General
Information about products and services that are important to enhancing the quality of life for older adults and their families. Topic areas include: senior health, geriatric drugs, legal, insurance, financial, helpful products, and caregiver support.
- CoolGrandma.com
- A new site aimed at people of all ages inspired
by all the Web has to offer. It features articles about health, style,
cooking, grandparenting, finance, relationships and more, plus a learning
center, free email (coming soon), a chat room, and a directory of web
sites of interest to those working to empower the online senior community.
- Family Caregiver Alliance
- The first community-based nonprofit organization
in the country to address the needs of families and friends providing
long term care at home.
- FirstGov for Seniors
- Government information for seniors on all sorts
of topics, from benefits to travel and leisure.
- Friendly4Seniors.com
- This large collection of links to websites features
those specifically relevant to seniors, their relatives, and caregivers.
- Merck Manual of Geriatrics
- In-depth medical information on all aspects of
aging.
- My Virtual Reference Desk: Seniors Online Encyclopedia
- This huge page of alphabetized and partially
annotated links is a wonderful starting place for online exploration.
- National Council on Aging
- True substance, especially in the area of policy
and legislative updates.
- The National Institute on Aging (NIA)
- NIA is one of the National Institutes of Health,
the principal biomedical research agency of the United States Government.
The NIA promotes healthy aging by conducting and supporting biomedical,
social, and behavioral research and public education.
- Resource Directory for Older People
- Another government reference work that is wonderful
for older people and their families, health and legal professionals,
social service providers, librarians, and researchers.
- Retirement Living Information Center
- A gateway to resources for retirement living
that includes news, links to publications, information on taxes and
state agencies, a bookstore, and more -- just for seniors.
- The Senior Information Network
- Information on topics from banking to travel
with a slant for older adults.
- SeniorSite
- A Web community for adults 55 and older.
- Senior Women Web
- A mailing list and forums on various topics highlight
this site.
- SLMSeniors
- An online community and portal to the Web for
seniors 50+ featuring news, information, resources and tools for computers,health,
travel, housing, family, finance, fun and more.
- Today's Seniors
- A wide range of information for people who have
already retired, are preparing for retirement, or just thinking about
it.
- U.S. Administration on Aging (AoA)
- The Administration on Aging (AoA) is emerging
as the focal point for the nation's expression of its concern for the
needs of its elders.
- Wired Seniors
- Over 5,000 links to sites of interest to the
over 50 age group.
- Yahoo! Seniors' Guide
- News, chats, bulletin boards, recommended sites, and an index of links -- all for those over 50 and online.