Learning Computers with AARP
Here you'll find helpful tips and practical advice to make your computer time
more productive and fun.
SeniorNet
Provides access to and education about computer technology and the Internet.
Internet Fraud: How to
Avoid Internet Investment Scams
This alert tells you how to spot different types of Internet fraud, what the
SEC is doing to fight Internet investment scams, and how to use the Internet
to invest wisely.
FirstGov for Consumers
Your resource for consumer information from the
federal government
AARP's Guide to Money and Work
The AARP includes many tips on financial planning, wise spending, a consumer watchdog, and
work options.
Medicare Fraud
Abuse
Here you will find Medicare's web site where you can read about fraud detection,
prevention, and how to report it if you find it.
Administration
on Aging
The Administration on Aging is concerned with informing the public about how they can
better prepare for a more financially secure retirement. Here you will find many links to
retirement and financial planning resources online.
Health, Fitness, and Recreation
American Pain Foundation
Get information on an extensive list of conditions involving chronic pain. Then, check out
the even more extensive list of links to other Web sites. Find local pain treatment
facilities.
Health A to Z
This commercial site features many chat groups. Check out the "60-Something
Plus" section under the Family tab. Explore the links in "Resources for
Caregivers." Take a health quiz on over 30 diseases. You'll find a lot of interesting
stuff here.
Healthfinder
Created by the U.S. government, this consumer health gateway site provides links to
reliable health information sources, including online publications, Web sites, support
groups, government agencies and non-profit organizations. Also available in Spanish.
How to Spot Health Fraud
Learn the techniques used to promote fraudulent medical treatments. This article from the
Federal Drug Administration uses three products recently cited by the FDA to illustrate
typical claims. If it sounds too good to be true, there are suggestions from the FDA of
how to check a product out.
Looking Out for Depression
Read this article on depression in older people from the Administration on Aging. It's
part of their series titled Elder Action: Action Ideas for Older Persons and Their
Families.
Who Cares: Sources of Information About Health Care
Products and Services
When you think you're being deceived in the health care market, who do you call? This
series of articles from the Federal Trade Commission covers eight areas of interest to
seniors. Each article identifies how you may be deceived and who to contact when that
happens.
Disease Foundations
These sites are good sources of information about specific conditions: disease prevention,
current treatment options, research development, coping strategies and patient advocacy.
They often offer links to additional resources, including local chapters.
Alzheimer's Association
Review information about Alzheimer's disease, including the latest research, caregiving
resources, and local Alzheimer's Association chapters, programs and events.
American Cancer Society
Quit-smoking programs are among this site's many offerings.
American Diabetes Association
Find sugar-free recipes and nutrition information.
American Heart Association
Read about heart disease and strokes.
Better Hearing Institute
Take a hearing test and read about hearing aids and tinnitus. You can also find a hearing
care provider in your area and explore links to other nonprofit organizations with
information about hearing.
Cancer.gov
This is the Web site for the National Cancer Institute, a component of the National
Institutes of Health. Also available in Spanish.
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Use this site to learn more about hospice care and to locate a hospice.
National Osteoporosis Foundation
Join a support group, check out the fashion tips for osteoporosis sufferers and get
information on choosing a doctor. Use the checklist to prevent falls at home.
National Parkinson Foundation, Inc.
Get solid, easy-to-understand information in "Parkinson Facts."
"Patient/Caregiver Resources" includes Web links, videos, books and helpful
products. You can order NPF publications or read them online. (E-mail to yourself in
Spanish, too.)
Fitness and Recreation
Exercise
Explore an exercise guide from the National Institute on Aging.
Exercise for Seniors
Explore quite a few links on different aspects of exercise for seniors compiled by the
U.S. National Library of Medicine.
Fitness Facts for Older Americans
Read this article on fitness and seniors from the Administration on Aging. It's part of
their series titled Elder Action: Action Ideas for Older Persons and Their Families.
For the Young at Heart: Exercise
Tips for Seniors
Learn how to incorporate exercise into your everyday activities. This exercise guide comes
from the American Physical Therapist Association.
Senior Fit
Read articles on staying fit with stretching, walking, weights, Tai Chi, dancing and yoga.
This is part of the Health A to Z virtual fitness center.
Walking Tips for Seniors
Read the hows and whys of walking from the American Podiatric Medical Association.
The Geezer Brigade
A pay to join site for folks who define themselves as eccentric older people with the
motto "Empowerment through humor."
New Choices
Online edition of Reader's Digest New Choices magazine. It offers a selection of the
print version's articles along with articles and forums available online only.
