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RESOURCES —
USEFUL LINKS FOR ANYONE LIVING ALONE

AARP

AARP Money and Work brings you the best of our financial planning, career and job resources, consumer protection, pension and social security, low income help, more, all tailored for people over 50+. 10
http://www.aarp.org/money/

Accent on Seniors

Accent on Seniors specializes in assisting families in their search for independent living solutions in California
http://www.accentonseniors.com/independent_living.htm

Administration on Aging

The U.S. Administration on Aging is an agency in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is one of the nation's largest providers of home- and community-based care for older persons and their caregivers
http://www.aoa.gov/eldfam/Housing/Housing.asp

American Diabetes Association

The mission of the Association is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.
http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp

American Red Cross of Greater Indianapolis

The American Red Cross of Greater Indianapolis offers several locally developed services in central Indiana.
http://www.redcross-indy.org/cs/

Aspen Hill Assisted Living

Aspen Hill is a home-like assisted living facility in Virginia, where seniors receive minimal to total assistance with activities of daily living according to their individual needs.
http://www.aspenhillseniors.com/index.shtml

Augustine Home Health Care

Private Duty Services in Baltimore, Maryland and Dallas, Texas
http://www.ahhc.org/

Canadian Senior Years

Many more seniors are living alone. Is it a bad thing?
http://www.senioryears.com/alone.html

Certified Senior Approved Services

Senior Approved Services was founded as a method to serve our elder population and their family caregivers by providing a simplified one-call resource for advocacy, support, and education and to link these families to excellent elder care resources.
http://www.qualityeldercare.com

Christian Science Monitor

Volunteers set out to ease an invisible and growing problem among seniors: isolation
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0621/p13s02-lihc.html

City of Concord, CA

City of Concord Weatherization and Home Security for Seniors
http://www.ci.concord.ca.us/living/weatherize.htm

Country Living Retirement Community

Community senior citizen living retirement community in Boston Massachusetts.
http://www.countrycommunities.com/

Department of Homeland Security

Department of Homeland Security - DHS Home Page
http://www.dhs.gov/

Elderweb

Award-winning online eldercare sourcebook
http://www.elderweb.com/

Enhanced Care Solutions

Independent Seniors and Senior Care
http://www.enhancedcare.com/indepseniors.htm 

ElderCare

Online's Home Care & Independent Living Channel
http://www.ec-online.net/homechannel.htm

First Gov for Seniors

U.S. Government’s official web portal: View topics about and for senior citizens.
Includes retirement, jobs, health, taxes, and leisure.
http://www.firstgov.gov/Topics/Seniors.shtml

Global Action on Aging

The entry page to Global Action on Aging's Web site. Find up to date information on the
aging population around the World as well as the United States.
http://www.globalaging.org/elderrights/us/2006/littlebrothers.htm

Home Instead Senior Care

Provides non-medical services for seniors. America's trusted source for senior care.
http://www.homeinstead.com/

Homewatch CareGivers

Home care senior statistics. Homewatch CareGivers provides personal home care caregiver services, statistics on senior homecare.
http://www.homewatchcaregivers.com/whywecare_seniors.html

Independent Living Aids, Inc.

Low vision aids and products for the blind and vision impaired to help you read, write, watch television, speak on the telephone, keep track of time, cook, dress, and have fun - Independent Living Aids(tm).
http://www.independentliving.com/Links.asp

Interim HomeStyle Services

Provides resources and real life in-home services to help elderly and disabled meet the challenges of daily living.
http://www.homestyleservices.com/InfoLibrary.asp

Jewish Family and Children Services

JFCS' Seniors·At·Home, winner of the American Association on Aging's award for excellence in geriatric care, provides skilled nursing, live-in help and personal care attendants to help Bay Area seniors manage activities of daily living with ease.
Website

LA for Seniors.Com

Services provided by the MSC senior centers to elders include case management, hot meals, transportation, activities, health monitoring and more...
http://www.la4seniors.com/msc_services.htm

Medical News Today

Summertime Tips For Seniors To Stay Cool And Well.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=44925

