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Administration
on Aging - The AOA provides information designed for Older Americans
and their families as well as those concerned about providing the opportunities
and services to enrich the lives of older persons and support their
independence.
Aging Network Services
- Aging Network Services is a nationwide, for-profit network of private-practice
geriatric social workers who serve as care managers for older parents who live
at a distance or in the area.
Alzheimer's
Association - The Alzheimer’s Association has a national network of
chapters that provide a wealth of programs and services to persons with
Alzheimer’s disease, their families and caregivers, and health care
professionals
Alzheimer Disease Education
and Referral Center - The Alzheimer's Disease Education and
Referral (ADEAR) Center, a service of the National Institute on Aging,
distributes information about Alzheimer's disease to health professionals,
patients and their families, and the general public.
American
Association for Retired Persons - AARP is the nation's leading
organization for people age 50 and older. It serves their needs and interests
through information and education, advocacy, and community services which are
provided by a network of local chapters and experienced volunteers throughout
the country. The organization also offers members a wide range of special
benefits and services, including Modern Maturity magazine and the monthly
Bulletin.
American Association of Homes
and Services for the Aging - The American Association of Homes and
Services for the Aging (AAHSA) is the national association of not-for-profit
organizations dedicated to providing quality housing, health, community, and
related services to older people. AAHSA's mission is to represent and promote
the common interests of its members through leadership, advocacy, education, and
other services.
American Cancer
Society - The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a national
community-based volunteer health organization whose mission is to eliminate
cancer as a major health problem by promoting its prevention. ACS seeks to
diminish patients' suffering through research, education, advocacy, and patient
services. ACS supports medical and scientific research in all aspects of cancer.
It provides education to inform the public about various forms of the disease,
as well as issues of early detection, risk reduction, and prevention. It also
educates medical professionals on state-of-the-art techniques for cancer
prevention, detection, and management. Finally, ACS collects statistical and
epidemiologic information on cancer, disseminating it to a variety of special
interest groups.
American Diabetes
Association - The mission of the American Diabetes Association (ADA)
is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected
by diabetes.
American Heart Association
- The American Heart Association (AHA) is a volunteer health organization that
funds research and sponsors public education programs to reduce disability and
death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke.
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Benefits Check-up
Program -
The BenefitsCheckUp is the nation's first
50-state (including the District of Columbia) online service to provide public
benefit screening. BenefitsCheckUp
was developed to address a concerning problem: millions of older adults are
eligible for benefits, but not receiving them. Ranging from health coverage to
supplemental income to help in paying utility bills, there are millions of older
adults who could benefit from a wide array of public programs if they knew about
them and how to apply for them.
Black Elderly Legal
Assistance Support Project - This project stimulates the involvement
of local chapters of the National Bar Association to establish and expand
African American and other minority community care coalitions at four sites
around the Nation. Outcomes are targeted to the legal assistance needs of
African American and other minority elderly.
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CareScout
- Provides information on needs assessment, CareScount ratings, caretaker tools,
and community reviews for nursing homes, assisted living, home health and
hospice.
Consumer Consortium on Assisted
Living - The Consumer Consortium on Assisted
Living (CCAL) provides information on assisted
living. Of special interest is their Checklist for Evaluating
Assisted Living Facilities.
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Eldercare
Locator - The Eldercare Locator is a nationwide directory assistance
service designed to help older persons and caregivers locate local support
resources for aging Americans. The toll-free number is operated as a cooperative
partnership of the Administration on Aging, the National Association of Area
Agencies on Aging, and the National Association of State Units on Aging.
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FirstGov
For Senior - FirstGov for Seniors is one of
several projects created at the direction of the National Partnership for
Reinventing Government (NPRG). FirstGov
for Seniors is a service especially geared toward senior citizens. FirstGov for
Seniors allows citizens to obtain valuable health and security information and
services at one location via the Internet.
Foundation
for Hospice and Home Care - The Foundation for Hospice and Home Care
promotes hospice and home care, establishes responsible standards of care,
develops programs to ensure the proper preparation of caregivers, educates the
public, and conducts research on aging, health, and social policies.
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U.S.
Department of Health & Human Services - The
Department of Health and Human Services is the United States
government's principal agency for protecting the health of all
Americans and providing essential human services, especially for
those who are least able to help themselves.
Health
Care Financing Administration - HCFA is the federal agency that
administers Medicare, Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program
(SCHIP). HCFA provides health insurance for over 74 million Americans through
Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP. The majority of these individuals receive their
benefits through the fee-for-service delivery system, however, an increasing
number are choosing managed care plans.
Homes and
Communities - A department within the US Department of Housing and
Urban Development.
