Retirement and Aging
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- Administration on Aging
Provides home and community-based services to millions of older persons through the programs funded under the Older Americans Act. Links to Alzheimer's disease resources, caregivers resources, disaster assistance, elder rights and resources (including elder abuse), housing resources, how to find help for elders, money matters, health and nutrition resources, and services for seniors. - AgingStats.gov
Aging-related statistics provided by 15 federal agencies. - Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Healthy Aging
Links to health information, research and statistics, organizations, a listserv, and publications. - The Congressional Research Service (CRS), the research arm of Congress, prepares reports (usually under 20 pages long) on topics of interest to members of Congress. Search these CRS Reports CU through LexisNexis. Enter "aged and aging", "retirement", "social security" or "social security administration" as search terms.
- Eldercare Locator
A searchable database designed to link elder adults and caregivers at the state and community level. - FDA Information for Seniors
Information for serniors on health issues, including arthritis, cancer, health fraud, and nutrition from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. - Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
- Seniors & Retirees
Offers tips, publications and answers frequently asked questions. - Tax Information for Retirement Plans Community
Offers tax information on retirement plans for employers and employees.
- Seniors & Retirees
- Medicare.gov
- Medicare Publications
- Nursing Home Compare
Provides detailed information on every Medicare or Medicaid certified nursing homes in the country. Offers information on nursing home characteristics, quality measures, inspection results, and nursing staff information. - Prescription Drug Coverage
- National Center for Health Statistics (CDC) - Trends in Health and Aging
Tables on trends in the health of older Americans showing data by age, sex, race and Hispanic origin. - National Institute on Aging Health Information
Provides health related publications, clinical trials, public service ads, Alzheimer's Disease information, links to related sites, and a searchable database of over 250 national organizations that help older adults. - Retirement Planner
Service of the U.S. Social Security Administration. Provides detailed information about Social Security retirement benefits under current law and points out things to consider while preparing for the future. - Social Security
- Congressional Budget Office - Social Security Analyses
Includes overview and outlook reports, policy analyses, and reports on individual accounts, investments in private assets, and retirement saving. - Forms.gov - Social Security Administration
Download forms/instructions from the agency. - GAO (Government Accountability Office) reports
Reports on the programs and expenditures of the federal government. Type "social security" in the search box in the upper right corner. - House Committee on Ways and Means - Subcommittee on Social Security
Provides links to members, jurisdiction, hearings and legislation. - U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
Includes a Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy. - U.S. Social Security Administration
Federal agency that pays retirement, disability and survivors benefits to workers and their families, administers the Supplemental Security Income program, and issues Social Security numbers. - White House Policies in Focus - Social Security
- USA.gov - Senior Citizens' Resources
A collection of links to federal and state government resources. - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Aging
Topical webpage with links for caregivers, data and statistics, diseases and condition, hospitals, nursing homes, and other facilities, Medicare and Medicaid, safety and wellness, and more. - Seniors
Topical webpage with links for general information, health information, nutrition, elder abuse, and resources for seniors. - U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) - Retirement Information & Services
Provides current and former employees of the Federal Government with general and personal information about retirement benefits and annuity payments. - U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging
Studies issues, conducts oversight of programs, and investigates reports of fraud and waste.
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International Information
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) - Sustainable Development and Ageing
Contains links to studies on ageing in rural populations and the needs of the rural elderly. - International Labour Organization (ILO) and Ageing
Information about aging and employment. - Project on Population Aging
Statistics and publications from the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. - UN Global Issues - Ageing
Provides links to the "Lead Office" (UN Programme on Ageing) as well as links to other key offices, events, documents, and speeches focusing on ageing. - UN Programme on Ageing
Links to UN and other international programs, meetings, and events, documents, observances, government contacts, and more. - World Health Organization (WHO) - Ageing
Provides links to descriptions of activities, reports, news and events, as well as contacts and cooperating partners in the various WHO programmes and offices.
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Nongovernmental Sources
- AARP
Nonpartisan membership organization for people age 50 and over in the United States. Site provides links for information on discounts and services; issues and elections; learning and technology; health; family, home and legal; money and work (includes retirement and social security); and travel. - International Federation on Ageing
A membership based network of organizations, bodies and individuals with a mission to improve the quality of lives of older people around the world through policy change, grassroot partnerships and strengthening bridges between public and private sectors concerned with ageing issues.
- The Library Catalog, Chinook
There are numerous secondary, federal, and international sources of information on retirement and aging available in the collection.
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