LINKS AARP (American Association for Retired Persons) is a membership organization for seniors. The AARP Foundation provides direct services to senior citizens, particularly in consumer advocacy, legal assistance, tax counseling, job training and placement, and healthcare and long term care information. AARP in Idaho
The Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center's website provides information about Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
American Diabetes Association - Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. The cause of diabetes is a mystery, although both genetics and environmental factors such as obesity and lack of exercise appear to play roles.
American Lung Association - Lung disease is the number three killer in America, responsible for one in seven deaths. Today, more than 30 million Americans are living with chronic lung disease such as asthma, emphysema and chronic bronchitis.
American Society on Aging - The American Society on Aging works to enhance the knowledge and skills of those working with older adults and their families.
American Stroke Association - Stroke is a medical emergency. Know the warning signs!Arthritis Foundation - The Arthritis Foundation offers more than 100 brochures FREE to people with arthritis and their families and friends.
Benefits Checkup - Log on and discover the benefits for which you are eligible.
Careguide.com is a comprehensive web site that offers a wealth of information from finding the right care, to creating a safe environment, to legal planning and daily living issues.
Center for Family Caregivers - The Center for family Caregivers, a non-profit organization, is dedicated to providing support and educational materials to family caregivers.
Children of Aging Parents - Children of Aging Parents is a nonprofit, charitable organization whose mission is to assist the nation's nearly 23 million caregivers of the elderly with reliable information, referrals and support, and to heighten public awareness that the health of the family caregivers is essential to ensure quality care of the nation's growing elderly population.
ElderWeb provides current news, information and a state-specific care provider search engine.
Idaho Commission on Aging provides information and a coordinated system of services maximizing available family, community and public resources.
Living Will Registry provides a free confidential registry of advance directives which are available to hospitals 24 hours a day. Yearly renewal assures hospital personnel that the document is up to date.
Medicare information is available from the government.
Medicare Rights Center - The Medicare Rights Center (MRC) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to ensuring that older adults and people with disabilities get good, affordable health care. The MRC website offers helpful and reliable Medicare information for consumers and professionals.
National Alliance for Care Giving - Dedicated to providing support to family caregivers and the professionals who help them, and to increasing awareness of issues facing family caregivers.
National Association on HIV over Fifty - Promotes the availability of a full range of educational, prevention, service and health care programs for persons over age fifty affected by HIV.
National Hispanic Council on Aging - The National Hispanic Council on Aging keeps it members informed about issues critical to Latino seniors, especially those pertaining to health, income, education, employment, housing, strengthening of families, and building communities.
National Indian Council on Aging - The National Indian Council on Aging represents the interests of 230,000 American Indian and Alaska Native elders.
The National Institute on Aging (NIA), leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life.
National Multiple Sclerosis Society - MS is neither contagious nor directly inherited, although genetic factors may make individuals susceptible to the disease. Learn more about Multiple Sclerosis.
NOLO provides a good guide to living wills and legal issues.
SHIBA (Senior Health Insurance Benefits Advisors) is the Idaho State Insurance Funds' site. They offer free information, counseling and assistance to help you answer your questions and make informed buying decisions.
Telehealth Idaho - The primary purpose of Telehealth Idaho is to improve access to healthcare for people in rural Idaho. The secondary purpose is to establish a statewide telehealth resource center.