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Top Internet Sites For Older Adults
Prepared by The Task Force on Library Services to Older Adults

Agencies:

AARP Webplace - AARP is the nation's leading organization for people age 50 and over. It serves their needs and interests through education, advocacy, and community services which are provided by a network of local chapters and experienced volunteers throughout the country.

Administration on Aging - AoA is the federal focal point and advocate agency for older persons and their concerns. AoA works to heighten awareness among other federal agencies, organizations, groups, and the public about the valuable contributions that older Americans make to the nation and alerts them to the needs of vulnerable older people. Through information, referral and outreach efforts at the community level, AoA seeks to educate older people and their caregivers about the benefits and services available to help them.

National Council on Disability - NCD's overall purpose is to promote policies, programs, practices, and procedures, that guarantee equal opportunity for all individuals with disabilities, regardless of the nature of severity of the disability; and to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve self-sufficiency, independent living, and inclusion and integration into all aspects of society.

National Institute on Aging - One of 25 institutes and centers of the National Institutes of Health, the NIA leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life. The NIH has been designated as the primary federal agency on Alzheimer's disease research.

Pennsylvania Senior Centers - This website provides Pennsylvania's senior community centers with the opportunities to exchange information and ideas on topics of vital interest. It is also designed to provide senior community center participants with timely and useful information.

PANPHA: Pennsylvania Association of Non-Profit Homes for the Aging - The mission of the Pennsylvania Association of Non-Profit Homes for the Aging is to promote the interests of nonprofit organizations that primarily serve the elderly by providing housing, health care, and community services.

The Pennsylvania Department of Aging - The Pennsylvania Department of Aging is the only state agency in Pennsylvania whose single duty is serving people 60 years of age or older and their families. Through its statewide network of 52 Area Agencies on Aging, it provides as many as 50 benefits and services to older Pennsylvanians.
Health Care and Health Insurance:

Benefits Check Up - Seniors or their caregivers can fill out a Web-form giving zip code, income and age, and Benefits Check Up will let them know what programs they are eligible for and how to apply for them.

HCFA: Health Care Financing Administration - HCFA is the federal agency that administers Medicare, Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program. This agency also performs a number of quality-focused activities, including regulation of laboratory testing (CLIA), surveys and certification of health care facilities (including nursing homes, home health agencies, intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded, and hospitals), development of coverage policies and quality-of-care improvement.

Late-Life Depression Evaluation and Treatment Center - Provides information about treatment for depression, anxiety disorders, and insomnia in older Americans.

Long Term Care Insurance Buyer's Advocate - Contains concise answers to most long term care insurance questions, plus free comparative rate quotes from the highest-rated long term care insurance carriers. Includes insider tips, tricks, and secrets of former agents and ways to save on coverage.

Long Term Care Insurance Shoppers Inc. - Provides coverage and premium comparisons on various plans, as well as background information on the insurance companies. Also offers help in designing a personal plan.

Medicare: The Official U.S. Government Site for Medicare Information - In addition to comprehensive Medicare data, this site includes nursing home comparisons.

MedecineNet.com Medical References - This user-friendly website provides relevant, easy-to-read in-depth medical information for consumers. All health and medical information is written, reviewed and or edited by one or more board certified physicians.

PCHA: Pennsylvania Health Care Association - The PHCA is a professional trade organization representing the long term care community in Pennsylvania, and providing information to families and individuals in need of long term care.

Senior Nutrition - Includes information on medical issues, nutrition, fitness and sexuality.

National Blueprint: Increasing Physical Activity Among Adults Age 50+

Growing Older: Eating Better

Food Safety for Seniors
Care Giving and Long Time Care:

Caregiver.com - A website whose purpose is to help others cope with the demands of care giving. It includes books and other internet resources.

Eldercare at Home - How to provide in-home care to an older person who is medically compromised.

ElderWeb - A research site for professionals and family members, with thousands of on-site articles about eldercare and long term care, including legal, financial, medical, housing, policy, ect.

Growing Old in a Good Home - Innovative ways for seniors to get care without going to a nursing home.

Senior Options - A free nationwide guide to senior services for use by older adults and caregivers. Senior living facilities, adult day care centers, home health agencies, geriatric care managers and Hospices, everywhere in the USA, are listed by state, city or county. This site also includes directories for professional consultations on insurance, housing, Medicaid eligibility, viaticals or senior settlements, as well as products and services designed to make life better, safer, easier and more convenient for older adults and their caregivers.
Intergenerational Resources:

Generations United - The premier national organization that focuses on promoting intergenerational strategies, programs, and policies.

Philadelphia: Center for Intergenerational Learning - The Center for Intergenerational Learning at Temple University was created in 1979 to foster intergenerational cooperation and exchange. Through the development of innovative cross-age programs, the provision of training and technical assistance, and the dissemination of materials, the Center serves as a national resource for intergenerational programming.

Pittsburgh: Generations Together: An Intergenerational Studies Program - An International center for intergenerational studies at the University of Pittsburgh. It furthers program development, education and training, research and dissemination and technical support for professionals. It supports university/community collaboration and public policy initiatives that result in effective intergenerational partnerships that positively impact children, youth and older persons in our communities.
Travel:

Elderhostel, Inc. - Elderhostel, Inc., a not-for-profit organization with 25 years of experience, provides high-quality, affordable educational adventures for adults who are 55 and older. These short-term educational programs are a fun and exciting way to share new ideas, explore new places and make new friends.

Expedia Travel - Information on discount airfare, flights, hotels, cars and vacation packages.

Access-Able Travel Source - Travel resources for people with special needs. Travel information provided about : travel with disabilities, mature travel, disabled magazines, access guides, accessible transportation, wheelchair travel; scooter rental, handicapped travel forums, accessible transportation and more.
Other Useful Sites:

AgeNet - AgeNet, Inc. operates a comprehensive national eldercare network to meet the specific needs of the fast growing aging population and their adult care giving children. This eldercare network brings together suppliers of eldercare products and services with businesses such as nursing homes, assisted living facilities, home health care providers, health systems, and organizations or companies with employee assistance programs.

Aging Resources Bibliography Index

Beyond Fifty: A report to the Nation on Economic Security - Many in the U.S. are not prepared for retirement.

411 Stocks - All the stock information on just one page. To get a complete page of stock data, enter a ticker for the stock to be researched, or enter the company name.

Jobs for Seniors

Our Aging Population: Promoting Empowerment, Preventing Victimization and Implementing Coordinated Interventions - Promising multidisciplinary approaches to reducing and preventing crimes against older people.

Property Tax Relief for Senior Citizens

SeniorNet - SeniorNet is a nonprofit organization of computer-using adults, age 50 and older. SeniorNet's mission is to provide older adults education for and access to computer technology to enhance their lives and enable them to share their knowledge and wisdom.

Seniors-Site.com - A site dedicated to providing unique, informative, interesting, and entertaining information for senior citizens, their children, grandchildren, and caregivers.

Social Security for Women - Provides basic Social Security program information on retirement, survivors, disability, and SSI benefits.

What you Need To Know When You Get Retirement or Survivors Benefits

U.S. Consumer Gateway  -Your resource for consumer information from the federal government.