Links to Aging Organizations and Services

Alzheimer's Disease

WISCONSIN
Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute
Alzheimer's Association Chapters in Wisconsin
Alzheimer's Association South Central Wisconsin Chapter

NATIONAL
Alzheimer's Association
Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center
Alzheimer's Research Forum
Institute for Brain Aging and Dementia (University of California at Irving)
The Nun Study (University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging)
Aging and Dementia Web Resources
(Washington University in St. Louis-The Alzheimer Page)

 

Caregiver Resources 

WISCONSIN
Citizen Advocates for Nursing Home Residents (WI System)
Family Caregiver Support Network
Interfaith Older Adult Programs
The League of Experienced Family Caregivers
Milwaukee County Department on Aging
Senior Resource Directory
Southeast Area Agency on Aging
Wisconsin Alliance for Family Caregiving
Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services

Wisconsin Public Television
Click here for a list of all Area Agencies on Aging in the State of Wisconsin

To locate the county/tribal aging unit serving a particular county in Wisconsin
To determine what county a particular city is located in

NATIONAL
AARP
AARP Guide to Internet Resources Related to Aging
Administration on Aging
Alliance for Retired Americans
American Geriatric Society
American Society on Aging
BenefitsCheckUp
Caregiver Survival Resources

Corporation for National and Community Service: Senior Corps
Eldercare Locator
Family Caregiver Alliance
Generations United
Meals-on-Wheels
National Alliance for Caregiving
National Council on the Aging

National Family Caregivers Association
National Hospice Foundation
National Resource Center on Supportive Housing and Home Modification USC Andrus Gerontology Center
National Senior Citizens Law Center
The Spiritual Eldering Institute
United States Senate Special Committee on Aging

 

Centers and Institutes

WISCONSIN
UW-Milwaukee Institute on Age and Environment
Center for Demography of Health and Aging UW-Madison

Wisconsin Geriatric Education Center
Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute
UW-Madison Institute on Aging

NATIONAL
Alliance for Aging Research
American Federation for Aging Research
Ethel Percy Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California
Brookdale Center on Aging, Hunter College
Center for Aging and Health, University of California, Davis
Center for Gerontology and Heath Care Research, Brown University

Center for Healthy Aging
Center on Aging University of California, Berkley
Center on Aging, West Virginia University
Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University
Elderly Care Research Center, Case Western Reserve University
Hufflington Center on Aging, Baylor College of Medicine
Institute for Health & Aging, University of California, San Francisco, School of Nursing
Institute of Gerontology, Wayne State University
Institute on Aging, Portland State University
Institute on Aging, University of North Carolina
Institute on Aging, University of Pennsylvania

College Gerontology Institute, Ithaca College
National Academy for Teaching and Learning about Aging, University of North Texas
Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy, Florida State University
Gerontology Center, Penn State University

RAND Center for the Study of Aging
Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky
Scripps Gerontology Center, Miami University, Oxford,Ohio                                                                                              
Center for Aging Research, Education and Services, Tulane University
Center on Aging, University of Georgia
Center on Aging, University of Iowa
Center on Aging, University of Maryland


Data and Statistics

WISCONSIN
New Nutritional Guidelines for Seniors 79 and Older by the Medical College of Wisconsin
Wisconsin Office of Heath Care Statistics

NATIONAL
US 2000 Census Data
Health and Retirement Study
Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research
National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging
Social Statistics Briefing Room
FedStats

 

Government Sites

WISCONSIN
Milwaukee County Department on Aging
Southeastern Wisconsin Area Agency on Aging
Wisconsin State Bureau on Aging and Long Term Care

NATIONAL
Administrators on Aging
Wisconsin State Bureau on Aging and Long Term Care  
Census Bureau
                        
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

National Aging Information Center
National Institute on Aging

National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Mental Health
Milwaukee County Department on Aging
Senior Community Service

Social Security Administration
HHS Medicare Nursing Home Comparison 


Health/Medical Information

WISCONSIN
Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative
AARP in Wisconsin
Aurora Health Care

Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital
Medical College of Wisconsin

NATIONAL
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
Center for Health Care Strategies
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Healthfinder
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

National Committee for Quality Assurance
National Center for Health Statistics

National Health Information Center
National Health Law Program
National Health Information Resource Center
National Institutes of Health
Reuter's Health/Medical News
World Health Organization

 

Journals On-Line

American Journal of Public Health
Journal of the American Medical Association

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law
Monthly Vital Statistics Reports
New England Journal of Medicine
Social Science & Medicine
Vital Statistics Series

 

Legal Issues

WISCONSIN
Senior Law
Medical College of Wisconsin

NATIONAL
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Commission on Legal Problems of the Elderly
Last Acts Campaign

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
National Senior Citizens Law Center
Senior Law Home Page

 

Long Term Care

WISCONSIN
Long Term Care Ombudsman Program

NATIONAL
ChronicNet
Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disability, Aging and Long-Term Care Policy
National Chronic Care Consortium

Community Partnerships for Older Adults 

 

Medicare/Medicaid

WISCONSIN
Wisconsin Medicaid Homepage
Wisconsin Medicaid Pharmaceutical Care

NATIONAL
Medicare/Medicaid Integration Program
Health Care Financing Administration Medicare Site
Medicare and Health Care Chartbook (1997)

Medicare Rights Center

 

Mental Health

NATIONAL
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
Internet Mental Health
National Institute of Mental Health
National Mental Health Association

 

Professional/Member Associations

WISCONSIN
Wisconsin Federation of Nurses & Health Professionals
Wisconsin Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (WAHSA)
Wisconsin Association of Residential Facilities
Wisconsin Homecare Organization (WHO)

Wisconsin Assisted Living Association

Wisconsin Adult Day Services Association  

NATIONAL
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging

American Association of Retried Persons
American College of Health Care Administrators
American College of Health Care Administrators-Ohio Chapter
The American Geriatrics Society
American Nurses Association

American Psychological Association
American Public Health Association

American Society on Aging
American Sociological Association
Section on Aging
Assisted Living Facilities Association of America
Association for Gerontology in Higher Education                                                        
National Association for Home Care
                                                                             
National Hispanic Council on Aging

National Adult Day Services Association

 

 

Research and/or Advocacy Organizations

WISCONSIN
The Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups
Wisconsin Coalition for Advocacy
Wisconsin Network for Health Policy Research

NATIONAL
Alpha Center
Benjamin Rose Institute
The Brookings Institution
The Commonwealth Fund

Families U.S.A Foundation
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
International Longevity Center

National Academy for State Health Policy
National Caucus and Center on Black Aged

National Center on Woman and Aging
National Indian Council on Aging
National Resource Center on Native American Aging
The Retirement Research Foundation
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

The SPRY Foundation
The Urban Institute

 

Search Engines/Internet Directories

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GeroWeb (Wayne State University Institute of Gerontology)
Healthfinder Search Engine
National Institutes of Health Search Engine

Senior Law Search Engine

 

Sites for Seniors

WISCONSIN
Wisconsin Events for Seniors

NATIONAL
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
Elderhostel
Interactive Aging Network
National Senior Service Corps
North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement
SeniorCom
Senior Community Service Employment Program
SeniorNet
Senior Sites
Service Corps of Retired Executives
The SPRY Foundation

 

Social Security

NATIONAL
National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
National Dialogue on Social Security
Social Security Challenge
Social Security Online