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Joint
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations - JCAHO
evaluates and accredits nearly 20,000 health care organizations and programs in
the United States. An independent, not-for-profit organization, JCAHO is the
nation’s predominant standards-setting and accrediting body in health care.
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Legal Counsel for the Elderly
- Legal Counsel for the Elderly works to expand the availability of legal
services to older people and enhance the quality of existing services. It
ensures that incapacitated or institutionalized older people receive quality
legal care.
Legal Services for
the Elderly - Legal Services for the Elderly (LSE) is an advisory
center for lawyers who specialize in the legal problems of older persons.
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Meals on Wheels
Association of America - The Meals on Wheels Association of America (MOWAA)
is the oldest organization in the United States representing those who provide
meal services to people in need. The Association provides education, training,
and development opportunities, enabling members to provide quality nutrition
services and programs.
Medicare
- The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) administers
Medicare, the nation's largest health insurance program, which covers
39 million Americans. Medicare is a Health Insurance Program for
people 65 years of age and older, some disabled people under 65 years
of age.
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The National Aging
Information Center - The National Aging Information Center (NAIC),
established in 1995 by the Administration on Aging, serves as a central source
of aging information for a broad national audience.
National
Adult Day Services Association - NADSA is the only organization that
provides a focal point for adult day services at the national level.
National Asian Pacific Center
on Aging - The National Asian Pacific Center on Aging is to serve as
the leading national advocacy organization committee to the dignity, well-being
and quality of life of Asian Pacific Americans in their senior years.
National Association of Area
Agencies on Aging - The National Association of Area Agencies on
Aging (NAAAA) represents the interests of Area Agencies on Aging across the
country.
National Association of State
Units on Aging - The National Association of State Units on Aging (NASUA)
is a national public interest organization that provides information, technical
assistance, and professional development support to its members. NASUA works to
promote social policy at the Federal and State levels responsive to the needs of
older Americans. Staff assist State Units on Aging to better serve older people.
National Center on
Elder Abuse - The National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) is operated
jointly with the National Association of State Units on Aging, the National
Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse, and the University of Delaware to
serve the information and knowledge and skills development needs of
professionals concerned with elder abuse/neglect.
National Citizens' Coalition
for Nursing Home Reform - The National Citizens' Coalition for
Nursing Home Reform defines and achieves quality for people with long-term-care
needs through informed, empowered consumers; effective citizen groups and
ombudsman programs; promotion of best practices in care delivery; public policy
responsive to consumers needs; and enforcement of consumer-directed health and
living standards.
National Committee to Preserve
Social Security and Medicare - The National Committee to Preserve
Social Security and Medicare, an advocacy and education organization, is
dedicated to protecting and enhancing Federal programs vital to seniors' health
and economic well-being.
The National Council on the
Aging, Inc. - The National Council on the Aging (NCOA)--a private,
nonprofit organization--serves as a resource for information, training,
technical assistance, advocacy, and leadership in all aspects of aging. NCOA
seeks to promote the well-being and contributions of older persons and to
enhance the field of aging.
National
Family Caregivers Association - NFCA is a grass roots organization
created to educate, support, empower and speak up for the millions of Americans
who care for chronically ill, aged or disabled loved ones.
Nursing
Home Compare - Developed by the U.S. Health Care Financing
Administration, the primary purpose of this tool is to provide detailed
information about the performance of every Medicare- and Medicaid-certified
nursing home in the country. Virginia-specific information is available.
National Hispanic
Council on Aging - The National Hispanic Council on Aging is a
private, nonprofit organization that works to promote the well-being of older
Hispanics.
National
Indian Council on Aging - Since it was formed by a group of tribal
chairmen in 1976, NICOA has served as the nation’s foremost non-profit
advocate for the nation’s (est.) 200,000 American Indian and Alaska Native
elders. NICOA strives to better the lives of the nation's indigenous seniors
through advocacy, employment training, dissemination of information, and data
support.
National
Institute on Aging - The NIA, one of the 25 institutes and centers of
the National Institutes of Health, leads a broad scientific effort to understand
the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life.
National Long-Term Care
Resource Center - The National Long-Term Care Resource Center, a
collaboration between the University of Minnesota Institute for Health Services
Research and the National Academy of State Health Policy, assists the aging
network to develop, administer, monitor, and refine community-based
long-term-care systems reform.
National
Senior Citizens Law Center - The NSCLC advocates nationwide to
promote the independence and well-being of low-income elderly individuals, as
well as persons with disabilities, with particular emphasis on women and racial
and ethnic minorities.
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Organization of Chinese
Americans - The Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA) works to
ensure equal opportunities for Americans of Chinese ancestry.
