- Area Agencies on Aging in Michigan
- Other Senior Related Sites
- Government Resources
- Consumer Information

Area Agencies on Aging in Michigan

• Detroit Area Agency on Aging (Region 1-A)
  Serves the city of Detroit, Hamtramck, Highland Park, Harper Woods, and all of the Grosse Pointe communities.

• Area Agency on Aging 1-B
  Serves the counties of Oakland, Livingstone, Washtenaw. St. Clair, Monroe, and Macomb.

• The Senior Alliance (Region 1-C)
  Serves the 34 communities of Wayne County of western and southern Wayne County.

• Region 2 Area Agency on Aging
  Serves the counties of Jackson, Hillsdale, and Lenawee.

• Region IIIA Area Agency on Aging
  Serves the county of Kalamazoo.

• Region IIIB Area Agency on Aging
  Serves the counties of Barry and Calhoun.

• Branch-St. Joseph Area Agency on Aging IIIC
  Serves the counties of Branch, and St. Joseph.

• Region IV Area Agency on Aging
  Serves the counties of Berrien, Cass, and Van Buren.

• Valley Area Agency on Aging (Region 5)
  Serves the counties of Genessee, Lapeer, and Shiawassee.

• Tri-County Office on Aging (Region 6)
  Serves the city of Lansing and the counties of Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham.

• Region VII Area Agency on Aging
  Serves the counties of Bay, Clare, Gladwin, Gratiot, Huron, Isabella, Midland, Saginaw, Sanillac, and Tuscola.

• Area Agency on Aging of Western Michigan (Region 8)
  Serves the counties of Allegan, Ionia, Kent, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Montcalm, Newaygo, Osceola.

• Northeast Michigan Community Services Agency (Region 9)
  Serves the counties of Alcona, Alpena, Arenac, Cheboygan, Crawford, Iosca, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle, and Roscommon.

• Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Michigan (Region 10)
  Serves the counties of Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Manistee, Missaukee, and Wexford.

• Upper Penninsula Area Agency on Aging (Region 11)
  Serves the counties of Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontognagon, and Schoolcraft.

• Senior Resources Region 14 Area Agency on Aging
  Serves the counties of Muskegon, Oceana, and Ottawa. 

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Other Senior Related Sites

• AARP

• ABLEDATA
  Information on assistive technology and rehabilitation equipment.

• Ableproject
  Helps people with disabilities to find mobility and assistive products easier and faster.

• American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA)

• American Society on Aging

• Benefits Checkup
  Site offers an on-screen benefits checkup for seniors to help them identify programs that they qualify for.

• The Caregivers Marketplace
  Discounts, cash back, education, and more for caregivers and caregiving products.

• Carepathways
  A web site created by RNs who are dedicated to providing seniors and their caregivers with information and services.

• Case Management Resource Guide  

• Children of Aging Parents (CAPS)

• Eden Alternative
  Home page explaining the program designed to change nursing homes into livable habitats where residents can care for and enjoy the companionship of pets.

• Elderhostel
  Interested in combining travel with your education? Check out the options available.

• Elderweb
  This site has links to several articles dealing with issues such as Social Security, Medicare, housing, and caregiving.

• Families USA
  Information for health care consumers.

• Family Caregiver Alliance
  Information about caregiving resources.

• Geezer Brigade

• Gerontological Society of America

• Generations Online

• Health Care Association of Michigan
  This web site also includes a Consumer Guide to Nursing Homes and advice on Choosing a Nursing Home.

• Home Care Companion

• How to Care

• Institute of Gerontology at Wayne State University, Detroit, MI

• Metro Detroit Seniors

• Michigan Assisted Living Association

• Michigan LawHelp

• Multilingual Health Information for Seniors
  Available in English, Arabic and Spanish through a partnership with Oakwood Healthcare System, The Senior Alliance, and SBC.

• National Alliance for Caregiving

• National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare

• National Council on Aging (NCOA)

• National Senior Citizens Law Center

• Older Americans Act

• SeniorNet
  Computer and internet education to seniors and persons age 50+

• ThirdAge
  This site is for active older adults, 50+ and seniors. Features chat, free stuff, and information regarding discounts, health care, computers, retirement, investing, caregiving, travel, news, and more.

• Veterans News & Information Service

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Government Resources

• Administration on Aging (AoA)
  The official site of the agency that oversees federal policy concerning seniors, including the Older Americans Act.

• Blue Pages On-Line Directory
  The federal government's on-line directory.

• Bureau of Census and Bureau of Census Lookup
  Quick access to census tables.

• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  For federal Medicare and Medicaid Policy Information.

• Congress
  - U.S. House of Representatives
  - U.S. Senate

• Consumer Information Center
  Federal government publication center in Pueblo, CO.

• Government Benefits
  This is a website that helps you find government benefits you may be eligible to receive.

• Medicare
  The official government site for Medicare information.

• State of Michigan
  Official web site for the State of Michigan. Includes links to Michigan Government, Travel and Recreation, Business Services, Licensing, Certification & Permits, Family, Health, & Safety; and Education & Career Development.

• Michigan Office of Services to the Aging
  The official site of the Michigan Office of Services to the Aging (OSA). This site includes statewide listings of Area Agencies on Agencies, Nursing Homes, Caregiver resources, etc.

• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  Consumer related information about cars, including recalls.

• Social Security Administration

• Thomas Legislative Information on the Internet
  Current and archived Federal legislation information.

• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
  Provides information about products that have safety defects.

• U. S. Postal Service
  This site includes Zip Codes Plus Four to help you find the zip code (including plus four) for addresses anywhere in the U.S.

• U.S. Government Printing Office
  A good source of information available from a variety of Federal agencies. You can also search for information about congressional bills, documents, hearings, etc., the Code of Federal Regulations, the federal budget, GAO reports, and Supreme Court decisions.

• Veterans Affairs (VA)

• White House
  Besides information about the White House, you can find links to other government resources.

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Consumer Information

• Federal Trade Commission
  This Federal agency enforces a variety of federal antitrust and consumer protection laws.

• National Consumers League's National Fraud Information Center
  The National Consumers League is a private, nonprofit advocacy group representing consumers on marketplace and workplace issues. For information about telemarketing fraud check the National Fraud Information Center.

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