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.
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
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
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.
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.
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
715 11th Street North, Suite 402, Moorhead, MN 56560
Program Director: Bev Nelson
(218) 962-3388 or (218) 299-7000
Fax: (218)299-7547
Clay County Seniors is a program of Lakes & Prairies Community Action Partnership
AFB Senior Site - Impaired Vision