Links

• Belmont Council on Aging
• Brookline Council on Aging
• Needham Council on Aging
• Newton Council on Aging
• Waltham Council on Aging
• Watertown Council on Aging
• Wellesley Council on Aging
• Weston Council on Aging

Massachusetts:

• 800AgeInfo: Massachusetts' largest online resource of Elder Services, Programs, and Information.
• Assisted Living Information in Massachusetts
• Alzheimer Disease Research Center
• Boston Center for Independent Living
• Dept of Public Health: for information on nursing homes in Massachusetts
• Easter Seals
• End of Life Care : Information and Resources to assist people with life-threatening conditions.
• Executive Office of Elder Affairs: the Massachusetts office devoted to elder issues.
• Harvard University Health: General health information
• Information about nursing homes in your community
• Mass Home Care
• MetroWest Center for Independent Living
• New England Index of Disabilities
• Nursing Home Information in Massachusetts
• Resource for Medicare Beneficiaries
• SHINE: Serving Health Information Needs of Elders

Federal Government:

• Consumer Issues
• Medicare
• Medicare Advocacy Project
• N4A: Information on Area Agency on Aging and their programs nationwide.
• Social Security Administration
• U.S. Administration on Aging
• U.S. Health Care Financing Administration
• U.S. Senate
• Veterans Administration
• White House

Health and Research:

• Alzheimer web site: Top rated site on Alzheimers information
• AMA doctor finder
• The Arthritis Foundation MA Chapter
• Attorney General of MASS : Consumer Reports of Scams and Schemes
• Do not call : Do not call / mail / email registries
• Mail Fraud Schemes
• Massachusetts Poison Control Center
• Medline Plus: Service of National Library of Medicine
• Natl Institutes of Health
• Natl Institutes on Aging
• Natl Alzheimers web site
• Reports on Health Topics: Brief news reports on health topics
• U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Arthritis Information

General Information for consumers and their families:

• AARP
• Assoc private geriatric care managers
• Disability Info : Free, disability-specific information for people with disabilities residing in Massachusetts.
• getATstuff Free Assistive Technology Equipment exchange program
• Helping Hoarders
• LGBT Aging Project
• MASSBAR Public and Community Services : Network of attorneys, provides information on legal issues facing seniors.
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc. : Network of attorneys in the private and public sectors who deal with legal issues affecting the elderly and disabled.
• Natl Assoc of Home Cares
• Natl Family Caregivers Assoc