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District Three
Governmental Cooperative -
District Three Governmental Cooperative is an agency owned and operated by
its member local governments for the benefit of the citizens of Bland, Carroll,
Grayson, Smyth, Washington and Wythe counties, and the cities of Bristol and
Galax, Virginia.
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SeniorHousingNet
- Search Senior Housing Net's comprehensive guide to retirement communities,
assisted living residences, Alzheimer's facilities, and nursing homes
nationwide.
SeniorNet -
SeniorNet is a national nonprofit educational organization founded to teach
computer skills to older adults and to provide a means for older adults to
access information and to form friendships within an online network community.
seniorresource.com
- Senior Resouce provides an encyclopedia of housing choices for seniors. This
site generates 90,000 hits per month and includes other valuable information.
Social
Security Administration - SSA oversees Medicare, supplemental
security income as well as benefits for the disabled.
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United Way of America
- The United Way of America is an association of local, independent United Way
agencies in cities and towns across the United States. Local United Way
agencies, which are funded through charitable donations, support social service
and public assistance programs, including a variety of community programs for
older persons. Local agencies are listed in the telephone directory.
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Virginia
Association of Health Plans - The VAHP site is designed to be a
resource on managed care in Virginia for members, consumers, health plan
purchasers, legislators and members of the press.
Virgina
Association of Nonprofit Homes for the Aging - VANHA is a statewide
organization of not-for-profit retirement housing facilities, adult care
residences, nursing homes, and continuing care retirement communities.
Facilities are sponsored by a variety of religious, fraternal, public and
private organizations dedicated to providing quality care and services to the
elderly.
Virginia
Department for the Visually Handicapped - The Department for the
Visually Handicapped provides a variety of services to Virginians with visual
disabilities of all ages in their efforts to maximize their independence.
Services are available to infants, children, working aged adults as well as to
individuals in their retirement years with serious visual impairments.
Virginia
Department of Health - VDH's mission is to achieve and maintain
optimum personal and community health by emphasizing health promotion, disease
prevention, and environmental protection.
Virginia
Department of Health, Center for Quality Health Care Services and Consumer
Protection -
Virginia Department of
Medical Assistance Services - DMAS provides a system of high-quality
comprehensive health services to members of Virginia’s low-income population
as part of a safety net provided by the taxpayers to qualifying individuals in
need and their families. DMAS encourages beneficiaries to take personal
responsibility for improving their health outcomes so they can achieve greater
self-sufficiency and also strives to ensure that program integrity is maintained
in the array of preventive, acute and long-term care services it provides, and
that fraud, waste and abuse are detected and eliminated to the maximum extent
possible.
Virginia
Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services
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Virginia Department of
Social Services - VDSS's mission is to promote self-reliance,
prevention, and protection by serving as a catalyst for healthy families and
communities.
Virginia
Department
of Professional and Occupational Regulation - The Department of
Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR) oversees those jobs which pose a
potential for public harm. DPOR licenses or certifies more than 245,000
individuals and businesses ranging from contractors to real estate agents and
opticians to hearing aid specialists. DPOR works aggressively to protect
all consumers, but focuses its efforts especially on fraud and discrimination
against older Virginians because senior citizens are often potential targets for
unscrupulous business practices. Learn more about protecting yourself with
the DPOR Consumer Guides for Older Virginians or call the Hotline for Older
Virginians at (804) 367-2178.
Virginia
Health Care Association - VHCA's mission is to promote the delivery
of quality extended health care services through leadership, information,
education, collective action and collaborative efforts with other providers and
citizen groups so that quality health care services along a continuum of care
are available to all citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Virginia Health
Information -
Virginia Health Information (VHI) is your source of information on health care
in Virginia. VHI is a nonprofit corporation and provides health care
data to businesses, consumers, researchers, universities, and others to help
them to make better health care decisions. VHI has published consumer guides to
health insurance options, Virginia hospitals, and long-term care. VHI
provides databases of inpatient discharges and reports generated from that data
as well as financial and utilization data on hospitals and nursing facilities.
Virginia
Health Quality Center - The VHQC is about improving the quality of
health care. We review, assess and improve quality in cooperation with a variety
of stakeholders, including government agencies and private enterprises. By
collaborating with consumers, providers and purchasers for the common goal of
improving the quality of health care delivered, we are able to help bring about
healthier communities.
Virginia Housing Development
Authority - VHDA's mission is to help our fellow Virginians obtain
safe, sound and decent housing otherwise unaffordable to them.
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Some of the narrative summaries
and website from above where obtained from the Administration on
Aging and Virginia Health Information.
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References from this web page do not constitute an endorsement nor
recommendation by the Virginia Association of Area Agencies on Aging.
V4A is not responsible for the contents of any "off-site"
web pages referenced from this server. By using this site, the user
takes full responsibility for any use of these links.
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