senior citizen resources

A directory of resources for senior citizens!

 


Welcome Senior Citizens:


senior citizen resources




 

 

Dear Senior Citizens:

We hope you find these sites helpful to you as you use the Internet. Please feel free to visit our discussion board to share ideas and related sites, particularly for links you'd like to see added to the page.

Please contact me with any questions you may have about the site.

Best regards,
John Davin

Now here is a list of resources for Senior Citizens.


Associations and Councils

United Seniors Association

National Council of Senior Citizens

American Association of Retired Persons

We specialize in the Senior Care business. If a loved one is need of assisted living, or home health care, Comfort Keepers can help. Our emphasis is on professional elder care so your loved one can lead a more comfortable, independent life.

Computers and the Internet

A Basic Internet Primer

Free E-mail Accounts (Juno.com)

Free Internet Access (Juno.com)

http://www.mbnet.mb.ca/crm/

Seniors Computer Information Project
SCIP is a highly acclaimed guide for retirees and older adults to Manitoban, Canadian and worldwide information and services. SCIP is a project of Creative Retirement Manitoba.


Communications (with others via the Internet)

KEEPING IN TOUCH:

Using e-mail is a great way to keep in touch with friends, relatives, children! We can show you how to find old friends and business contacts! Here are a few free services to get started!

http://www.whowhere.com/wwphone/world.html

Four 11 Directory! Another service for finding people on the Internet!

http://www.four11.com/

Fraud and Consumer Protection

The Better Business Bureau

http://www.bbb.org/
The Better Business Bureau provides instant access to business and consumer alerts as well as helpful resources.

WELCOME TO THE NATIONAL FRAUD INFORMATION CENTER
http://www.fraud.org/
THIS PROJECT WORKS IN COOPERATION WITH
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ATTORNEYS GENERAL THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
PROJECT PHONEBUSTERS, CANADA

Special Page for Seniors:
http://www.fraud.org/specinfo.htm

Contacting the FTC, State Attorneys General and other Resources
http://www.fraud.org/nfic3.htm

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
http://www.ftc.gov/
Consumer Protection

http://www.ftc.gov/telemarketing/index.html
Telemarketing fraud robs Americans of at least $40 billion a year. Through enforcement and consumer education we can reduce both the number of scams and the number of victims. This page provides information for consumers about telemarketing fraud. It also has resource materials for educators, companies, agencies, and community organizations to distribute to their constituencies.

 

Government Institutions and Services

Social Security On-Line

The Administration on Aging and the Aging Network
http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/aoa/pages/aoa.html

State Agencies on Aging
http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/aoa/pages/state.html

http://www.hcfa.gov/
Health Care Financing Administration
Welcome to the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), the federal agency that administers the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

http://www.os.dhhs.gov/
THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.

http://www.sura.net/gsa.html
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance is a directory of Federal programs, projects, service and activities which provide assistance or benefits to the American Public. It contains financial and nonfinancial assistance programs administered by departments and establishments of the Federal government.

Legal Issues and Help!

National Senior Citizens Law Center

Magazines and home page sites for Senior Citizens on the Net

ANSWERS

http://www.service.com/answers/cover.html

The Magazine For Adult Children of Aging Parents
ANSWERS is written for anyone facing the questions, issues, and concerns from having an aging parent. The magazine covers all aspects of looking after an elderly parent, including how to deal with your feelings and where to get help if you need it.

Maturitynet

Maturity USA

WidowNet
http://www.fortnet.org/WidowNet/

Grand Times
http://www.grandtimes.com/mags/

Elderconnect - review of 33,00 organizations for senior citizens.

http://www.elderconnect.com/

The ElderConnect database contains information of over 33,000 acute rehabilitation providers, retirement communities, and providers specializing in all levels of long-term nursing care as well as home health agencies.

Elderhostel

http://www.elderhostel.org/
From Cicero to computers...politics to poetry...From Maine to Manitoba...Wollongong to Wales...it's all here on the Elderhostel Home Page. ELDERHOSTEL offers you the opportunity to take an adventure of mind, body and spirit - that's why our participants say "Studying there is half the fun."

Senior Net

http://www.seniornet.org/intute/resource.html

Politics

"White House World Wide Web
http://www.whitehouse.gov/

"Presidential speeches, White House publications, Cabinet-level agency information, independent agency information, data on public officials, a White House tour, including the visage and meow of Socks, the cat!


Send e-mail messages to Political Leaders!

Just click here and a list of political e-mail addresses will appear! Truly point and click political feedback to your representatives!

Senior Citizens Clubs

Eldercare Web Page

Work related Information (resources for full time/part time work for extra income!)

Continuing Education Concepts

 
A wish for successful computing to you!

Sincerely,
John E. Davin




A directory of Senior Citizen topics and resources