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Websites for Seniors and Older Adults
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"AARP is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to addressing the needs and interests of persons 50 and older." Useful information in retirement planning as well social issues and activities.
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Providing care for our aging parents or elder spouse can often be very frustrating, with new surprises almost every day. Whether you care for aging parents in your home, or manage elder care plans from a distance, most of us don't know where to go for reliable answers ... or even what questions to ask. Here's help.
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From MayoClinic.com, practical tips and information about Alzheimer's Disease.
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Baltimore's complete list of entertainment, outdoor, and sporting events.
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There are tens of thousands of cities and towns in the United States -- the Best Places database includes only those with population above 14,000, above-median household income, population growth and real-estate appreciation over the past 5 years. More than 1,300 places are included.
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See what's new.
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The goals of this website are: to provide consumers with objective information on the effectiveness of prescription drugs, to help consumers with communicating with their doctors about drug costs, and to help consumers to better afford their prescription medications.
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"Elderhostel is America's first and the world's largest educational travel organization for adults 55 and over." Over 10,000 programs are offered each year in more than 100 countries.
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"A seniors' guide to health, housing, legal, financial, retirement, lifestyles, news and entertainment information on the World Wide Web."
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This site encourages groups to challenge themselves.
Physical fitness is a necessity at any age. Find out about membership and activities.
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The website for seniors to conduct business with and get information from the government all in one place.
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The France-Merrick Performing Arts Center, situated in downtown Baltimore is the newly restored (2004) Hippodrome Theatre, which was originally completed in 1914. Connect to this site to learn about the history of this venue, and to view its schedule of upcoming performances.
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Since 1980 we have been dedicated to raising grandparent consciousness to better the lives of grandchildren, parents and grandparents. Through education, research, programs, communication, and networking, we promote these benefits and their application as an agent of positive change, for self, families and society.
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Articles and features on the AARP website provide great tips and resources for the involved grandparent.
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This dedicated site that use the power of online community to help today's grandparents make the most of their relationships with their grandchildren. It targets the more than 78 million grandparents in the United States with innovative ways to expand on the grandparent-grandchild relationship. Included on the site are city-by-city lists of grandchild-friendly activities, travel ideas, age-appropriate gift suggestions, product ratings, blogs, message boards, expert advice, and media galleries for sharing photos and videos. Social networking is in full force, with the ability for members to invite others to the site, and there are also technology tips such as how to podcast a long-distance bedtime story.
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Month-by-month list of events in and around the County.
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Has frequently asked questions, important addresses, and phone numbers for transportation, senior centers, nursing homes, senior living, legal and living services.
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Serving seniors, their families and caregivers through a variety of programs, activities, services and information. This site includes lists of assisted living and daycare facilities, as well as information on health and much more.
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A collection of full-text NIH publications which may be browsed by subject or by instititute. Includes links to specific diseases, conditions, and health-related issues.
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This site answers questions about the value of exercise, and what to do if you are frail or in poor health.
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Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore has provided this easy "How-To" Guide to help newbies to establish a free e-mail account on the WWW.
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"The Investment FAQ is a collection of Frequently Asked Questions and answers about investments and personal finance, including stocks, bonds, options, discount brokers, information sources, retirement plans, life insurance, etc."
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Senior Service America is a non-profit organization that helps provide training and employment opportunities to older adults who work to fill community needs.
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Provides extensive links to information about long term care for those who need care, as well as their caregivers, financial advisors, social service workers, and family.
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Show times, directions, and more.
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Services, Programs, Housing, and additional assistance for senior citizens and their caregivers (includes medical assistance).
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Information and schedules for light rail, metro subway, bus and the Marc train.
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Developed by the Mayo Clinic, the mission of this site is to provide "useful and up-to-date information and tools that reflect the expertise and standard of excellence of Mayo Clinic." Covers all major diseases, conditions, and general health topics.
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Frequently asked questions are answered on the Blue Cross website.
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Medicare brochures and pamphlets are now available online. Site also includes regulations, how to make claims, and much more.
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Leading the federal effort on aging research, this government site has up to date information on health and science.
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"This website will open the valuable resources of the NIH to great numbers of people over 60 who use the Internet to learn more about their health and aging." The Site includes "large type," "high contrast" and "spoken text."
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The staff of the Harrison Medical Library, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center produces and maintains this reference guide, which is intended to help the consumer to find authoritative and commercial-free health information.
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Lifestyle planning guides, tips and timesavers, books, news and more on this informative site.
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Helping Employers connect with the over-50 Talent Pool. Search open positions in your state and areas of interest, enter your resume or experience profile, and more.
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Senior living blog by Sharon O'Brien, MA, LMHC, a licensed psychotherapist with a private practice in Portland, Oregon. The About.com Guide to Senior Living since 2004, Sharon is also a freelance writer specializing in the issues faced by people going through life transitions--as so many older adults are. Founded in 1996, About.com was acquired in March 2005 by The New York Times Company. About.com is an online neighborhood of hundreds of helpful experts.
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Provides adults 50+ with "education for and access to computer technologies to enhance their lives and enable them to share their knowledge and wisdom."
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A variety of resources is here for seniors from health information to jokes. Much of the site is supported by senior volunteers. Discussion Board available for seniors to ask and share info with each other!
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The official website of the Social Security Administration. Includes forms and more. Information and current news on retirement, disability, survivors, Supplemental Security Income(SSI), Medicare
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This site has links to local registers, information on advance directive and living wills, living trusts, estate tax, information on procedures for administering estates, and more.
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Age discrimination, laws, and regulations.
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Good health care is only a short drive away for residents of Harford County at the Upper Chesapeake Medical Center. Learn about the hospital, classes and events, and read about new breakthroughs in medicine.
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Not very good at using a Mouse? You can practice dragging and dropping, scrolling, and more at Mouserobics. This was created by Chris Rippel at the Central Kansas Library System.
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Find movie show times at theaters in and around Bel Air.
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Many links to valuable sites of interest to seniors developed by Yahoo.
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