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Caregiving Resources:
- http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/AoA_Programs/HCLTC/Caregiver/index.aspx
- http://www.caregiver.org/caregiver/jsp/home.jsp
- http://www.familycaregiving101.org
- http://www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/LongDistanceCaregiving
- http://www.caregiving.org
- http://www.nfcacares.org
- http://www.thefamilycaregiver.org/index.cfm
- http://www.caregiving.com/
Advancing Excellence in America’s Nursing Homes
Resources for Healthy Aging:
- http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyLiving/
- http://healthyagingprograms.org/
- http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/
- http://nccam.nih.gov/
- http://www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/ExerciseGuide/
- http://www.aoa.gov/
Financial Planning resources:
- http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/results.tpl?id1=18&startat=1&--woSECTIONSdatarq=18&--SECTIONSword=ww
- http://www.consumeraction.gov/insurance.shtml
- http://www.fpanet.org/
Housing Planning Resources:
- http://www.aarp.org/money/personal/reverse_mortgages/
- http://www.eldercare.gov/Eldercare.NET/Public/Resources/Resources.aspx
- http://www.fairhousingfirst.org/information/design.html
- http://www.rebuildingtogether.org/
- http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/topics/information_for_senior_citizens
- http://www.ahcancal.org/ncal/Pages/default.aspx
- http://www.alfa.org/alfa/default.asp
Advanced Care Planning Resources:
- http://new.abanet.org/aging/Pages/Statemap.aspx
- http://www.naag.org/end-of-life_healthcare.php
- http://www.caringinfo.org/stateaddownload
- http://www.caringinfo.org/AdvanceDirectives
- http://careconversations.org/home.aspx
- http://www.naela.org/
Longterm Care Health Insurance
Eldercare Resources
- ADMINISTRATION ON AGING
Washington, D.C. 20049
www.aoa.gov - ALLIANCE OF RETIRED AMERICANS
888 16th St., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006
Phone: 888-373-6497
www.retiredamericans.org - ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DISORDERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
919 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1000
Chicago, IL 60611-1676
(800) 272-3900
(312) 355-8700
www.alz.org - AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS (AARP)
601 E St. NW
Washington, DC 20049
(202) 434-2277
www.aarp.org
AARP Resources
Caregiver Resource Kit (free kit available to anyone, ask for AARP Fulfillment, EE0926) - AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY HOTLINE
235 Montgomery St., Suite 320
San Francisco, CA 94104
(800) ACS-2345
(415) 394-7100 - AMERICAN HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATION
1201 L St. NW
Washington, DC 20005
(800) 321-0343
Publications Depart.: (202) 842-4444)
www.ahca.org - AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION NATIONAL CENTER AND STROKE CONNECTION
7273 Greenville Ave.
Dallas, TX 7523 1-4596
(800) 242-8721
(214) 373-6300
Stroke Connection: (800) 553 6321 - AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
515 N. State Street
Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 464-5000
www.ama-assn.org - AMERICAN RED CROSS, NATIONAL OFFICE
430 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 737-8300
www.redcross.org - ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION
1314 Spring Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30309
(800) 283-7800 (information line)
(404) 872-7100
www.arthritis.org - ASSISTED LIVING FEDERATION OF AMERICA
10300 Eaton Place, Suite 400
Fairfax, VA 22030
(703)691-8100
www.alfa.org - BENEFITS CHECKUP - A service of the National Council on Aging
Identifies federal and state assistance rograms for older Americans
www.benefitscheckup.com - CATHOLIC CHARITIES
1654 W. Onondaga Street
Syracuse, NY 13204
(315) 424-1800
Elderly Services: (315) 424 1810 - CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES
7500 Security Blvd.
Baltimore, Maryland 21244
(410)786-3000
www.cms.hhs.gov - ELDERHOSTEL
Educational Adventures for Seniors
www.elderhostel.org - EPIC (Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage)
(800) 332-3742
http://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/epic/ - HEALTH INSURANCE FINANCING ADMINISTRATION
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20201
(800) 772-1213
(202) 619-0100 - HOSPICE EDUCATION INSTITUTE
Hospice Link
190 W. Brook Road
Essex, CT 06246
(800) 331-1620
www.hospiceworld.org - INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNERS
3801 E. Florida Ave,. Suite 708
Denver, CO 80210
(800) 282-7526
(303) 751-7600 - MEDICARE INSURANCE HELP LINE
Social Security Administration service for answering questions about Medicare.
(800) SSA-1213
www.n4a.org - NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF AREA AGENCIES ON AGING
600 Maryland Avenue SW, Suite 208
Washington, DC 20024
(202)484-7520
www.n4a.org - NATIONAL HEALTH INFORMATION CENTER
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
PO Box 1133
Washington, DC 20013-1133
(800) 336-4797
www.health.gov/nhic - NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING
Building 31, Room 5C27
31 Center Drive, MSC 2292
Bethesda, MD 20892
(301)496-1752
www.nia.nih.gov - NATIONAL COUNCIL ON AGING
Washington DC 20005
www.ncoa.org - NY Connects Onondaga County
421 Montgomery Street
13 Floor Civic Center
Syracuse, NY 13202
(315) 435-1400
www.ongov.net/nyconnects - NYS HEALTH INSURANCE INFORMATION, COUNSELING & ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
www.hiicap.state.ny.us - Onondaga County Department of Aging and Youth
421 Montgomery Street
13th Floor Civic Center
Syracuse, NY 13202
(315) 435-2362
www.ongov.net/ay - SENIORS4HIRE
A U.S. online national career center with job postings, employment resources, and info on community service employment programs for older workers, retirees and senior citizens.
www.seniors4hire.org - SENIOR NET
121 Second Street, 7th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
www.seniornet.org - SOCIAL SECURITY ON-LINE
The official website of the Social Security Administration
www.ssa.gov
Toll-Free health lines on particular diseases, publication and referrals.
- OLDER WOMEN'S LEAGUE
666 11th Street, NW Suite 700
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 783-6686 - PARKINSON'S DISEASE FOUNDATION
William Black Medical Research Building
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
650 W. 168th Street
New York, NY 10032
(800) 457-6676 - STATE UNITS ON AGING (INFORMATION AND REFERRAL)
(800) 342-9871
(518) 474-5731 - SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
6401 Security Blvd., Room 4J5
West High Rise
Baltimore, MD 21235
(800) 772-1213
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