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USEFUL WEBSITES FOR SENIORS

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Websites for Seniors (Word Document with discriptions of following websites.)

GENERAL INFORMATION
Government Sites
:

New York City Department for the Aging (www.nyc.gov/html/dfta)
New York State Office for the Aging (www.aging.ny.gov)
New York City Transit (www.mta.info)
New York Public Library (www.nypl.org)
 
Also see www.Brooklynpubliclibrary.org and www.queenslibrary.org
Connecticut Commission on Aging (www.cga.ct.gov/coa)
Connecticut Department of Public Health (www.ct.gov/dph/site/default.asp)
   
and (www.ct.gov/agingservices)
New Jersey Department of Aging and Senior Services (www.njfoundationforaging.org) and (www.state.nj.us/health/senior/index.shtml)
Medicare (www.medicare.gov)
Medicaid (www.health.state.ny.us/health_care/medicaid/)

Other General Sites:
American Association of Retired Persons (www.aarp.org)
Senior Resource ( www.seniorresources.com)

HEALTH AND WELLNESS
New York State Department of Health (www.nyhealth.gov)
New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (www.nyc.gov/html/doh)

MEDICALCONDITIONS
American Cancer Society (www.cancer.org)
Cancer Care (www.cancercare.org)
Alzheimer’s Association (www.alz.org)
Alzheimer’s Research Forum (www.alzforum.org)
Arthritis Foundation (www.arthritis.org)
American Diabetes Association (www.diabetes.org)
American Heart Association (www.americanheart.org)
National Association for the Visually Handicapped (www.navh.org)
Lighthouse International (www.lighthouse.org)
Hearing Loss Association of America (www.hearlingloss.org)

CARE AND CARGIVERS/RESIDENTIAL OPTIONS
Aging Parents and Elder Care   (www.aging-parents-and-elder-care.com)
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (www.aahsa.org)
American Health Care Association (www.ahca.org)
Visiting Nurse Service of New York (www.vnsny.org)
Eldercare Locator (www.eldercare.gov)
National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers (www.caremanager.org)