Elder Resources on the Internet

Elder Resources on the Internet is a comprehensive listing of elder and senior resources and sites on the Internet. The below list of sources is taken from my Subject Tracer™ Information Blog titled Elder Resources and is constantly updated with Subject Tracer™ bots at http://www.ElderResources.info/

These resources and sources will help you to discover the many pathways available to you through the Internet to find the latest elder and senior resources and sites. These resources are for both the personal use of the elder and senior Internaut as well as for the care provider.

80+ Birthday Greetings from the President
http://www.whitehouse.gov/greeting/

AARP
http://www.aarp.org/

AARP Research Center – Economic Security and Work
http://research.aarp.org/econ/

We Know a Place – Elder Care Referral Service
http://www.weknowaplace.com/

AgeNet Eldercare Network
http://www.agenet.com/

Age Venture
http://www.demko.com/

AgingEye Times
http://www.agingeye.net/

Aging Internet Information Notes
http://www.aoa.gov/prof/notes/notes.asp

Aging Links
http://www.mfaaa.org/AgingLinks.aspx

Aging Parents and Elder Care
http://www.aging-parents-and-elder-care.com/

Aging Statistics
http://www.agingstats.gov/

Alzforum: Alzheimer Research Forum
http://www.alzforum.org/

Alzheimer’s Disease Education & Referral Center – ADEAR
http://www.alzheimers.org/

American Geriatrics Society
http://www.americangeriatrics.org/

Amtrak Senior Citizens Discount
http://snipurl.com/95gx

A Profile of Older Americans
http://www.aoa.gov/prof/Statistics/profile/2003/profiles2003.asp

BenefitsCheckUp – NCOA’s Online Screening Service
http://www.benefitscheckup.org/

Bev-Seniors Information Page
http://civic.bev.net/seniors/index.html

Boulder Community Network Senior Center
http://bcn.boulder.co.us/community/senior-citizens/center.html

Care for Caregivers – The Ribbon.com
http://www.theribbon.com/

Caregiver.com – For Caregivers, About Caregivers, By Caregivers
http://www.caregiver.com/

Caregiver Homes
http://www.CaregiverHomes.com/

Care Pathways
http://www.carepathways.com/

Care Scout
http://www.carescout.com/

CareSearch – Online Resource of Palliative Care Information and Evidence
http://www.caresearch.com.au/home/Default.aspx

Computers for Seniors
http://cfscapecod.com/index.htm

Consumer Fraud Against the Elderly
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/services/apact/apact01.htm

Consumer’s Tool Kit for Health Care Advance Planning
http://www.abanet.org/aging/toolkit/

cRANKy – The First Age-Relevant Search Engine
http://www.cranky.com/

Designing More Usable Documents
http://trace.wisc.edu/world/doc_access/index.htm#nav-tools

Directory Resources
http://www.DirectoryResources.info/

e-Health and the Elderly: How Seniors Use the Internet for Health – Survey
http://www.kff.org/entmedia/entmedia011205pkg.cfm

Eldercare Locator and Search
http://www.eldercare.gov/Eldercare/Public/Home.asp

Eldercare News
http://www.EldercareNews.com/

ElderWeb
http://www.ElderWeb.com/

Enhanced Care Solutions – Senior Medical Alert Systems & Emergency Response for Elderly Independent Living
http://www.enhancedcare.com/

Federal Retirement Programs
http://www.opm.gov/retire/

Financial Sources
http://www.FinancialSources.info/

FirstGov for Seniors
http://www.firstgov.gov/Topics/Seniors.shtml

Friendly4Seniors.com – Resource for Senior Related Information on the Internet
http://www.friendly4seniors.com/

Get It Done Online
http://www.firstgov.gov/Citizen/Services.shtml

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
http://www.firstgov.gov/Topics/Grandparents.shtml

Griswold Special Care – Non-Medical Homecare
http://www.griswoldspecialcare.com/

Health Canada – Division of Aging and Seniors
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/seniors-aines/

Healthcare Resources
http://www.HealthcareResources.info/

Health Issues for Seniors
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/seniorshealthissues.html

How to Find the The Top 10 Most Requested Services from Social Security Online
http://www.ssa.gov/top10.html

Information Quality Resources
http://www.InformationQualityResources.info/

Internet Alerts
http://www.InternetAlerts.info/

Internet Hoaxes
http://www.InternetHoaxes.info/

Journal of Housing for the Elderly
http://www.haworthpress.com/store/product.asp?sku=J081

Locators – Locate In-Person Services Near You
http://www.firstgov.gov/Citizen/Find_Services.shtml

Medicare Personal Plan Finder
http://www.medicare.gov/MPPF/

National Center for Elder Abuse (NCEA)
http://www.elderabusecenter.org/

National Institute on Aging (NIA)
http://www.nia.nih.gov/

New Report Shows Dramatic Changes in U.S. Aging
http://www.nia.nih.gov/NewsAndEvents/PressReleases/PR2006030965PlusReport.htm

NIH Senior Health Health Information for Older Adults
http://nihseniorhealth.gov/

Nursing Home Compare
http://www.medicare.gov/NHCompare/home.asp

Nursing Home Quality Initiative
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/quality/nhqi/

Prescription Drug and Other Assistance Programs including Medicare-Approved Drug Discount Cards
http://www.medicare.gov/AssistancePrograms/Home.asp

Project Healthy
http://www.projecthealthy.org/

Reference Resources
http://www.ReferenceResources.info/

Retirement Plans, Benefits & Savings
http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/retirement/index.htm

Searching the Internet
http://www.SearchingTheInternet.info/

Senior Law
http://www.SeniorLaw.com/

SeniorLink
http://www.seniorlink.com/

SeniorLink Online
http://www.SeniorLinkOnline.com/

SeniorNet
http://www.SeniorNet.com/

Senior News
http://www.seniornews.com/

Senior Sites
http://www.seniorsites.com/

Seniors: Nua Internet Surveys
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=FS&cat_id=31

Seniors Search
http://www.seniorssearch.com/

Seniors-Site
http://www.Seniors-Site.com/

Silver Surfers Say Net Is Vital
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4582831.stm

Social Security
http://www.ssa.gov/

ShoppingBots
http://www.ShoppingBots.info/

The American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics
http://www.aslme.org/

The U.S. Administration on Aging (AoA)
http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/

Third Age
http://www.ThirdAge.com/

Time
http://www.time.gov/

Untie the Elderly
http://www.ute.kendal.org/

Weather
http://www.weather.gov/

Where To Write for Vital Records
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/w2welcom.htm

Yahoo! Seniors Directory
http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/Cultures_and_Groups/Seniors/

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