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- Area
Agencies on Aging in Michigan
- Other Senior Related Sites
- Government Resources
- Consumer Information
Area Agencies on Aging in Michigan
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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.
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Area Agency on
Aging 1-B
Serves the counties of Oakland, Livingstone, Washtenaw. St.
Clair, Monroe, and Macomb.
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The
Senior Alliance (Region 1-C)
Serves the 34 communities of Wayne County of western and southern Wayne County.
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Region 2 Area
Agency on Aging
Serves the counties of Jackson, Hillsdale, and Lenawee.
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Region IIIA Area Agency on Aging
Serves the county of Kalamazoo.
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Region IIIB Area Agency on Aging
Serves the counties of Barry and Calhoun.
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Branch-St. Joseph Area Agency on Aging IIIC
Serves the counties of Branch, and St. Joseph.
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Region
IV Area Agency on Aging
Serves the counties of Berrien, Cass, and Van Buren.
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Valley Area Agency on Aging
(Region 5)
Serves the counties of Genessee, Lapeer, and Shiawassee.
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Tri-County Office on Aging
(Region 6)
Serves the city of Lansing and the counties of Clinton, Eaton,
and Ingham.
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Region VII Area Agency on Aging
Serves the counties of Bay, Clare, Gladwin, Gratiot, Huron,
Isabella, Midland, Saginaw, Sanillac, and Tuscola.
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Area Agency on Aging of Western
Michigan (Region 8)
Serves the counties of Allegan, Ionia, Kent, Lake, Mason,
Mecosta, Montcalm, Newaygo, Osceola.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Senior Resources Region 14 Area Agency on Aging
Serves the counties of Muskegon, Oceana, and Ottawa.
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Other Senior Related Sites
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AARP
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ABLEDATA
Information on assistive technology and rehabilitation
equipment.
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Ableproject
Helps people with disabilities to find mobility and assistive
products easier and faster.
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American
Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA)
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American
Society on Aging
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Benefits Checkup
Site offers an on-screen benefits checkup for seniors to help
them identify programs that they qualify for.
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The Caregivers Marketplace
Discounts, cash back, education, and more for caregivers and
caregiving products.
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Carepathways
A web site created by RNs who are dedicated to providing
seniors and their caregivers with information and services.
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Case Management
Resource Guide
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Children of Aging Parents (CAPS)
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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.
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Elderhostel
Interested in combining travel with your education? Check out
the options available.
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Elderweb
This site has links to several articles dealing with issues
such as Social Security, Medicare, housing, and caregiving.
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Families USA
Information for health care consumers.
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Family Caregiver Alliance
Information about caregiving resources.
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Geezer Brigade
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Gerontological Society of America
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Generations Online
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Health Care
Association of Michigan
This web site also includes a Consumer Guide to Nursing Homes
and advice on Choosing a Nursing Home.
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Home Care Companion
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How to Care
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Institute
of Gerontology at Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
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Metro Detroit Seniors
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Michigan Assisted Living Association
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Michigan
LawHelp
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Multilingual Health Information for Seniors
Available in English, Arabic and Spanish through a partnership
with Oakwood Healthcare System, The Senior Alliance, and SBC.
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National
Alliance for Caregiving
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National
Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
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National
Council on Aging (NCOA)
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National
Senior Citizens Law Center
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Older Americans Act
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SeniorNet
Computer and internet education to seniors and persons age 50+
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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.
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Veterans News &
Information Service
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Government Resources
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Administration on Aging (AoA)
The official site of the agency that oversees federal policy
concerning seniors, including the Older Americans Act.
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Blue Pages On-Line Directory
The federal government's on-line directory.
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Bureau of
Census and Bureau of Census Lookup
Quick access to census tables.
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
For federal Medicare and Medicaid Policy Information.
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Congress
- U.S. House
of Representatives
- U.S. Senate
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Consumer
Information Center
Federal government publication center in Pueblo, CO.
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Government Benefits
This is a website that helps you find government benefits you
may be eligible to receive.
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Medicare
The official government site for Medicare information.
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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.
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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.
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Consumer related information about cars, including recalls.
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Social Security
Administration
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Thomas
Legislative Information on the Internet
Current and archived Federal legislation information.
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U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission
Provides information about products that have safety defects.
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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.
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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.
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Veterans Affairs
(VA)
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White
House
Besides information about the White House, you can find links
to other government resources.
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