The following groups have a wealth of useful information on all aspects of aging – from research to services. Contact any of these for broad-based questions or referrals.
Financial Assistance and Information
Department of Veterans Affairs
Office of Public Affairs
810 Vermont Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20420
1-800-827-1000
1-800-829-4833 (toll-free TTY)
www.va.gov
National Council on the Aging – Benefits Checkup Program
Employee Benefit Security Administration
Department of Labor
200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Room N5626
Washington, DC 20210
1-866-275-7922
www.dol.gov/ebsa
Hill-Burton Free Medical Care Program
Health Resources and Services Administration
Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Facilities Compliance and Recovery
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 10C-16
Rockville, MD 20857
1-800-638-0742
www.hrsa.gov/osp/dfcr/
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
7500 Security Building
Baltimore, MD 21244-1850
1-877-267-2323 (toll-free)
1-866-226-1819 (toll-free TTY)
www.medicare.gov
American Health Assistance Foundation
22512 Gateway Center Drive
Clarksburg, MD 20871
1-800-437-AHAF (2423)
www.ahaf.org
General Resources
National Institute on Aging Information Center
P.O. Box 8057
Gaithersburg, MD 20898-8057
1-800-222-2225
1-800-222-4225 (toll-free TTY)
www.nia.nih.gov
National Council on the Aging
300 D Street, SW, Suite 801
Washington, DC 20024
202-479-1200
www.ncoa.org
Alzheimer’s Disease
Care Planner
Alzheimer’s Association
225 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60601-7633
1-800-272-3900
www.alz.org
Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral Center
P.O. Box 8250
Silver Spring, MD 20907-8250
1-800-438-4380
www.alzheimers.org
Caregiving
Well Spouse Foundation
63 W. Main Street, Suite H
Freehold, NJ 07728
1-800-838-0879
www.wellspouse.org
Family Caregiver Alliance
690 Market Street, Suite 600
San Francisco, CA 94104
415-434-3388
www.caregiver.org
Children of Aging Parents
1609 Woodbourne Road, Suite 302A
Levittown, PA 19057-1511
1-800-227-7294
www.caps4caregivers.org
Legal Issues
National Senior Citizens Law Center
1101 14th Street, NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20005
202-289-6976
www.nsclc.org
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
1604 North Country Club Road
Tucson, AZ 85716
520-881-4005
www.naela.org
American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging
740 15th Street, NW, 8th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
202-662-8690
www.abanet.org/aging
Meals/Nutrition
Meals on Wheels Association of America
1414 Prince Street, Suite 302
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-548-5558
www.mowaa.org
American Dietetic Association
120 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 2000
Chicago, IL 60606-6995
1-800-366-1655 (Consumer Hotline)
www.eatright.org
Medication/Prescription Drugs
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America – Patient Assistance Programs
National Council on Patient Information and Education
4915 Saint Elmo Avenue, Suite 505
Bethesda, MD 20814-6053
301-656-8565
www.talkaboutrx.org
Food and Drug Administration
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
1-888-INFO-FDA (463-6332)
www.fda.gov/cder
American Association of Retired Persons – State Pharmacy Assistance Programs
Respite and Hospice Care
Partnership for Caring, Inc./ America’s Voice for the Dying
1620 Eye Street, NW, Suite 202
Washington, DC 20006
1-800-989-9455
www.partnershipforcaring.org
National Hospice Foundation
1700 Diagonal Road, Suite 625
Alexandria, VA 22314
1-800-338-8619
www.hospiceinfo.org
Americans for Better Care of the Dying
4200 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016
202-895-2660
www.abcd-caring.org