Resources
National Aging Resources
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
American Society on Aging (ASA)
Compare Prescription Drug Plans (Medicare Part D)
Drug Watch Information on medications and devices specific to seniors
Find and Compare Nursing Homes (Medicare)
Home Care Agencies Information on Home Care
Independent Caregivers Information for finding caregivers
National Adult Day Services Association
Paying for Long-Term Care (Database of Resources)
Resources for Aging
Businesses and health providers, family and individual caregivers, national database, Caregiver Sourcebook
Senior Homes Guide Resource for researching senior living arrangements
Sharp Seniors Housing information and broader issues related to housing decisions
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Medicare)
Massachusetts Aging Resources
Alzheimer's Disease Association of Massachusetts
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP Massachusetts)
Executive Office of Elder Affairs
Homeowner Options for Massachusetts Elders (HOME)
Massachusetts Association of Older Americans, Inc.
Massachusetts Gerontology Association
Massachusetts Senior Action Council (Advocacy for Elders)
Massachusetts Senior Care Association
(Health care and senior care information for consumers and long-term care providers)
My Senior Care
free services for seniors including pre-approved directory of assisted living, independent living, alzheimer's care, home care, continuing care, retirement communities and nursing homes
Prescription Advantage (State Prescription Drug Insurance Plan)
Rosalie Wolf Interdisciplinary Geriatric Healthcare Research Center
SHINE (Serving Health Information Needs of Elders)
Social Security (Boston Region)
UMass Boston Resources
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI)
Other Research Institutes and Centers of UMass Boston
Other UMass Boston links
Graduate Programs in Gerontology,
McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies (MGS)
Undergraduate Program in Gerontology,
College of Public and Community Service (CPCS)