• WHERE TO SEND A COMPLAINT IN YOUR STATE
  stateaddrs.html
  This is a listing of addresses for every state in the USA. You can send a complaint to your state's offices at the address listed here..
  
  
• A.A.R.P.
  AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS
  www.aarp.org
  AARP is a nonprofit social welfare agency which advocates for the needs of mature, elderly citizens of the U.S. They have a wide variety of large scale projects, services and initiatives.
  
  
• ACCESS AMERICA FOR SENIORS
  www.seniors.gov
  The website to conduct business with & get information from the government...all in one place! There are links listed which connect to just about every federal government agency. You can find nursing homes and see the nursing home records (whether they have been in compliance), Medicare, Medicaid, food assistance, compare different Medicare plans, Veterans Health Administration, National Women's Health Resource Center and many, many more links. They also include links to government information and services, organized around broad categories (which are shown on the left side of most pages). You can get information on: Benefits (both cash and medical), Health and Nutrition, Consumer Protection, Services (a hodgepodge, including the Postal Service, housing, transportation, etc), Employment and Volunteer Activities, Taxes, Travel and Leisure, Education and Training, Other Links.
  
  
• AGED CARE CRISIS
  www.agedcarecrisis.com
  AgedCareCrisis.com is an independent web site setup for the primary purpose of representing our elderly citizens with regards to aged care issues. We believe that our elderly citizens deserve to be treated humanely and with dignity.
  
  
• AGENET
  www.agenet.com
  Agenet provides a vast resource of information for the elderly with financial, legal, healthcare and other advice.
  
  
• AGING WITH DIGNITY
  www.agingwithdignity.org
  "Aging with Dignity, ... is a non-profit organization that advocates for the needs of elders and their caregivers, with a particular emphasis on improving care for those at the end of life. Aging with Dignity believes that the right to age with dignity is not conferred by government. Rather it is embedded in the heart of every man, woman, and child."
  
  Five Wishes is a new form of living will/advanced directive document that helps you express how you want to be treated if you are seriously ill and unable to speak for yourself. It is unique among all other living will and health agent forms because it looks to all of a person's needs: medical, personal, emotional and spiritual. It tells 1) which person you want to make health care decisions for you when you can't make them, Which Person You Want To Make Health, 2) the kind of medical treatment you want or don't want, 3) how comfortable you want to be, 4) how you want people to treat you, and 5) what you want your loved ones to know. You can order this form of living will from Aging with Dignity.
  
  
• ALLIANCE FOR AGING RESEARCH
  www.agingresearch.org
  The Alliance for Aging Research is a not-for-profit advocacy organization fighting for science policies in the nation's capital to speed breakthroughs for greater health, vitality and longevity.
  
  
• AMERICAN SOCIETY OF AGING
  www.asaging.org
  Provides education and training resources for professionals working in the field of aging.
  
  
• BEDSORE EVALUATION
  http://www.bed-sores.info/
  
  Extensive information about bedsores and a legal team to help you!
  
  
• BEDSORE INFO From L.A.4Seniors
  www.la4seniors.com/bedsores.htm
  
  This site offers extensive information about bedsores and links to other national resources on bedsores. LA4SENIORS.COM also provides advocacy services for seniors in California.
  
  
• BENEFITS CHECKUP - A SERVICE OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE AGING
  www.BenefitsCheckUp.org
  A free, easy-to-use service that identifies federal and state assistance programs for older Americans. Researching these programs used to be a time-consuming, frustrating experience. But no longer. The National Council on the Aging created BenefitsCheckUp to help older adults to quickly identify programs that may improve the quality of their lives. Family and friends can also obtain facts about benefits that their loved ones may qualify for. Chances are, you will be surprised to learn what benefits are available to you, regardless of your income.
  
  
• CAREGUIDE.COM
  www.careguide.com
  This site offers resources about aging and elder care, ranging from support with daily living, financial and legal information as well as community support.
  
