Useful Links

2005-2006 Congress Pay Package - opens another page that shows what congress pays itself

2005-2006 Congress RetirementPackage - opens a pdf on another page

2007 Genworth Study on Costs of LTC - indepth study on the as of 2007 currents costs of long term care

2008 Genworth Cost of Care - Genworth Insurance issues their 2008 study on the costs of long term care

2008 Genworth Survey of LTC and Election - this opens a pdf of the study

AAA Senior Drivers Website - This is the AAA Website about seniors and driving. Includes updated study on senior drivers and death in accidents.

AARP Site on Reverse Mortgages - AARP does a good job explaining reverse mortgages

Alive & Kicking - New book of legal advice for Boomers, we approve!

American Physical Therapy Assoc. - shows the caps Congress has placed on medicare outpatient therapy for middle class Americans

Aphasia.org - The National Aphasia Association, NAA, is a nonprofit organization that promotes public education, research, rehabilitation and support services to assist people with aphasia and their families

Benefistcheckup.org - A web partner with the National Council on Aging. Site checks your benefits

CCH Financial Calculators - One of the best and most trusted websites, CCH, the legal and tax publishers, have created a site with muliplte financial calculators.

CDC Website on Preventing Elderly Falls - A good website on preventing falls

Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services - The US Government site to help you keep up to date with all the Medicare and Medicaid changes

Charity Navigator - An unbiased site to double check on any charity you might want to donate to

Demos-us.org Credit Card Debt of Older Americans - Here is a link to the .pdf of the Demos-USA.org site mentioned in the Nextsteps article of the week of 2/24/04

Elder Life Planning - Elderlifeplanning.com is one of the most established and reliable sources of support for family caregivers. Launched in 1996, our goal is to become the most user-friendly resource for information about caring for aging parents and finding the most appropriate resources such as: home health care, assisted living, community day programs, and nursing homes.

Eldercare at Home - a site to help avoid caregiver burnout, remember to love yourself so you can love others

Elderlaw.TV - Elder Law Television: bringing you information about Florida Medicaid planning, living trusts, Medicare, nursing home abuse and more....

Families USA price comparison - A break down of the prices paid by the VA and the new medicare drug card from 2003

FDA Drug Recall Page - The FDA recall page, updated regularly

Federal Employee Benefit Program - See for yourself what a Federal Employee drug benefit plan does

Fraud Tech - This is an outstanding site. A special page on senior frauds as well. Well worth your time

Georgetown University and Reverse Mortgages for Long Term Care - 47 page pdf on Rev Mortg and LTC

Georgetown University on Medicaid Spend Down - New article to go against legislators medicaid fraud

Heritage Foundation Calls for Congress Drug Plan - Even in 1997 The Heritage Foundation called for medicare drug reform

HIPAA Regulations from HHS - This is the best site to learn about HIPAA.

Home Instead Senior Care - Home Instead Senior Care enables the elderly to live independently. It is at home where their quality of life is enhanced without the stress of interrupted routines and changes in daily habits. Our non-medical CAREGivers provide one-on-one support and interaction that reduce feelings of isolation and depression. Our CAREGivers also provide help at home that includes meal preparation, light housekeeping, medication reminders, shopping and errands.

Homecare Solutions Unlimited, Inc. - Resources for Seniors

HUD Explains the HECM Reverse Mortgage - Home Equity Conversion Mortgage is the most popular version

HUD Information by State -

IRS Guide to Medical Deductions - This links to publication 502 that explain the deduction

Long Term Insurance Quotes - for our West Coast readers, an excellent site to get quotes on LTCI!

Medicare Part D Implementation Timeline - A timeline for the beginning of the new medicare plan

Member of the Family.Net - Registry of U.S. Nursing Homes Survey Ratings, Complaint Information and Report of Repeat Violations The Registry lists 16,000 homes by state. Click on the state whose homes you want to check. (Files for larger states such as Texas, California and Pennsylvania may take a couple of minutes to download.) The homes for each state are listed alphabetically. You will the results of the past three government surveys for each home.

MyZiva.Net - MyZiva.Net is a free, objective and easy-to-use nursing home resource for prospective residents, caregivers and healthcare professionals.

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys - The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc. is a non-profit association that assists lawyers, bar organizations and others who work with older clients and their families.

National Assoc. of Insurance Commissioners - the NAIC coordinates insurance commissioner, good insight

National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers - GCM is a non-profit, professional organization of practitioners whose goal is the advancement of dignified care for the elderly and their families.

National Family Caregivers Association - Welcome to the Internet home of the National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA). NFCA is a grass roots organization created to educate, support, empower and speak up for the millions of Americans who care for chronically ill, aged or disabled loved ones

National Hospice Foundation - Home page for the National Hospice Foundation

National Institute of Health MedLine - Very extensive medical research site

NIH Study on Cutting Prescription Doses - A link to study showing not using full prescriped amounts of drugs hurts health

North American Securities Admin. Assoc. - This site is from the NASAA and helps those worried about investment scams and the elderly. Excellent site.

Our Editor Wins Award - Jan Collins awarded for helping Seniors!

Reverse Mortgage Association - Here is the link to the National Reverse Mortgage Association

Securties And Exchange Commission Guide to Variable Annuities - What you should know about Variable Annuities

Social Security & Pension Integration - AARP shows how your survior pension maybe reduced!

Univ. Of Michigan Study on Drug Doseage - Another study showing not taking prescribed dose does more harm than good of saving money

US Senate Addresses Elderly Fall Prevention - text from the Orator.com which follows the US Congress