Administration on Aging -This is the Federal focal point and advocate agency for older persons and their concerns. It seeks to educate older people and their caregivers about the benefits and services available to help them.
AARP
- Official site for the American Association of Retired Persons.
Benefits
Checkup - The National Council on Aging provides this
site to help seniors connect to private and government programs that help
pay for prescription drugs, health care, utilities, and other needs.
Requires filling out a short questionaire to determine which programs are
pertinent.
Caregiver
Links - National Alliance for Caregiving - A list of sites
providing helpful information for family caregivers. Covers living
arrangements, Medicare, federal benefits, and caregiving.
Eldercare
Locator - A way to find community assistance for seniors.
Operated by the US Dept. of Aging, it provides help in linking to state
information and referral services and area agencies on aging.
ElderLaw
Answers - Answers to common legal questions relating to
the elderly, including insurance, long term care, veterans benefits, estate
planning and the like. Also, sections for each state, a "find an
attorney" feature and a variety of resources, such as calculators.
ElderWeb - Extensive directory of online resources for caregivers of elderly people. A good research source for elder care and long-term care with legal, financial, medical and housing links.
Elderhostel
- A not-for-profit organization with 25 years of experience providing
high-quality, affordable, educational adventures for adults who are 55 and
older.
ElderNet
- Composed primarily of links to other sites, this is a guide to health,
housing, legal, financial, retirement, lifestyles, news and entertainment
information on the web.
FirstGov
for Seniors - Designed by the federal government as a
comprehensive site to allow seniors to find particular agencies that will
satisfy their needs.
Go60.com
- Features news affecting seniors, myths about aging, medical news, older
workers issues and more.
National
Family Caregiver Support Program - Information and links
concerning where you can turn for support and assistance, and providing
services to caregivers. Created by the Administration on Aging.
National
Institutes of Health - Health information for seniors including
complementary and alternative medicine, also known as CAM.
National
Senior Citizens Law Center - Information to help retirees
understand laws and regulations affecting them. They are advocates of low
income elderly individuals, as well as people with disabilities and ethnic
and racial minorities.
Ozaukee
County Aging and Disabillity Resource Center - “The mission of
the Aging and Disability Resource Center of Ozaukee County (ADRC) is to
provide a one stop source of information and assistance for older adults,
adults with disabilities, their families, friends, and caregivers by linking
them with resources and services that enable them to live as independently
as possible."
Retire.net
- A repository of retirement-related links with resources on travel,
hobbies, health and social issues. Also features a popular pen pal program.
Senior.net
- Provides consumer information, health topics, crafts and collectibles,
investment information and more. Dedicated to helping people over 50 learn
more about computer technology and the Internet.
Senior.com
- Provides information on health, insurance, shopping and travel, senior
news, an online community with free e-mail, interactive forums and chat
rooms, as well as other special features.
Senior
Housing Net - A guide to senior living choices provided by the
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging which represents a
number of providers of senior housing. Facilities are not rated or evaluated
objectively; some are paid ads. (Caution - site disables back button).
Sheboygan
County Aging and Disability Resource Center
-See their updated web site & list of services.
"The goal of the Aging and Disability
Resource Center is to provide a centralized “one-stop” source of
information and referral for community resources. Assistance with
accessing services is free to seniors, adults with disabilities, their
families and caregivers regardless of income. The ultimate outcome of
the Resource Center is to empower and support adults in planning for current
and future long term care needs."
Social
Security Administration - Official site for the government
agency. Provides extensive news and information