Sonoma County Area Agency on Aging
Human Services Department, County of Sonoma, CA
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Local Links
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State Links
Bureau of MediCal Fraud and Elder Abuse-State of California, Department of Justice
http://ag.ca.gov/bmfea
Links to State government, laws, agencies, legislature, etc.
http://www.ca.gov/state/portal/myca_homepage.jsp
California Adult Protective Services
http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/cdssweb
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/defaulttext.asp
California Department on Aging (CDA)
http://www.aging.ca.gov
California Department of Health Services
http://www.dhs.ca.gov
California Long Term Care Ombudsman
http://www.aging.ca.gov
California Office of Emergency Services (OES)
California Senate
http://www.sen.ca.gov
California Association for Adult Day Services (CAADS)
Advocates for growth and development of adult day services.
http://www.caads.org
California Association of Area Agencies on Aging (C4A)
A nonprofit organization representing California's area agencies on aging.
http://www.c4aging.org
California Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (CAHSA)
Information on health care, services and housing for seniors in California.
http://www.aging.org
Provides education and advocacy to California Medicare beneficiaries and the pre-retirement population.
http://www.cahealthadvocates.org
National Links
Offers one-stop service to millions of seniors now discovering the ease and convenience of the Internet.
http://www.seniors.gov
Timely items; extensive links.
http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov
Agency for Health Care Policy Research (AHCPR)
http://www.ahcpr.gov
Good information and convenient links to local chapters.
http://www.alz.org
Helps find programs for seniors that may pay for some of their costs of prescription drugs, health care, utilities, and other essential items or services.
http://www.benefitscheckup.org
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
CMS provides health insurance for over 74 million Americans through Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP.
http://cms.hhs.gov
This site has full text versions of hundreds of the best federal consumer publications available. All are FREE!
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov
Directory assistance service designed to help older persons and caregivers locate local support resources for aging Americans to help them remain independent in their own homes.
http://www.eldercare.gov
Range of information on Long Term Care, offered through several sub-areas, including Clearinghouse, Resource Center Public Policy, and Links.
http://www.caregiver.org
Your first click to the US Government
http://www.firstgov.gov
A DHHS-sponsored gateway to many federal and other health and human services sites.
http://www.healthfinder.gov
Medline Plus Health information
http://www.medlineplus.gov
National Aging Information Center (NAIC)
Includes the NAIC's extensive publication list (updated every other month).
http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/naic
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (N4A)
Includes Network News and Legislative Updates on aging.
http://www.n4a.org
National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA)
http://www.elderabusecenter.org
National Center on Senior Transportation
Site offers extensive resources toward the advancement of transportation options for older adults.
http://www.seniortransportation.net
National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare (NCPSSM)
Updates on legislative and regulatory proposals relating to Social Security and Medicare.
http://www.ncpssm.org
Senior Health A new talking web site with formats and topics tailored to the needs of older people.
http://www.NIHSeniorHealth.gov
SafeState: Preventing Crime and Violence in California: Elder Abuse Prevention Campaign
"Face It, It's a Crime" A Citizens' Guide to Preventing and Reporting Elder Abuse
http://www.safestate.org
Social Security Administration (SSA)
This site has an enormous amount of information such as, Benefits and how
to apply, Online Direct Services, Services for Businesses, Research & Data,
and much more ... Check it out!
http://www.ssa.gov
THOMAS Search system of the Library of Congress
THOMAS provides links to Senate, House, congressional commissions and advisory boards, C-Span and other Library of Congress web sites.
http://thomas.loc.gov
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Includes link to nutrition information provided by the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion.
http://www.usda.gov
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
http://www.dhhs.gov
http://www.house.gov
Includes links to information about grants, budgets, volunteer opportunities, agency partnerships and consumer information from 15 different federal departments and agencies. http://www.nonprofit.gov
National Customer Support Center is the US Postal Services' web site which includes products, services, zip code information, and much more.
http://www.usps.com
http://www.senate.gov
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Internet World Wide Web (WWW) Server is a world wide resource that provides information on VA programs, veterans benefits, VA facilities worldwide, and VA medical automation software.
http://www.va.gov
Other Organizations
http://www.aarp.org
Archstone Foundation-Elder Abuse and Neglect Initiative
http://www.archstone.org
Assists the nation's nearly 54 million caregivers of the elderly or chronically
ill with reliable information, referrals and support.
http://www.caps4caregivers.org
Health and social policy issues.
http://www.cmwf.org
Community Transportation Association of America National Transit Resource Center
http://www.ctaa.org
Adventures for adults aged 55 and over
http://www.elderhostel.org
About families and children, but much information is valuable to the aging network as well.
http://www.familiesusa.org
Family Caregiver Alliance Broad
Range of information on Long Term Care, offered through several sub-areas, including Clearinghouse, Resource Center Public Policy, and Links.
http://www.caregiver.org
Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Health policy information
http://www.kff.org
National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
http://www.preventelderabuse.org
National Council on Aging (NCOA)
Interesting resources include catalog of available resources, topical articles, and publication.
http://www.ncoa.org
National Alliance for Care giving (NAC)
Provides support to family caregivers and the professionals who help them.
http://www.caregiving.org
National Family Caregiver Association (NFCA)
Information on common needs and concerns of family caregivers. A grassroots organization dedicated to supporting and improving the lives of America's family caregivers.
http://www.nfcacares.org
National Senior Citizens Law Center
This is a Web site where senior citizens, their families, attorneys, social workers, and financial planners, can access information about Elder Law (Elder law), Medicare, Medicaid, estate planning, trusts and the rights of the elderly and disabled.
http://www.seniorlaw.com
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Focus on health care options
http://www.rwjf.org/index.jsp
SPRY (Setting Priorities for Retirement Years)
Foundation Information and study on many senior issues, with links to numerous other points of information.
http://www.spry.org
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
HUD's Client Information and Policy System includes links to the HUD library, HUD forms and other useful information.
http://www.hudclips.org/cgi/index.cgi
Variety of public policy briefs and reviews, including a recent one on Medicaid Managed Care.
http://www.urban.org
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