Department of Health & Human Services

The mission of the Administration on Aging (AoA) is to develop a comprehensive, coordinated and cost-effective system of home and community-based services that helps elderly individuals maintain their health and independence in their homes and communities.

MoneyWatch.com reviews several top "Best Places to Retire" and gives an indepth look at how those lists are created.

Train your brain by playing fun games!

Look for the Arts and Aging Toolkit!

Filled with trivia, little-known facts and dozens of quizzes about everything under the sun.

Mentalfloss.com is bound to keep your mind sharp - and entertained - for hours.

Increase brain power with 20 excercises.

Find out how long you'll live given your current lifestyle and habits.

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A public service of the U.S. Administration on Aging. The Eldercare Locator is your first step for finding local agencies, in every U.S. community, that can help older persons and their families access home and community-based services like transportation, meals, home care, and caregiver support services.

Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement

Financial Steps for Caregivers:  What You Need to Know About Money and Retirement

The information in this booklet is designed to help you identify financial decisions you may face as a caregiver. This decisions can affect both your short-term and long-term financial security.

NAPGCM is a volunteer nonprofit association with over 2,000 members to advance professional geriatric care management through education, collaboration, and leadership. 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 affected by Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinsons or other symptoms of dementia.

The Consumer Coalition for Quality Health Care is a national, non-profit membership organization of consumer groups dedicated to protecting and improving the quality of health care for all Americans. To fulfill its mission, the Consumer Coalition advocates for consumer protection and quality improvement programs and policies in the public and private sectors. Our members are a diverse group of organizations representing over 35 million people that include the elderly, children, the disabled, nurses, hospital workers and public employees.

The Georgetown University Health Policy Institute has written A CONSUMER GUIDE FOR GETTING AND KEEPING HEALTH INSURANCE for each state and the District of Columbia — fifty-one in all.

These Consumer Guides are available at this web site and will be updated periodically as changes in federal and state policy warrant.

The Indiana State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) provides free unbiased health insurance information for seniors and pre-retirees. 

SHIP is part of a federal network of State Health Insurance Assistance Programs located in every state.  In Indiana, SHIP is sponsored by the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (the federal agency which administers Medicare) and IDOI.

SHIP is not affiliated with any insurance company or agency and does not sell insurance. 
 

Area IV Agency on Aging and Community Action Programs is committed to providing a better quality of life for elderly, disabled and disadvantaged citizens of all ages living in the counties of Benton, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Warren, and White.

Indiana Aging Network Alliance, University of Indianapolis provides network of state services.

The NAELA membership is comprised of attorneys in the private and public sectors who deal with legal issues affecting seniors and people with disabilities. Members also include judges, professors of law, and students.

The Indiana Long Term Care Insurance Program (ILTCIP) is an innovative partnership between the State of Indiana and private long term care insurance companies. Indiana has taken the lead in helping residents protect their hard-earned savings from the high cost of long term care.

Download a copy of: What You Should Know About Long Term Care Booklet

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Order or download the Own Your Future Planning Kit (workbook and audio program)

Americans for Secure Retirement (ASR) brings together a broad-based coalition of more than 70 member and affiliate organizations committed to raising awareness of the increasing challenges Americans face in having a financially secure retirement. In particular, ASR advocates for greater attention around efforts that would ensure all Americans have access to guaranteed streams of retirement income that cannot be outlived.

Tag Line: Advancing fair access to Medicare and health care.

CMS is the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This federal agency is responsible for administering the Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP (Children's Health Insurance), HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments), and several other health-related programs.

 Create your personal Medicare account.

Use the Medicare Part D and Medicare Health Plan finder.

An advocacy group, not affiliated with Medicare.

Helpful information.

Learn what you can do for yourself online.

For more than 50 years, AARP has been serving its members and creating positive social change.
AARP’s mission is to enhance the quality of life for all as we age, leading positive social change and delivering value to members through information, advocacy and service.

In Spanish: Segunda Juventud

Looking for an alternative to AARP?  You’ve come to the right place.  The Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC) is a conservative, nonpartisan organization looking out for the interests of Americans 50 years of age and older.

Helping people with vision loss.

A communication link provided by WFYI-Indianapolis for the print impaired. 

An on-line audio stream makes reading of local newspapers, periodicals and books available 24 hours per day.

Healthreform.GOV: Strengthening the Health Insurance System: How Health Insurance Reform Will Help America’s Older and Senior Women
 Executive Summary

All Americans shoulder the burden of rising health care costs and increasingly inadequate health insurance, however the 17 million older women (ages 55-64) and 21 million senior women (ages 65 and older) in America have unique situations and health care needs that make them particularly susceptible to rising costs.

Improving the long-term financial security of all women through education and advocacy.

Educate Yourself about Your Sources of Retirement Income to start your path to a secure retirement.