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Places seniors go for information
Government/Association sites
News sites
Medical Information
Nursing Information
Disease-Specific Sites
Administrative Issues

Yahoo Seniors Guide: http://seniors.yahoo.com
This guide offers seniors an opportunity to participate in discussion groups and community bulletin boards, give links to sites of interest, and offers information on health and finance.

SeniorCom: http://www.senior.com
Started ten years ago as a personal challenge for CEO Tom Poole, Senior Com provides a place for seniors to find information, read online magazines dedicated to seniors, and participate in chat sessions.

SeniorNet: http://www.seniornet.org
SeniorNet's mission is to build a community of seniors who are computer literate. Senior net has message boards and chat rooms.SeniorNet conducts research on the uses of technology by older adults.

Government sites

American Society on Aging, Assisted Living Trends, http://www.asaging.org/at/at-19-4/fha.html

Health Care Financing Administration: http://www.hcfa.gov
The Health Care Financing Administration is the federal agency that administers the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Information is available on regulations, meetings. and statistics.

Government Printing Office: http://www.gpo.gov
The Government Printing Office site offers free access to the Federal Register and Congressional Record. There are links the Budget, Congress, and the General Accounting Office.

Census Bureau: http://www.census.gov
The Census Bureau is the source for social, economic, and demographic data.

Bureau of Labor Statistics: http://www.bls.gov
The Bureau of Labor Statistics can help keep you up to date with economic and employment trends.

Department of Housing and Urban Affairs:
http://www.hud.gov

This site contains data on the use of Section 232 Mortgage Finance Program which funds the building of and rehabilitation of assisted living facilities.

U.S. Administration on Aging: Factors Affecting the Growth of Assisted Living, http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/Housing/growth.html

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:

• National Study of Assisted Living for the Frail Elderley, In-Depth Interviews with Developers, http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/daltcp/reports/indepth.htm
• National Study of Assisted Living for the Frail Elderley, Literature Update, http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/daltcp/reports/ablitrev.htm

News sites

New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com
The premier newspaper on the web.

American City Business Journals: http://www.amcity.com
This site offers access to 35 business journals from around the country. Searches through current and back issues are available.

American Journalism Review Newslink: http://www.newslink.org
There are 7,000 links to newspapers, magazines, broadcasters, and news services worldwide.

Medical Information

Healthfinder: http://www.healthfinder.gov
Healthfinder is a gateway consumer health and human services information site from the U.S. Government. Information available on the topic of long term care includes brochures and associations.

Medline: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/databases/freemedl.html
This site, available free from the National Library of Medicine, provides links to articles on clinical and administrative issues.

RXLIST: http://www.rxlist.com
RXLIST includes a list of the top 200 drugs sold each year and gives the searcher the ability to find information on drug actions and interactions.

Nursing Information

American Nurses Association: http://www.ana.org
The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing is one offering available at this site. Information is included on testimony, videoconferences, and educational opportunities.

National League for Nursing: http://www.nln.org
The mission of this organization is to advance quality education thatprepares the nursing workforce to meet the challenges of the future.

Continuing Education Opportunities: http://www.ce-web.com
The questions from these continuing education tests come from American Health Consultants. Subject areas include quality and infection control.

Health Interactive: http://www.rnceus.com
This site contains online interactive continuing education opportunities for nurses and other health professionals.

Disease-Specific Sites

Alzheimer's Disease: http://www.alzheimers.com
This site contains a community bulletin board, access to Medline, and information on other dementias. Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center

http://www.alzheimers.org
This site, a service of the National Institute on Aging, offers information and referral services, news and research on Alzheimer's disease.

Parkinson's Disease: http://www.parkinson.org
The National Parkinson Foundation, INC. sponsors this site which offers research, patient and caregiver information, and information to improve the quality of life of persons with Parkinson's disease.

Cancer: http://oncolink.upenn.edu
Information is included on psychosocial support for cancer patients and caregivers. One goal of this site is to disseminate information on cancer and to educate health care personnel.

Administrative Issues

Equal Opportunity Employment Commission: http://www.eeoc.gov
Information is available on this site to assist employers and employees with questions on discrimination and equity in the workplace.

Monster Board (Recruiting): http://www.monster.com
This is one of the many sites set up to assist both job hunters and employers fill positions.

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