Elder Law Resources
General Aging Websites
- Aging & Disability Resource Center www.adrcbroward.org
- Administration for Community Living acl.gov
- National Institute on Aging www.nia.nih.gov/
- Social Security Administration 1-800-772-1213 www.ssa.gov
- Medicare 1-800-633-4227 www.medicare.gov
- Department of Veterans Affairs www.va.gov
- State of Florida www.myflorida.com
- GayLawNet-GayLawNews www.gaylawnet.com
- National Care Planning Council www.longtermcarelink.net
Alzheimer's
- Alzheimer's Association 800-272-3900 www.alz.org
- Leeza's Place www.leezascareconnection.org
Arthritis
- Arthritis Foundation www.arthritis.org
- American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons 1-800-824-2663 www.aaos.org
Cancer
- American Cancer Society www.cancer.org
- National Cancer Institute www.cancer.gov
Care Programs
- Long-term Care Ombudsman ltcombudsman.org
Care Giving
- National Council on Aging Benefits Check Up www.benefitscheckup.org
- Aging Life Care Association www.aginglifecare.org
Depression
- National Mental Health Association 1-800-969 www.mentalhealthamerica.net
- American Psychological Association 1-800-374-2721 www.apa.org
Diet
- American Dietetic Association www.eatright.org
- National Center for Nutrition 1-800-366-1655
Driving
- National Highway Transportation Safety Administration www.nhtsa.gov
- Driving Safely While Aging Gracefully icsw.nhtsa.gov/people/injury/olddrive/
Employment
- Experience Works www.experienceworks.org
- AARP Working Options www.aarp.org/work/
Eye Care
- The National Eye Institute nei.nih.gov
- Glaucoma Foundation www.glaucomafoundation.org
- Macular Degeneration Foundation: www.eyesight.org
- American Macular Degeneration Foundation: www.macular.org
Financial Help
- Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards www.cfp.net
- American Savings Education Council www.asec.org/
- U.S. Securities and Exchange https://www.sec.gov/
Flu Prevention
- Flu Facts For Everyone www.cdc.gov/flu/
- Focus On The Flu www.niaid.nih.gov/diseases-conditions/influenza
Fraud
- Federal Trade Commission www.ftc.gov
- National Fraud Information Center www.fraud.org
- Medicare www.medicare.gov/forms-help-resources/help-fight-medicare-fraud
Funeral Planning
- Funeral Consumers Alliance 1-800-458-5563 funerals.org
- Funeral Service Consumer Assistance Program: 1-800-662-7666
- Cremation Association of North America www.cremationassociation.org
Hearing
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association www.asha.org
- Sight & Hearing Info www.sightandhearing.org
- Government Health Finder healthfinder.gov
- Better Hearing www.betterhearing.org
Heart Care
- American Heart Association www.heart.org/en/
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute www.nhlbi.nih.gov
- Nutrition, Health Heart Disease; Cause Prevention www.health-heart.org
Hospice
- National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization www.nhpco.org
Incontinence
- National Association for Continence 1-800-252-3337 www.nafc.org
- National Kidney & Urologic Diseases www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/urologic-diseases
Insomnia
- National Center on Sleep Disorders Research www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/divisions/division-lung-diseases/national-center-sleep-disorders-research
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine aasm.org
- National Sleep Foundation www.sleepfoundation.org
Legal Help: Wills, Trusts & Estates
- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys www.naela.org
Living Alternatives
- Senior Living Alternatives www.seniorhousingnet.com
Long Term Care
- National Association of Insurance Commissioners - Shopper's Guide to Long-term Care Insurance www.naic.org
Osteoporosis
- National Osteoporosis Foundation www.nof.org
Prescription Drugs
- Medicare Prescription Drug Assistance Programs www.medicare.gov/index.php/drug-coverage-part-d
- Free/Discounted/Affordable Prescription Medication - www.makoa.org/freemedicine.htm
- Rxassist www.rxassist.org
- Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America 1-800-762-4636 www.phrma.org
Strokes
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes 1-800-352-9424 www.ninds.nih.gov
- American Stroke Association 1-888-478-7653 www.strokeassociation.org/STROKEORG/
- National Stroke Association 1-800-STROKES www.stroke.org
Taxes
- Internal Revenue Service 1-800-829-1040 www.irs.gov
Veterans
- Department of Veterans Affairs www.va.gov
Volunteerism
- Volunteer Match www.volunteermatch.org
- American Hospice Foundation americanhospice.org
- America's Second Harvest www.feedingamerica.org
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of America www.bbbsa.org
- Habitat for Humanity www.habitat.org
- National Mentoring Partnership www.mentoring.org
- Points of Light Foundation www.pointsoflight.org
