Developed and maintained by The National Council on Aging (NCOA), BenefitsCheckUp is the nation's most comprehensive web-based service to screen for benefits programs for seniors with limited income and resources. BenefitsCheckUp includes more than 1,550 public and private benefits programs from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, including: prescription drugs, nutrition (including Food Stamps), energy, financial, legal, health care, Social Security, housing, transportation and tax relief assistance.

CFAD is an organization for the more than 6.9 million Americans struggling to care for an aging parent or other loved one who lives in a far-away city. This website aims to help families find needed resources. While caregiving is a national problem shared by millions, solutions are local and can vary greatly. CFAD’s goal is to help you organize for the task and identify public and private service providers to help your loved one. CFAD offers a range of communication tools to help you and your family coordinate and implement a caregiving plan.

The Case Management Society of America aims to improve patient well-being and health care outcomes by supporting the professional development of care managers from a variety of disciplines, practice settings, skill levels and professional capacities. Case managers manage the collaborative process of assessment, planning, facilitation and advocacy for options and services to meet an individual's health needs.

Trained and accredited, Certified Relocation and Transition Specialists (CRTS) manage all aspects of 55+ home transitions: from sorting to packing the family home to booking professional movers and estate sale professionals. Industry regulated, CRTS are educated, insured and have undergone background security checks to protect and provide for clients and their families throughout the home transition process.

Medicare.gov is a consumer beneficiary website that provides access to information about Medicare. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) administers Medicare, the nation's largest health insurance program, which covers nearly 40 million Americans. Medicare is a Health Insurance Program for people age 65 or older, some disabled people under age 65, and people of all ages with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure treated with dialysis or a transplant).

NAELA was founded in 1987 as a professional association of attorneys who are dedicated to improving the quality of legal services provided to seniors and people with special needs. Rather than being defined by technical legal distinctions, elder law is defined by the client to be served. In other words, the lawyer who practices elder law may handle a range of issues but has a specific type of client--seniors. Elder law attorneys focus on the legal needs of the elderly, and work with a variety of legal tools and techniques to meet the goals and objectives of the older client.

n4a is the leading voice on aging issues for Area Agencies on Aging and a champion for Title VI Native American aging programs. Through advocacy, training and technical assistance, n4a supports the national network of 650 AAAs and 240 Title VI programs. n4a works with their members in achieving the collective mission of building a society that values and supports people as they age. Find your local Area Agency on Aging/Title VI.

Professional Geriatric Care Managers (PGCMs) are health and human services specialists who help families care for older relatives, while encouraging as much independence as possible. The PGCM may be trained in any of a number of fields related to long-term care, including, but not limited to, nursing, gerontology, social work, or psychology, with a specialized focus on issues related to aging and elder care. The PGCM acts as a guide and advocate -- identifying problems and offering solutions, from assessment of an aging parent's needs to addressing the life change of a family.

A professional association of organizations dedicated to assisting older adults and families with the physical and emotional demands of downsizing, relocating, or modifying their homes. Founded in 2002, NASMM promotes awareness of the senior move industry to consumers and other aging services professionals; advances the professional competence of its members through training and continuing education; encourages the delivery of client-centered senior move services with compassion and integrity; and hosts a national referral network of senior move managers in 46 states, Canada and Australia.

NFCA educates, supports, empowers and speaks up for the more than 50 million Americans who care for loved ones with a chronic illness or disability or the frailties of old age. NFCA reaches across the boundaries of diagnoses, relationships and life stages to help transform family caregivers' lives by removing barriers to health and well being. NFCA's core Caring Every Day messages are: Believe in Yourself. Protect Your Health. Reach Out for Help. Speak Up for Your Rights.

The Center provides support, technical assistance and training to the 53 State Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs and their statewide networks of almost 600 regional (local) programs. Ombudsmen are dedicated to enhancing the lives of long term care residents. Ombudsmen advocate for residents' rights and quality care; educate consumers and providers; resolve residents' complaints and provide information to the public. Locate regional ombudsmen and other state resources.

SCSA educates professionals to work more effectively with their senior clients. We believe that the right kind of planning, recommendations and referrals can make aging a state to be savored instead of a fate to be feared. For those who work with seniors, that means understanding the key health, social and financial factors that are important to seniors—and how these factors work together. CSAs are able to integrate this knowledge into their professional practices, no matter what field they’re in. They’ve learned how incredibly gratifying it is to help seniors achieve their goals, and the seniors they’ve worked with have learned how important it is to work with someone who truly understands their age-related circumstances.

An SR Alliance is a team of professionals in your community working together to provide a wide range of services most needed by seniors. Led by a Certified Senior Advisor (CSA)®, the team brings together people whose products and services are the ones that seniors most want and need. An SR Alliance provides experienced professionals in such fields as financial, medical and non-medical homecare, legal, accounting and housing-related services. One advantage of the SR Alliance is the availability of interdisciplinary thinking.