Resources Information tagged with: aging

"We are the first nonprofit, nonpartisan, international research, policy, and education organization formed to educate individuals on how to live longer and better, and advise society on how to maximize the benefits of today's age boom."

"We are the first nonprofit, nonpartisan, international research, policy, and education organization formed to educate individuals on how to live longer and better, and advise society on how to maximize the benefits of today's age boom."

A wide variety of topics, statistics, grant opportunities, programs and services related to aging for an older individual, caregiver, service provider, researcher, or student.

A wide variety of topics, statistics, grant opportunities, programs and services related to aging for an older individual, caregiver, service provider, researcher, or student.

A private foundation devoted solely to serving the needs of older Americans and enhancing their quality of life. We're working to make sure that today's seniors remain vibrant, vital participants of our society.

Award-winning online eldercare sourcebook. Facilities, resources, communities, independent living, law, safety, services and many other current links and topics.

"NAIPC wants to be your primary informational resource so that you remain active and healthy throughout your retirement years. We have established a network of professionals from the private, public and non-profit sectors who can help you plan for your future housing and care needs. The NAIPC web site provides additional ideas and information to help you accomplish whatever goals you may have."

Our mission is to preserve and revitalize houses and communities, assuring that low-income homeowners, from the elderly and disabled to families with children, live in warmth, safety, and independence. In partnership with communities, our goal is to make a sustainable impact.

"Aging with Dignity is a national non-profit organization with a mission to affirm and safeguard the human dignity of individuals as they age and to promote better care for those near the end of life. The life and work of Mother Teresa of Calcutta served as the inspirational foundation of Aging with Dignity."

Five Wishes is a document sold by Aging with Dignity that is a type of advanced directive or living will.

"AgeInPlace.com is a resource to learn what a person needs to stay in their home longer as they grow older. Aging in place planning topics include home remodeling, technology, finances and more."

"ElderCarelink is an internet-based referral service-free to consumers-that specializes in eldercare case matching for elders and their families. ElderCarelink assists families in finding a multitude of services, including assisted living, nursing homes, adult day care, private duty nursing, care management and homecare. With participating providers in all 50 states, ElderCarelink identifies qualified eldercare service providers and product suppliers who meet the specific needs for each family's individual situation."

"If you are a New Yorker, 60 and over, important areas of your life could well be enhanced by options offered through the Department for the Aging. There are choices that help toward more independence and challenges for greater productivity.  For example, you may be eligible for exemption from a rent increase; you may need a home-delivered meal or home care services; or you may seek employment that is rewarding. You may want to volunteer your services to others, join a local senior center, or participate in a Department event. Or maybe you just need solid answers to some vital questions from a reliable source. The Department for the Aging's Web site lists programs and services tailored to a variety of specific needs that many of the 1.3 million older New Yorkers may want now or in the future.If you are a New Yorker, 60 and over, important areas of your life could well be enhanced by options offered through the Department for the Aging."

"The Aging in America conference is the largest gathering of a diverse, multidisciplinary community of professionals from the fields of aging, healthcare and education. Join us to find the answers, the experts, the research, the best practices, and the most comprehensive educational offerings available to professionals. The conference provides attendees with the opportunity to network with new and old friends, gain insight from voices from the front line and find new grassroots and national partners for advocacy."

"We are an international non-governmental organization with a membership base of NGOs, the corporate sector, academia, government, and individuals.  We believe in 'generating positive change for older people throughout the world by stimulating, collecting, analyzing, and disseminating information on rights, policies, and practices that improve the quality of life of people as they age.'"

 At Elder Care Guidance you can learn about resources and information regarding how to care for your aging parents.

"Children of Aging Parents is a nonprofit, charitable organization whose mission is to assist the nation's nearly 54 million caregivers of the elderly or chronically ill with reliable information, referrals and support, and to heighten public awareness that the health of the family caregivers is essential to ensure quality care of the nation's growing elderly population."