National Senior Citizens Law Center

Helping older people to live in dignity and freedom from poverty
http://www.nsclc.org/

New Mexico Aging & Long-Term Services

Information about senior safety and home security.
http://www.nmaging.state.nm.us/homesecure.html

National Public Radio

Home for Seniors Trades Privacy for Security
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=544331 

Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

Long-Term Care - Seniors' Care: Home, Community and Residential Care Services for Seniors' Care:
Home, Community and Residential Care Services for Seniors
http://www.health.gov.on.ca/english/public/program/ltc/ltc_mn.html

Paragon Village

Paragon Village was created to provide a quality senior living lifestyle and services at affordable rates.
http://www.paragonvillage.com/independent.html

PBS Independent Lens

Senior Living - PBS

http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/almosthome/senior.html

Real Life Wellness

Independent Living Program For Seniors
http://www.reallifewellness.com/independent_living.htm

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Working together we can develop safer communities.
Education and awareness of preventive techniques can 10; help you recognize a potential
crime situation and allow positive action 10; to be taken that will reduce or remove the risk.
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/ccaps/senior_e.htm

Save On Security Systems, Inc.

Supplier of affordable security systems, alarms, video surveillance, CCTV, amplified phones to homeowners, business, seniors, deaf, hard hearing.
http://www.save-on-security.com/

Senior Approved Services

Independent seniors share home in Shaker Heights Ohio offering affordable alternative to senior housing options near Cleveland Ohio, live independently sharing with another older adult.
http://www.seniorsapprove.com/seniors_share_home.html

Seniors for America

Seniors for America was founded to elevate issues of special concern to Seniors and Elders in the national political agenda.
http://www.seniorsforamerica.com/

Seniors-Site.com

Senior’s housing solutions
http://www.seniors-site.com/index/Message+Board/Housing

Seniors Home Exchange

The Seniors Home Exchange Provides Seniors with a Vacation and Home Exchange Directory.
http://www.seniorshomeexchange.com/addedbenefits.asp

SeniorJournal.com

Senior citizen news and information daily on the web.
http://www.seniorjournal.com

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Elder Law & Legal Resources on the Web
http://www.seniorjournal.com/SocialSecurity.htm

Senior Law

Elder Law & Legal Resources on the Web
http://www.seniorlaw.com/resource.htm

Senior Mag

Nationwide directories of home caregiver agencies and senior services for seniors.
http://www.seniormag.com/

Senior Services

Senior Services is the largest non-profit agency serving older people in
Washington. Established in 1967, the agency serves over 50,000 seniors
and their families each year through an integrated system of quality programs and services.
http://www.seniorservices.org

Social Security Online

Official website of the U.S. Social Security Administration.
http://www.ssa.gov/

Sunrise Senior Living

Learn about and experience the difference in quality Senior Living Care with Sunrise Senior Care
Website

The Meadows Retirement Community

The Meadows is part of one of New England's finest and most respected independent and assisted continuing care retirement communities (CCRC). Enjoy gourmet meals, attentive care and our 40-acre country campus.
http://www.independentseniorliving.com/

Thompson Health of New York State

Senior living at Thompson Health offers excellent health care, comfortable living arrangements, ample recreational and social opportunities, a well-trained staff of professionals, safety and security.
http://www.thompsonhealth.com/senior.asp

Today’s Senior Magazine

Today's magazine for today's senior! Today's Senior Magazine is for the mature adult who enjoys life. An individual who has a fondness for the past but looks forward to the challenges of the future.
http://www.todayssr.com

TREA Senior Citizens League

Our mission is to promote and assist members and supporters, to educate and alert senior citizens about their rights and freedoms as U.S. Citizens, and to protect and defend the benefits senior citizens have earned and paid for.
http://www.tscl.org/

Visiting Angels Living Assistance Services

Visiting Angels provides non-medical assisted living homecare services as an alternative to other elderly care options such as nursing homes. We have offices throughout the U.S. and Canada.
http://www.visitingangels.com/