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

U.S. Administration on Aging: http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/Housing/growth.html
Factors affecting the growth of assisted living.

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

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

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.

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.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (formerly Health Care Financing Administration): http://cms.hhs.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.

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. Department of Health and Human Services:

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

U.S. Department of Justice: http://www.usdoj.gov

Department of Labor: http://www.dol.gov

	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.
	Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA): http://www.osha.gov

Medical Information

Health finder: http://www.healthfinder.gov
Health finder 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.

RX LIST: http://www.rxlist.com
RX LIST 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.nursingworld.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 that prepares 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.

Health Related Sites

The Alzheimer's Association: http://www.alz.org
This site contains information on the association, as well as resources for patients, families, caregivers, health care professionals, researchers, and the media.

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.

Arthritis Foundation: http://www.arthritis.org
Information on arthritis-related advocacy, programs, services and research.

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.

American Diabetes Association: http://www.diabetes.org
This site provides information on diabetes research, information and advocacy.

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.

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