  
• ELDERCARE LOCATOR
  Telephone: 1-800-677-1116  (Mon - Fri 9 am to 11 pm Eastern Time)
  This is a toll-free telephone number to call. The Eldercare Locator will put you in contact with the "Office for the Aging" in your area, provides help in locating needed services in your area. (A service administered by the National Assoc. of Area Agencies on Aging and the National Assoc.of State Units on Aging.
  
  
• ELDERSEARCH.COM
  http://www.eldersearch.com/welcome.html
  Eldersearch.com is one of the most comprehensive databases for locating senior housing options, geriatric health resources and care options, as well as legal & financial information. There are links to find resources in your area: assisted living facilities, independent living, life care facilities, skilled nursing facilities, home health care, equipment, Alzheimer's resources, adult day care, hospitals, hospices, elder law attorneys, geriatric physicians, retirement planners, counselors, and health insurance.
  
  
• ETHICALWILL.COM
  www.ethicalwill.com
  Ethical wills are a way to share your values, beliefs, life lessons, hopes for the future, love, and forgiveness with your family and community. This site has information on creating an ethical will.
  
  
• EXTENDED CARE INFO NETWORK
  www.elderconnect.com
  Detailed directory of long-term care providers, home health agencies, retirement communities, hospices, and nursing homes, searchable by city, county, state, type of facility, or institution name. Also lists related internet resources.
  
  
• EXTENDED CARE INFORMATION NETWORK
  www.extendedcare.com
  Database of information from more than 33,000 long-term care providers. Includes coverage of facilities offering acute care, assisted living services, intermediate care, and skilled nursing; treatment centers for developmental disabilities; pediatric facilities; home care services; free-standing hospices; financial services; outpatient centers; rehabilitation hospitals; retirement housing and continuing care facilities; and senior centers.
  
  
• EYES ON ELDERS.COM
  www.eyesonelders.com
  Dedicated to improving the quality of life of the elderly, disabled, caregivers, and advocates through the use of technology and the dissemination of accurate information. Medication dispensers, emergency response devices, remote video monitoring and fall detection devices are available to help promote the safety of the elderly and/or ailing.
  
  
• GRAYCRIMES.COM
  www.graycrimes.com
  The Gray Crimes Project was begun in 1998 and is dedicated to providing highly practical training through dynamic presentations that create new awareness and perspectives in more effectively addressing abuse and exploitation of vulnerable adults and the elderly. Statistics indicate as many as one million cases of "elder abuse" are reported each year. Much more chilling are clear indicators ten or more times as many such cases go unreported.
  
  
• HEALTH CARE FINANCING ADMINISTRATION
  MEDICAID LONG TERM CARE SERVICES
  www.hcfa.gov/medicaid/ltchomep.htm
  Outline of long-term care services covered by the Medicaid program. Describes services provided by nursing homes and hospices; rehabilitation; personal care; occupational and physical therapy, and speech, hearing, or language disorder therapy; treatment for individuals with mental diseases; targeted case management; home and community-based care; and home health care. Discusses coverage considerations.
  
  
• HOSPICE PATIENTS ALLIANCE
  www.hospicepatients.org
  Hospice Patients Alliance is a patient advocacy group that reveals what NO hospice will tell you! Get all the regulations and standards of care covering hospice care. Learn what hospices must provide to the terminally ill. Find out how hospices operate in nursing homes and the dangers health care fraud may pose for your loved one. For free assistance in resolving problems with a hospice, visit their website and get the answers you need. Email them for individual assistance. HPA has published the most informative Guide to Hospice Care available. Purchase it online as a book or download it as an e-book. When you need effective assistance in the moment, HPA is there to assist you.
  
  
• MEDICARE INFORMATION CENTER
  www.medicare.gov
  Medicare's own information center for those needing information on all the services provided by Medicare.
  
