AAA Home Page

  Links

• AARP
  
http://www.aarp.org
Home page of the AARP organization
 
• Administration on Aging
  
www.aoa.gov/
Federal Aging Information
 
• American Cancer Society
  
www.cancer.org
Information and Resources
 
• Benefits Check Up
  
www.benefitscheckup.org
Developed and maintained by The National Council on Aging (NCOA), BenefitsCheckUp is the nation's most comprehensive Web-based service to screen for benefits programs for seniors with limited income and resources. BenefitsCheckUp includes more than 1,550 public and private benefits programs from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
 
• CMS: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  
www.cms.hhs.gov
(formerly HCFA)
 
• Eldercare Locator
  
www.eldercare.gov
Locate Senior Services Nationwide
 
• Elderhostel
  
www.elderhostel.org
Educational Opportunities
 
• Idaho Assistive Technology Project
  
www.idahoat.org
Devices to assist people maintain independence.
 
• Idaho Attorney General
  
www.ag.idaho.gov
Consumer problems and advocacy
 
• Idaho Commission on Aging
  
www.idahoaging.com
Services for the Elderly
 
• Medicare
  
www.medicare.gov
Information on Medicare services
 
• Medicare: Nursing Home Search
  
http://www.medicare.gov/Nursing/Overview.asp
Nationwide search of nursing homes
 
• National Clearinghouse for Long Term Care Information - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  
http://www.longtermcare.gov/
Information about understanding, planning for, and paying for Long Term Care
 
• Senior Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA)
  
www.doi.idaho.gov
Help with insurance questions
 
• Social Security Administration
  
www.ssa.gov
Information and Services
 
• U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs
  
www.va.gov
Information on veteran's programs