RESOURCES

CAREGIVER LINKS:

CaregiverMN.org - Information and help for family caregivers of seniors in Minnesota and nationwide.

Minnesota Kinship Caregivers Association - Advocates for, supports and provides information an resources to people raising their grandchildren or children of other kin and friends.

University of Minnesota Extension Service - Shaping a sustainable future with the vitality of youth; strengths of families; the wisdom of seniors and the research, education and outreach of the University of Minnesota.

GOVERNMENT LINKS:

FEDERAL

U.S. Administration on Aging - Information about the Administration on Aging and its programs for the elderly.

Benefits CheckUp - A free, easy-to-use service that identifies federal and state assistance programs for older Americans.

CMS - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Congress Today - This site allows Internet users to access a complete and reliable directory of information about the members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.

United States Department of Health & Human Services

Medicare.gov - Home of Medicare information and search tools such as: Nursing Home Compare, Prescription Drug Assistance Programs, Medicare Health Plan Compare and the Participating Physicians Directory.

NIH - The National Institute on Aging

Social Security Administration

Veterans’ Administration

STATE

Minnesota Board on Aging helps simplify the complicated issues, from housing to benefits. A gateway to information about services and much more!

Minnesota Department of Health - Office of Health Facility Complaints, Immunization information, Birth, Death, Marriage and Divorce certificates.

Minnesota Department of Human Services - Information on Adult Protection, Alternative Care Grant/Elderly Waiver, Food Stamps, Medical Assistance, Minnesota Prescription Drug Program, Supplemental Aid, Home Health and Nursing Home database.

NAAAA - National Association of Area Agencies on Aging.

Elder Care Locator - A nationwide toll-free service to help find local services for seniors.

HEALTH LINKS:

NATIONAL AGENCIES

Alzheimer’s Association

American Cancer Society

D&HI Index - The Deaf and Hearing Impaired Index

DISEASE SPECIFIC

RESOURCE/RATINGS

healthfinder™ - A gateway consumer health and human services information web site from the United States Government.

Hospice Minnesota - Advocates for the needs of people who are dying, and provides information and education about hospice care.

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization

MISC.

Preventing Falls in Older Adults - a community education project that strengthens individual, family member, and provider skill in preventing falls among Senior Citizens

SEARCH RESOURCES

Google - Search Engine, Search for anything on the Internet.

NAIC - The National Aging Information Center/Elder Care Locator Database

SENIOR ORGANIZATIONS

AARP - American Association of Retired Persons

Research Center - Research about and of value to Americans age 50 and over.

Minnesota Senior Federation

MISCELLANEOUS LINKS

Senior Net - provides adults 50+ access to and education about computer technology and the Internet to enhance their lives and enable them to share their knowledge and wisdom.

Clay County Seniors is a program of Lakes & Prairies Community Action Partnership

AFB Senior Site - Impaired Vision

Clay County Seniors
715 11th Street North, Suite 402 Moorhead, MN 56560
Program Director: Dale Rollie
(218) 291-5857
Fax: (218)299-7547