  
• NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ELDER LAW ATTORNEYS
  www.naela.org
  The mission of NAELA is to enable elder law attorneys to identify and meet client needs through the exchange of ideas and information on substantive elder law issues and the management of successful elder law practices. NAELA promotes improvement in substantive law, legal education, and ethical guidelines in serving older persons. NAELA serves as a key public policy advocate on behalf of older persons.
  
  
• NATIONAL AGING INFORMATION CENTER
  www.aoa.gov/NAIC
  Part of the U.S. Administration on Aging; This is a vast resource of very useful information on all areas of interest to the aging and their adult children. You could spend hours and hours just beginning to go through the resources listed here. You can email them at: NAIC@aoa.gov or write: NAIC, 330 Independence Avenue, SW - Room 4656 - Washington, DC 20201; Tel: (202) 619 7501; Fax: (202) 401-7620. They also provide the following hospice info. links page: www.aoa.gov/naic/notes/Hospice.html
  
  
• NATIONAL CENTER ON ELDER ABUSE
  www.gwjapan.com/NCEA
  NCEA provides elder abuse information to professionals and the public; offers technical assistance and training to elder abuse agencies and related professionals; conducts short-term elder abuse research; and assists with elder abuse program and policy development. NCEA's website contains many resources and publications to help achieve these goalS. You can find many links to report elder abuse and find more information about protecting the elderly in our national community.
  
  
• NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE AGING
  www.ncoa.org
  Organizations and professionals dedicated to promoting the dignity, self-determination, and well being of older persons. With links to may valuable resources for the aging.
  
  
• NEW YORK STATE OFFICE FOR THE AGING
  http://aging.state.ny.us
  A public service to older New Yorkers, their families and others.
  Find help, explore aging, discover news and events, help family caregivers link to more resources.
  
  
• NEW YORK STATE HEALTH INSURANCE INFORMATION,
  COUNSELING & ASSISTANCE
  http://hiicap.state.ny.us
  Free, accurate and unbiased consumer help with Medicare, managed care, Medigap insurance, long-term care insurance, and more..., for Medicare beneficiaries, their families and others.
  
  
• NURSING HOME ALERT.COM
  www.nursinghomealert.com
  Nursing Home Alert.com helps prevent nursing home abuse and neglect by giving sound advice on how to assess nursing homes and how to pay for care,helps you recognize nursing home abuse and neglect by pointing out the signs of abuse and some of the medical issues involved with nursing home abuse and neglect, and helps you stop nursing home abuse and neglect by informing you of your rights and what you can do, including legal action.
  
  
• OPEN SECRETS
  www.opensecrets.org
  Open Secrets is an organization that tells you: Who Gives? Who Gets? US Senators, US Reps, Statewide Officials, State Senators, State Reps
  
  
• OURELDERS.ORG
  www.ourelders.org
  This website was designed to give comprehensive links to websites with information and resources for the elderly, as well as information on links to Alzheimer's disease-related sites.
  
  
• SENIOR.COM - HEALTH INFO.
  www.senior.com/health/
  Information for seniors including health, jobs, computing, homelife, news and more. Many resources which are very helpful.
  
  
• UNITED SENIORS HEALTH COUNCIL (USHC)
  www.unitedseniorshealth.org
  United Seniors Health Council (USHC) is a non-profit organization comprised of thousands of consumers, advocates, and eldercare professionals throughout the country who are committed to the belief that informed consumers are those best able to help themselves. USHC is a leading source of accurate, unbiased information for "aging network" professionals, older consumers and family members.
  
  
• UNITED STATES ADMINISTRATION ON AGING
  AGING INFORMATION CENTER
  www.aoa.gov
  You can find the Office for the Aging for your State from this site, plus much, much more! Information on Medicare, managed care, Medigap insurance, long-term care insurance, long-term care facilities, reports on health care fraud prevention programs of the U.S.A. Click on the link to "State Agencies on Aging" at this site to find your State's Office on Aging.
  
  

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