 American Association of Retired People (AARP)
This is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to helping older Americans achieve lives of independence, dignity and purpose. AARP excels as a dynamic presence in every community, shaping and enriching the experience of aging for each member and for society.
 Alzheimer's Association
The Alzheimer's Association is your source for information, support and assistance on issues related to alzheimer's disease.
 The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR)
America's leading private organization supporting new investigators conducting biomedical aging research.
 American Geriatrics Society (AGS)
Nationwide, not-for-profit association of geriatrics health care professionals, research scientists, and other concerned individuals dedicated to improving the health, independence and quality of life of all older people. The AGS promotes high quality, comprehensive and accessible care for America's older population, including those who are chronically ill and disabled. The organization provides leadership to health care proffessionals, policy makers and the public by developing, implementing and advocating programs in patient care, research, professional and public education, and public policy.
American Health Care Association The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR)
The AHCPR is a part of the U.S. American Health Care Association (AHCA) a federation of 50 state health organizations, together representing nearly 12,000 non-profit assisted living, nursing facility, and subacute care providers that care for more than one million elderly and disabled individuals nationally. It also serves as a force for change within the long term care field, providing information, education, and administrative tools that enhance quality at every level.
AMA American Medical Association
The partnership of physicians and their professional associations dedicated to promoting the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health. We serve the physicians and their patients by establishing and promoting ethical, educational, and clinical standards for the medical profession and by advocating for the highest pronciple of all the integrity of the physician / patient relationship
 The Case Management Resource Guide
This resource guide is published by the Center for Healthcare Information: This is a free searchable database of over 110,000 specialty healthcare services, facilities, bysinesses and organizations.
 Consumer Coalition for Quality Health Care
This is a national, non-profit membership organization of consumer groups dedicated to protecting and improving the quality of health care for all Americans. To fulfill its mission, the Consumer Coalition advocates for consumer protection and quality improvement programs and policies in the public and private sectors. Our members are a diverse group of organizations representing over 35 million people that include the elderly, children, the disabled, nurses, hospital workers and public employees.
 Department of Health and Human Services
The lead agency charged with supporting research designed to improve the quality of health care, reduce its cost, and broaden access to essential services.
 Administration On Aging The Elder Care Locator fact sheets.
A public service of the Administration on Aging, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is administered by the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging and the National Association of State Units on Agin Administration On Aging fact sheets. The fact sheets are designed for professionals in the field of agine, service providers and policy makers as well as for use by older Americans and their family members. They are intended to help prepare everyone for the longevity revolution by heightening awareness to the demographics and challenges of the rapidly advancing 21st Century. Each fact sheet includes an overview of the subject and details related to administration on aging initiatives. also included are various resources listings that include federal agencies and national organizations as well as some suggested readings.
 Elder Action
Ideas for Older Persons and Their Families, These factsheets cover such information as Fitness Facts, Home Modification, Retirement Living, etc.
 The John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing
Helping to set a national agenda and shape the quality of health care for elderly Americans by promoting the highest level of competency in the nurses who deliver that care is the vision of The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing. By raising the standards of nursing care, we aim to ensure that people age with maximized function, comfort, and dignity.
 Healthfinder
A gateway consumer health and human services information web site from the United States Government. Healthfinder can lead you to selected online publications, clearinghouses, databases, websites, and support and self-help groups, as well as the government agencies and not-for-profit organizations that produce reliable information for the public.
 Huffington Center on Aging
One of the most advanced aging research procrams in the country. Especially prominent are our programs in cell and molecular biology of aging, cardiovascular diseases, ethics and outcomes research. Research geriatricians and gerontologists are trained through a NIA-funded aging research training grant and an approved geriatrics fellowship program that offers two additional years of research training for those interested in academic research careers. Research enrichment, including opportunities to visit laboratories in this country and abroad, is afforded by the generosity of several foundations.
 Institute on Aging and Environment
The institute was funded by the Helen Daniels-Bader Charitable Trust in 1990 to promote research, scholarship, and service concerning environments for older persons, particularly those suffering from cognitive impairments. The mission of the Institute on Aging & Environmentis the enhancement of the quality of life of older persons in our society through improvement of, and innovation in housing, institutional, and service settings. This mission is to be advanced through facilitation and conduct of aging-environment, university and community education focused on issues of aging and environment, and innovative environmental planning, programming, and design practice.
 Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
The mission of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of healthcare Organizations is to improve the quality of care provided to the public through the provision of health care accreditation and related services that support performance improvement in health care organizations.
