- AARP: Home Design provides useful information on universal home design, aging in place, housing for adults over 50, and more.
- Administration on Aging (AOA) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (U.S. HHS) site provides information about the Older Americans Act, the federal legislation establishing the AoA, and a range of programs that offer services and opportunities for older Americans and their caregivers.
- Administration on Aging (AOA) Aging Internet Information Notes U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (U.S. HHS). This site is intended to empower users to explore Internet resources and find information and sites beyond those identified. More than 60 aging topics are currently represented in this series.
- Aging by Design specializes in helping adult children cope and adjust with their elderly parents’ changing needs.
- Aging Parent and Elder Care - a guide for caring for aging parents and elder loved ones
- Aging Well, Living Well U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office on Women’s Health Web site about common health problems for aging women and the services that are available.
- American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) - a collection of not-for-profit organizations that provide aging services: adult day services, home health, community services, senior housing, assisted living residences, continuing care retirement communities, and nursing homes.
- Caring.com helps you care for your aging parents and other loved ones. It provides information and resources to make better decisions, save time, and feel more supported.
- Caring Connections is a program of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). The program provides free resources and information to help people make decisions about advance directives, and end-of-life care and services before a crisis.
- Design for Aging (DFA), the American Institute of Architects
- ElderCare.gov The Eldercare Locator is a public service of the U.S. Administration on Aging. The Eldercare Locator is the first step to finding resources for older adults in any U.S. community.
- Geronurse online is the official geriatric nursing Web site of the American Nurses Association (ANA)
- Help The Aged is an international charity fighting to free disadvantaged older people from poverty, isolation, and neglect. [United Kingdom]
- International Conference on Aging, Disability and Independence (ICADI) This bi-annual conference focuses on approaches to support people as they age in maintaining independence in daily living at home, at work, and in the community.
- National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a) is the umbrella organization for the 655 area agencies on aging (AAAs) and more than 230 Title VI Native American aging programs in the U.S.
- National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) represents hospice and palliative care programs and professionals in the United States.
- National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA) NICOA strives to better the lives of the nation’s indigenous seniors through advocacy, employment training, dissemination of information, and data support.
- National Institute on Aging (NIA), U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- National Senior Citizens Law Center (NSCLC) The NSCLC advocates nationwide to promote the independence and well-being of low-income elderly individuals, as well as persons with disabilities, with particular emphasis on women and racial and ethnic minorities.
- "Older Wiser Wired" - Adults over 50 Online, Life and Living - AARP
- On Our Own Terms - Bill Moyer’s presentation for PBS
- Resource Center on Aging, University of California at Berkeley
- Retirement Living Information Center offers access to an array of resource materials, including books and online publications, tax information, a guide to state aging agencies, retirement news, shopping for special assistive products and services, and links to online stores.
- Second Wind Dreams "enhances the quality of life for those living in Eldercare Communities and changes the perception of aging."
- Senior Care Directory find senior care resources by state
- "The Politics of Design", by Whitney Quesenbery (728 KB
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- Virginia Health Information find long term care
- Wellness Health Care Information Resources on Aging. [Canada]
- Universal Design for Aging-in-Place is a collection of resources and research from ToolBase Services, the home building industry’s technical information resource.
- "What counts in brain aging? Design-based stereological analysis of cell number.", by Long JM, Mouton PR, Jucker M, Ingram DK. National Library of Medicine (NLM) October 1999.
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