Old-Time Radio
Lots of information about Old-Time Radio shows, memorabilia, old radio show advertisements
and information about when the shows aired.
SeniorsRadio
A wide variety of Seniors Oriented information and programs
available to our audience. Windoes Media Player and Real Player available for downloading.
Aging Parents and
Adult Children Together
Caregiver support is available here. The Federal Trade Commission and ARRP have
produced a series of articles on housing and caring for aging parents.
Eldercare Locator
The Eldercare Locator, a nationwide toll-free service, has helped older adults and their
caregivers find local services for seniors. They maintain a national database of local
resources.
ElderWeb
A CPA in Illinois has developed this site that reviews articles and has links on eldercare
and long-term care information. Be sure to read "Browser Beware!" at the
bottom of the page.
New LifeStyles Online
Research senior residences and care options.
Nursing Home Checklist
Print out this five-page checklist and fill one out for each nursing home you are
considering. It's a good way to organize information that indicates nursing home quality
that you can use for comparison between different facilities. The "Useful Tips"
in each section are particularly helpful.
Nursing Home Compare
Search the Health Care Financing Administration's National Nursing Home Database. Enter
the zip code or state where you're looking for a nursing home and you will get a list of
nursing homes located there. You'll also get some basic information about each nursing
home and the results of the most recent state inspection. You can get the telephone
numbers for the Long Term Care Ombudsman, the State Survey Agency, and the State Health
Insurance Assistance Program for any state by clicking on the "Phone Directory"
tab at the top of the page.
Retirement Living Information Center
Locate a residential community or facility.
Senior Resource
Learn about housing and lifestyle choices and how to plan and pay for them.
Washington
Association of Housing and Services for the Aging
The state association of not-for-profit organizations dedicated to providing quality
housing, health, community and related services to older persons.
FirstGov for Seniors
A site maintained by the Social Security Administration that provides links to numerous
federal agency Web sites as well as providing links to articles of interest to seniors.
You can subscribe to the weekly FirstGov for Seniors Newsletter, as well as other
free e-mail newsletters from other government agencies.
Administration on Aging
The site is designed to serve you – whether you are an older American, a caregiver, a
professional in the field of aging, a member of our national aging network, a
representative of the media, or anyone with an interest in our nation’s large and
growing aging population. Also available in Spanish. Be sure to check ElderPage.
Department of Veterans Affairs
Due to the graphics, this site is slow to load, be patient and you will get access to
downloadable forms, benefit eligibility information, a facilities locator and a gateway to
Veterans Administration organizations. Also available in Spanish.
Medicare
This official U.S. government Web site for people with Medicare. Find information on
nursing homes, includes choosing them, paying for them, inspections and patients' rights.
Try the "Nursing Home Compare" feature. Health information and Medicare fraud
information are offered. You can also download pamphlets about different aspects of
Medicare ("Educational Materials" under "Medicare Health Plans"). If
you're considering "gap" insurance, look at the "Medigap Compare"
section. Also available in Spanish and Chinese.
Social Security Online
The latest information on Social Security from the official Web site of the Social
Security Administration. You can request a social security statement, replace your
card, estimate your retirement benefit, look at schedules of benefits payments, find your
local Social Security office and links to many other services. Also available in
Spanish.
American
Association of Retired Persons
Web site offers information and services of interest to America's senior citizens.
The American Legion
Keep informed on veterans' issues, read The American Legion magazine, or find your state
chapter as well as links of interest to verterans.
Elderhostel
Elserhostel is the nation's first and the world's largest education and travel
organization for adults 55 and over. Check out the educational adventures for seniors
offered by Elderhostel. Be sure to check out their Lewis and Clark programs.
Gray Panthers
Gray Panthers is an intergenerational advocacy organization working together for social
and economic justice. Our issues include universal health care, jobs with a living wage
and the right to organize, preservation of Social Security, affordable housing, access to
quality education, economic justice, environment, peace and challenging ageism, sexism,
racism.
Senior Corps
The Senior Corps is the national
service program that puts the experience and talents of seniors 55 and over across the
country to work getting things done in their communities.
Veterans of Foreign Wars
The Veterans of Foreign Wars has been a voice for our nation's veterans for more than a
century and is the nation's oldest major veteran's organization. Check out VFW
programs and order from VFW's online store.
AARP in Washington
Find what AARP offers in Washington and what events are available.
Washingtons Aging and Adult Services Administration
Helps adults and older people with functional disabilities to secure preferred long-term
care services and quality of life.