Care
Senior Care
  • National Institute on Aging    

    NIA, one of the 27 Institutes and Centers of NIH, leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life. NIA's mission is to improve the health and well-being of older Americans through research.

  • Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center

    The Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center Web site will help you find current, comprehensive Alzheimer's disease (AD) information and resources from the National Institute on Aging (NIA).

  • NIH Senior Health

    This easy-to-use website features health and wellness information for older adults from the National Institutes of Health.

  • Long-Term Care Information

    Web site developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to provide information and resources to help you and your family plan for future long-term care (LTC) needs.

  • Financing Long-Term Care for the Elderly

    This Congressional Budget Office (CBO) research report explores the needs and challenges of financing care for a rapidly growing elderly population in America.

  • Eldercare.gov

    A public service of the U.S. Administration on Aging. The Eldercare Locator is your first step for finding local agencies, in every U.S. community, that can help older persons and their families access home and community-based services like transportation, meals, home care, and caregiver support services.

  • Council on Aging - Orange County

    The Council on Aging-Orange County is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit corporation, charged with serving older and dependent adults and their families throughout Orange County. The Council on Aging advocates for the health, well-being, and legal rights of adults needing or receiving services.

Medicare & Medicaid
  • Medicare Basics

    If you're caring for an older friend or family member, you've probably had questions about Medicare. An easy-to-read overview, "Medicare Basics for Caregivers," is now available at NIHSeniorHealth.gov. This brief, yet comprehensive introduction to Medicare gives caregivers the basics and helps them find answers to their questions.

  • Medicare.gov

    The official U.S. government site for people with Medicare

  • Medicare Consumer Guide

    The easy way to understand the Medicare health care system

  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

    A mission to ensure effective, up-to-date health care coverage and to promote quality care for beneficiaries

Programs
  • Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Program

    The Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program enables older homeowners to withdraw some of the equity in their home in the form of monthly payments for life or a fixed term, or in a lump sum, or through a line of credit.

  • United We Ride (Transportation)

    United We Ride is an interagency Federal national initiative that supports States and their localities in developing coordinated human service delivery systems.

  • Homecare for Veterans

    An assistance program for veterans and their surviving spouses.
    "Helping Those Who Served"