 Mid-America Congress on Aging (MACA)
MACA's mission is to facilitate the exchange of knowledge, skills, and expertice in the field of aging and thereby advance best practice in meeting the needs and potential of older adults in Mid-America. MACA's Organizational goals are: To convene an anual conference To promote communication To provide an interdisciplinary forum for persons, professions, and organizations To foster better public understanding and stimulate interest in aging To provide opportunity for professional development and leadership To advance best practice, research, and educational opportunities in the field of aging.
 National Aging Information Center
The NAIC, is operated by the U.S. Administration on Aging, is a central source for a wide variety of programs, policy related materials, demographics and other statistical data on the health, economic, and social status of older Americans.
 National Council on the Aging, Inc
The NCOA is a center of leadership and nationwide expertise in the issues of aging. As a private, non-profit association founded in 1950 and headquartered in Washington, DC, NCOA has a diverse membership of qualified information intermediator's for older adults, including community-based service providers, consumer and labor groups, businesses, government agencies, religious groups, and voluntary organizations.
 National Council of Senior Citizens
This group serves as an advocacy group for the elderly for such areas as housing, eldercare, consumer affairs, etc.
 National Institute on Aging
The NIA is one of the National Institutes of Health. It is the main biomedical research agency of the United States Government. The NIA promotes healthy aging research and education in the fields of biomedical, social, and behavioral areas.
 National Institutes of Health
The NIH is a federally funded ($13.6 billion in 1998) research facility whose main goal is to "aquire new knowledge to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability, from the rarest genetic disorder to the common cold."
 National Library of Medicine
Every significant program of the library is represented, from medical history to biotechnology. We hope that the resources of the world's largest biomedical library will find ever wider useful application around the nation and around the world.
 Retirement Research Foundation
Based in Chicago, it is the nation's largest private foundation exclusively devoted to aging and retirement issues. It makes approximately $8 million in grants each year to nonprofit and educational organizations to support programs, research and public policy studies to improve the quality of life of older Americans. It was created by the late John D. Macarthur.
 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, based in Princeton, N.J., is the nation's largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health and health care.
 Social Security Administration
This web site provides information on benefits, an online directory, services for businesses, research data, financing, planning and budgets, the Social Security laws, and reporting fraud.
 Southwest Society on Aging
This group is dedicated to providing excellence in aging services throughout the southwest through collaboration of what works in those services. This website is for anyone that has a vested interest in products & Services for the elderly.
 Special Care Unit for Demented Persons in Nursing Home
The aim of the project is to assess in a controlled way the efficacy of two specialized models of care devoted to the management of behavioral disturbances in the moderately to severely demented elderly patient; i.e. long-term care Special Care Units and a specialized short-term care hospital ward.
 Center for Studies in Aging Dept. of Applied Gerontology School of Community Services University of North Texas
The center has consistently sought to instill in its students a sound understanding of the processes of aging, a commitment to keeping informed of new developments and research, and a belief that the later years of life have intrinsic value and offer potential for human fulfillment. The imagination, knowledge, and skills of professionals who embrace this philosophy will be increasingly necessary if American communities are to meet the needs of thier growing population of older adults.
 The Gerontological Society of America
The Gerontological Society of America Sponsors the web page as part of its founding goal "to promote the scientific study of aging...and to foster growth and diffusion of knowledge relating to problems of aging and of the sciences contributing to [their] understanding..." Stephen J. Cutler, PhD President The Gerontological Society of America.
 Retirement and Financial Planning
The Administration on Aging, a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is concerned with informing the public about how they can better prepare for a more financially secure retirement.
 A Cooperative Effort of the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the administration on Aging (AoA), The Resource Directory for Older People is intended to serve a wide audience including older people and their families, health and legal profesionals, social service providers, librarians, researchers, and others with an interest in the field of aging. The directory contains names, addresses, phone numbers, and fax numbers of organizations which provide information and other resources on matters relevant to the needs of older persons. Inclusion in the directory does not imply an endorsement or recommendation by NIA or AoA.
 Institute on Aging
The purpose of this site is to facilitate and support aging related research, education, and clinical care. There resources include: funding and educational opportunities, resource and information center, poster conference on aging, journal club, Senior Associates Volunteering Valuable Years(SAVVY), IOA-fellows seminar, IOA Newsletter, passcard to partners in healthy living, and the Delaware Valley Geriatric Education Center. |