hierarchical directory organized by topic.
Categories include: antiques and collections, art galleries and museums,
health and fitness, food and wine, gardening, senior discounts, just to
name a few.
Star Program
A New York state funded Star Exemption from school taxes for seniors.
Third Age
Web for grown-ups. A wealth of sub-sites including: healthy living,
money matters, and market places, including a free-stuff index.
Wills and Estate
Planning
Clear and reliable advice about how to plan for the inevitable.
Women's Health and Aging Resources
Administration On Aging
This site contains an index with such headings as: Elder Action,
Eldercare Locator, Resource Directory, Calendar of Events, National
Aging Information Center, and other aging internet resources.
FirstGov for Seniors
This central portal site provides users with links to all available Web based information for senior citizens, provided
by the U.S. government.
Medicare
The official U.S. government site for Medicare information.
National Institute on Aging
The NIA promotes healthy aging by conducting and supporting biomedical,
social, and behavioral research and public education.
Social Security Administration
Social security is more than just retirement. Many get SS because they
are disabled, are a spouse or dependent of someone who gets SS, a widow
or widower, or a child of a deceased worker. The site contains forms,
benefit information, disability information, and contains a Spanish
language version.
Department of Veterans Affairs
This site is a world-wide resource, that provides information on VA
programs, veterans benefits, VA facilities, and has a searchable
format.
Also see the Patchogue-Medford Library's health related databases
Alzheimer's Association
This site contains research and medical information, caregivers
resources, upcoming conferences and events, public policies, the
Green-Field Library, and a search engine.
A Place for Mom
"Submit this Quick Assessment Tool and receive a free list of facilities, personally selected for your needs, by a trained family advisor."
Eldercare Web
A multi-faceted site about health care, aging, death and dying,
social, mental, and spiritual aspects, finance and law, plus state and
local information.
Health A to Z
A site with a search engine for health and medicine information.
Healthy Aging for Older Adults
Healthfinder
Click on consumer health information for sites on seniors, medical
dictionaries, online journals, how to choose quality care, and much
more.
Intercounty Health Facilities
Association, Inc.
Help with issues on funding and choosing a nursing home. Broken down geographically by area,
each nursing home listing gives address, telephone number and a link to the nursing home web page.
Medicare Rights Center
The Medicare Rights Center (MRC), the largest non-profit source
of health care information and assistance in the U.S. for people with
Medicare, helps older adults and people with disabilities understand their
Medicare Options and get good quality, affordable health care.
Medline Plus Health Information
Find information on hundreds of diseases, conditions and wellness issues.
National Hospice Organization
For referrals to local programs and information on hospice and Medicare
benefits.
National Institutes of Health
Click of health information for a large selection of health resources,
and an information index.
National Library of Medicine's Medline
A database of more than 9 million references to articles published in
3800 medical journals.
National Osteoporosis Foundation
NIH Senior Health
An easy-to-use site featuring articles, FAQs, and multimedia on health conditions affecting seniors.
Older Adults' Health and Age-Related Changes: Reality Versus Myth Oncolink-University of Pennsylvania
Prescription Drugs Discount Programs
Taking a Closer Look at Age-Related Macular Degeneration
"Highlights risk factors, preventive measures and how nutrition can protect against AMD." Info to Go May 2003
University of Pennsylvania-School of Dental
Medicine
A University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine, consumer information site.
Patchogue-Medford Library's Travel Links
Senior Discounts.com
A new free site which lists discounts available to those age 50 and over. Categories include airlines, hotels, restaurants, auto services, national parks, medical services, public transportation, and entertainment and recreation.
This page was last updated on March 6, 2008.