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Medicare : Official Site

A consumer beneficiary website that provides access to information about Medicare, Medicare health plans, contact information...Medicare eligibility, enrollment, and premiums. Search for Medicare plans, nursing homes, dialysis facilities, Medigap insurance, medical assistance.

Medicaid : Official Site

Manuals, Medicare Coverage Database, Transmittals, Medicare Provider-Supplier Enrollment, MLN Matters Articles, CMS Forms, Quarterly Provider Updates, MLN Products, Medicare Coverage - General Information, Health Plans - General Information.

Aging Parents and Elder Care

Aging Parents and Elder Care contains a wealth of information -- a variety of articles, comprehensive checklists, links to key resources, and a very active support group -- arranged so that family caregivers can quickly find the information they need, and avoid overlooking something important in the care of their loved one.

Children of 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.

MyZiva : The Complete Nursing Home Guide

MyZiva.Net is a free, objective and easy-to-use nursing home resource for prospective residents, caregivers and healthcare professionals. We help you find and compare nursing homes.

American Hospital Association - Aging & Long-Term Care Services

View a list of consumer-oriented health care web sites.

Access America for Seniors

This site allows seniors to request government documents on-line, provides resources and detailed information about programs for seniors. One can also learn about consumer fraud, elder rights, advocates for nursing home residents.

National Resource / Policy Center on Housing and Long-Term Care

provides researchers, educators, practitioners, and policy makers with opportunities to understand, advance, integrate, and use basic and applied research on aging to improve the quality of life as one ages.

National Institute on Aging Information Center

Information and tips on healthy aging, care giving, medications, dietary supplements, and diseases, federally and privately supported clinical research with human volunteers. Browse through a list of NIH and other Federal government agency Web sites of interest to the aging community. Access online, searchable database lists more than 300 national organizations that provide help to older people.

Intelihealth

Advice about numerous medical conditions and information related to health news and content as well as access to tools and risk assessments. You can find a bundle of helpful resources.