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Make sure that your donations are going to a good cause.

Charity Watch
Charity Navigator 
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CONSUMER ISSUES


Consumer Dangers
Concentration on medical dangers, consumer safety (devices and drugs), consumer products, and news alerts.

diversions


Arts & Letters Daily
Outstanding links to newspapers, articles, book reviews, essays, and opinion. A feast for the mind!     

Crossword puzzles online 
Crossword puzzle help 
Sudoku online 

Internet Public Library 
Resources by subject, newspapers and magazines, special collections, resources for kids and for teens.       

Radio Lovers 
Free old time radio programs from the days of yesteryear.     

Free tutorials
Arranged according to categories.

government resources


Administration on Aging
The core agency charged with managing senior issues, and the principal agency of the U.S Department of Health and Human Services designated to carry out the provisions of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (OAA).

Benefits.gov  
Answer questions to find out which government benefits you may be eligible to receive     

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services  
Better care, better health, lower costs.     

Dept. of Health & Human Services
Grant Scams Against the Elderly 

Medicare.gov 
Information on Medicare and supplemental policies for Medicare insurance.     

Medicare Nursing Home Compare
This site contains quality of care and staffing information for all 15,000 plus Medicare and Medicaid participating nursing homes.
 
National Institute on Aging  
Health and aging and research.

National Institutes on Health
Senior health topics from A-Z.

Older Drivers
Signs which may indicate that an older driver is having problems at the wheel.

Resources on Retirement from USA.gov
Saving for Retirement, Social Security, Target Savings, Private Pensions, Volunteerism, etc.  
 
Social Security Administration
Information on a myriad of social security issues, including on- line application forms.

U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs.
Many helpful categories:  Health, Benefits, Burials & Memorials, Resources, News Room, Locations.
 

U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging
Many helpful categories:  Entrepreneurship, Financial Security, Financial Fraud and Deceptive Marketing, Health Care, Scams and Identity Theft.

health


American Psychological Association
Mental health information arranged by topics.     

Alzheimer's Association
The Alzheimer's Association is the world's leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer's care, support and research.

ALZ Connected
From the Alzheimer's Association: message boards and community solutions to problems faced by caregivers.

Drugs.com 
Pill identifier, drug interactions, symptom checker and more.     

MedlinePlus
A service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health.  This link will open to the main page for senior health issues.

Merck Manual of Geriatrics 
Not a substitute for seeing your physician.     

Mesothelioma Group
Mesothelioma Guide  
Mesothelioma Help
Mesothelioma and Military Veterans
Mesothelioma Prognosis Network
Mesothelioma  Specialists
Mesothelioma and Asbestos Awareness Center   
Healthcare professionals, patient advocates and communication specialists with a goal to lead the way in supporting, educating and encouraging mesothelioma patients and
families. 
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Web MD  
Extensive and easy to read articles.

scams against the elderly


AARP Fraud Watch Network
AARP'S Fraud Watch Network has practical advise to  protect you and your entire family.
Federal Trade Commission 
A step-by-step guide showing you what to do for financial protection.     

Federal Bureau of Investigation  
FBI list of common scams.    

Telephone Scams
Criminals use the phone to commit many different types of fraud, including sweepstakes and lottery frauds,   loan fraud, buying club memberships, and credit card scams.     

Crimes of Persuasion  
Credit card fraud, check kiting, tax fraud, money laundering, mail fraud, counterfeit money orders, check   fraud and other crimes of persuasion.       

How to Avoid Phishing Scams
Phishing is the act of sending an e-mail to a user falsely claiming to be an established legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering private information that will be used for identity theft.

senior issues


Eldercare Locator
A public service of the U.S. Administration on Aging connecting you to services for older adults and their families.     

Elderweb
Thousands of pages of eldercare information.

National Care Planning Council
Find Eldercare and other Senior Services in your area

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