Senior Care Useful Links
Please feel free to utilize these links to learn more about your options, as well as help you plan, learn, and develop questions for your next steps in long term care, skilled nursing, rehab, or memory care.
Aging:
Administration for Community Living: www.acl.gov
Alzheimer’s Association: www.alz.org
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA): www.leadingage.org
American Association of Retired Persons: www.aarp.org
BenefitsCheckUp: www.benefitscheckup.org – Free nationwide service provided by the National Council on the Aging that includes a database of about 1,000 federal and state programs available to help older people. While most programs are targeted to low-income seniors, some benefits are based strictly on age.
Gerontological Society of America: www.geron.org
Aging Life Care Association (Formerly National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers) (520-881-8008) for unbiased help finding local care providers for a cost-effective fee: www.aginglifecare.org
Aging In Place: www.aginginplace.org
National Council on Aging: www.ncoa.org
SeniorHomes.com: www.seniorhomes.com
Sharp Seniors: www.sharpseniors.com
Oklahoma Medicare and Human Services
https://www.okhca.org/
Government Web Sites:
Agency for HealthCare Research and Quality: www.ahcpr.gov
Dept. of Housing and Urban Development: www.hud.gov
Government Accountability Office: www.gao.gov
National Center for Health Statistics: www.cdc.gov
Thomas, U.S. Congress on the Internet: thomas.loc.gov
U.S. Census Bureau: www.census.gov
OTHER USEFUL LINKS:
The AGS Foundation for Health in Aging
Alliance for Retired Americans
American Federation for Aging Research
American Health Care Association
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
National Committee to preserve Social Security & Medicare
National Institute on Aging Information Center
National Institutes of Health Senior Health
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