Outside Resources

National-Non-Govermental

American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA)

American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)

The American Society on Aging (ASA)

Medicare Rights Center

The National Council on Aging (NCOA)

National Resource Center for Safe Aging

New York State

Health Care Proxy

Consumer Law Help Manual

NY State Office for the Aging

Nursing Home Ombudsman Office

New York City

The Department for the Aging (DFTA)

Adult Protective Services

New York Foundation for Senior Citizens

Council of Senior Centers and Services in New York City

Visiting Nurse Services (VNS)

Service Program for Older People (SPOP)

Key Topics

Alzheimer’s

Caregivers/Caregiving - National Alliance for Caregiving

Benefits and Entitlements - Benefits Checkup

Quick checks

Care Management - National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers

Daily Money Management - Brookdale

National Association of Daily Money Managers

Elder Abuse & Scams - National Center on Elder Abuse

Federal Trade Commission for the Consumer

Hoarding - Cornell Aging

Legal - The Association of the Bar of the City of New York

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development

NYC Housing Authority

FRIA - Friends and Relatives of the Institutionalized Aging

The NY State Office of Long Term Care Ombudsman