Download Aging Answers by Valerie VanBooven, a registered nurse and professional care manager, free

"An award-winning author, international lecturer, and designer with more than 30 years of experience, Cynthia Leibrock's mission is to improve the lives of older and disabled people through design. Ms. Leibrock is the principal/founder of EASY ACCESS TO HEALTH in Ft. Collins, Colorado, a firm that offers consulting services in patient centered design, planning for independent living, product analysis, and judiciary witness services." - quoted from THE CENTER FOR HEALTH DESIGN

Also author of New York Times article, February 18, 2009: A Colorado Home Is Ready for Its Owners’ Old Age

"An award-winning author, international lecturer, and designer with more than 30 years of experience, Cynthia Leibrock's mission is to improve the lives of older and disabled people through design. Ms. Leibrock is the principal/founder of EASY ACCESS TO HEALTH in Ft. Collins, Colorado, a firm that offers consulting services in patient centered design, planning for independent living, product analysis, and judiciary witness services." - quoted from THE CENTER FOR HEALTH DESIGN

Also author of New York Times article, February 18, 2009: A Colorado Home Is Ready for Its Owners’ Old Age

"Browse or search AARP's database on Internet resources below, and link to more than 900 of the best sites for people age 50+. This resource was last updated January 2010.

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"ElderCareLink is an internet-based referral service - free to consumers - that specializes in eldercare case matching for elders and their families. ElderCareLink assists families in finding a multitude of services, including assisted living, nursing homes, adult day care, private duty nursing, care management and homecare. With participating providers in all 50 states, ElderCareLink identifies qualified eldercare service providers and product suppliers who meet the specific needs for each family's individual situation."

"Vision
In order to serve a growing senior population, AoA envisions ensuring the continuation of a vibrant aging services network at State, Territory, local and Tribal levels through funding of lower-cost, non-medical services and supports that provide the means by which many more seniors can maintain their independence.

Mission
The mission of AoA is to develop a comprehensive, coordinated and cost-effective system of home and community-based services that helps elderly individuals maintain their health and independence in their homes and communities.

The links below provide more detailed information about AoA:

• Organization
• Authorizing Statutes
• Budget
• Strategic Plan
• Annual Report
• Jobs at AoA
• Contact AoA"

"Vision
In order to serve a growing senior population, AoA envisions ensuring the continuation of a vibrant aging services network at State, Territory, local and Tribal levels through funding of lower-cost, non-medical services and supports that provide the means by which many more seniors can maintain their independence.

Mission
The mission of AoA is to develop a comprehensive, coordinated and cost-effective system of home and community-based services that helps elderly individuals maintain their health and independence in their homes and communities.

The links below provide more detailed information about AoA:

• Organization
• Authorizing Statutes
• Budget
• Strategic Plan
• Annual Report
• Jobs at AoA
• Contact AoA"

"Today, TGB is a complex mix of reporting on every aspect of aging: health and medical issues, ageism and age discrimination, media, technology, politics and public policy, culture, marketing to elders, the importance of language, love and sex, friendship, post-career careers, retirement, family, the prospect of death and, certainly, humor.

A large community of elderbloggers has developed over these five years, old people writing on their blogs about their past and present lives, interests and passions, and I’m most grateful for the growing number of TGB readers whose comments, conversation and argument here are creating a remarkable record of what it’s really like to get old."   - Ronni Bennett

"This report was prepared by the Population Division as a contribution to the 2002 World Assembly on Ageing and its follow-up.  The report provides a description of global trends in population ageing and includes a series of indicators of the ageing process by development regions, major areas, regions and countries.  The report shows that:

Population ageing is unprecedented, without parallel in human history—and the twenty-first century will witness even more rapid ageing than did the century just past.

Population ageing is pervasive, a global phenomenon affecting every man, woman and child—but countries are at very different stages of the process, and the pace of change differs greatly.  Countries that started the process later will have less time to adjust.

Population ageing is enduring:  we will not return to the young populations that our ancestors knew. 

Population ageing has profound implications for many facets of human life."