Federal government

> All-In-One Government Site:www.firstgov.gov/- Reach all of the government sites and information.

>Administration on Agingwww.aoa.dhhs.gov- . Information from the federal agency that deals with issues affecting older Americans.

> Aging Initiativewww.epa.gov/aging/ - A site by the Environmental Protection Agency on healthy aging.

>Consumer Protection Agency Senior Help http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/- Web Page with links to consumer information specifically for senior citizens. It has information about a wide range of topics from buying cars to saving money.

>Department of Health and Human Serviceswww.os.dhhs.gov- . Includes computer links to many of the department's agencies.

> Eldercare Locator www.eldercare.gov- U.S. service to find programs and supportive services to help people care for an older member of their family in their homes and communities.

> First Government for Seniors www.seniors.gov/- Formerly, where to find the latest government news for senior citizens and a guide to all federal government sites for seniors. Now mostly static links.

>Health Care Financing Administrationwww.hcfa.gov- . The operations of the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Also: www.medicare.gov ,the official Medicare site, which contains comparisons of Medicare and Medigap policies.

>Medicaid cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/consumer.asp- Home page for Medicaid consumers.

Medicare www.medicare.gov/- Home page for Medicare consumers.

>Medicare Nursing Home Compare www.medicare.gov/NHCompare/home.asp - Provides detailed information about the performance of every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in the country.

> National Aging Information Center of AoA -Click- Skipping the Administration on Aging introductions, etc., this goes right to their information for seniors.

>National Institutes of Healthnih.gov- . Provides links to several institutes, including the National Cancer Institute and National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.

> National Library of Medicine - Senior Health nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/seniorshealthgeneral.html- Gathers health news about seniors on a daily basis.

> Senior Corps - Go to our Senior Corps page for links - Click

> Social Security Administrationssa.gov- . Everything about Social Security and its many services.

> U.S. House Subcommittee on Social Security waysandmeans.house.gov/socsec.htm- Where Social Security legislation begins.

>U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging aging.senate.gov- A good place to keep up with legislation affecting seniors.