Resources

The following list of general resources includes primarily national public and nonprofit entities with information and resources that may be useful to those navigating aging. These are just a starting point. Many other resources also exist.

• AARP. https://www.aarp.org. 1-888-687-2277.

• ABA Commission on Law and Aging. https://www.americanbar.org/groups/law_aging. 202-662-8690.

• Administration on Community Living. https://acl.gov/programs. 202-401-4634.

• Advancing States. www.advancingstates.org. 202-898-2578.

• Alzheimer’s Association. www.alz.org. 1-800-272-3900 (24/7 helpline).

• AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP. https://americorps.gov/serve/americorps-seniors/americorps-seniors-rsvp.

• Area Agencies on Aging (USAging). www.usaging.org. 202-872-0888.

• Atlas of Care, “CareMapping.” https://atlasofcaregiving.com/caremap.

• California Caregiver Resource Centers. www.caregivercalifornia.org.

• Care Transitions Intervention. https://caretransitions.health/about.

• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. https://www.medicare.gov/care-compare/. 1-800-633-4227 (1-800-MEDICARE).

• CoGenerate (formerly Encore.org). https://cogenerate.org.

• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Office of Older Americans. https://www.consumerfinance.gov/consumer-tools/educator-tools/resources-for-older-adults. 855-411-2372.

• Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care. https://theconsumervoice.org. 202-332-2275.

• Diverse Elders Coalition, https://diverseelders.org. 646-653-5015.

• Eldercare Locator. https://eldercare.acl.gov. 1-800-677-1116.

• Family Caregiver Alliance. www.caregiver.org. 1-800-445-8106.

• Federal Bureau of Investigation. https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/safety-resources/scams-and-safety/common-scams-and-crimes.

• Federal Trade Commission. www.ftc.gov. 1-877-382-4357.

• The John A. Hartford Foundation. www.johnahartford.org. 212-832- 7788.

• Justice in Aging. www.justiceinaging.org. 202-289-6976.

• Kaiser Family Foundation. www.kff.org. 202-347-5270.

• Meals on Wheels. www.mealsonwheelsamerica.org. 1-888-998-6325.

• National Adult Protective Services Association. www.napsa-now.org. 202-541-3950 (24/7 hotline).

• National Alliance for Caregiving. www.caregiving.org. 202-918-1013.

• National Asian Pacific Center on Aging (NAPCA), https://www.napca.org. Helplines offered in eight languages, each with a phone number listed at

https://napca.org/helpline.

• National Association of States United for Aging and Disabilities. https://thearc.org. 1-800-433-5255.

• National Association of State Units on Aging. https://nasua.org. 202-898-2578.

• National Caucus and Center on Black Aging (NCBA). https://ncba-aging.org. 202-637-8400.

• National Center on Elder Abuse. https://ncea.acl.gov. 1-855-500-3537 (1-855-500-ELDR).

• National Center on Law and Elder Rights, “About Elder Justice Toolkit.”

https://ncler.acl.gov/ElderJustice-Toolkit/About-Elder-Justice-Toolkit.aspx.

• National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life. www.ncall.us. 608-255-0539.

• National Council on Aging. www.ncoa.org. (571) 527-3900.

• National Domestic Violence Hotline. www.thehotline.org. 1-800-799-7233 (1-800-799-SAFE).

• National Elder Fraud Hotline. 877-382-4357 (HELP) and 833-372-8311.

• National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA). https://nhcoa.org. 202-347-9733.

• National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA). https://www.nicoa.org. 505-292-2001.

• National Indigenous Elder Justice Initiative. https://www.nieji.org. 701-777-6084.

• National Institute on Aging. www.nia.nih.gov. 1-800-222-2225.

• National Institute on Mental Health. www.nimh.nih.gov. 1-866-615-6464.

• National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center. https://ltcombudsman.org. 202-332-2275.

• National Network to End Domestic Violence. https://nnedv.org. 202- 543-5566.

• National POLST, “POLST and Advance Directive.” https://polst.org/polst-and-advance-directives.

• New York City Elder Abuse Center. www.nyceac.org. 844-746-6905 (Elder Abuse Helpline for Concerned Persons).

• Office of Victims of Crime, National Elder Fraud Hotline. http://ovc.ojp.gov/program/stop-elder-fraud. 1-833-372-8311 (1-833-FRAUD-11).

• Safe Havens Interfaith Partnership Against Domestic Violence and Elder Abuse. www.interfaithpartners.org. 617-951-3980.

• SAGE (Advocacy and Services for LGBTQ+ Elders). www.sageusa.org. 877-360-5428 (877-360-LGBT).

• Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC). https://www.searac.org. 202-601-2960.

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. www.samhsa.gov. 1-877-726-4727 (1-877-SAMHSA-7) and SAMHSA helpline, 1-800-662-4357 (1-800-662-HELP).

• Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. https://988lifeline.org. 988.

• US Department of Justice, Elder Justice Initiative. www.justice.gov/elderjustice.

• US Department of Justice, Elder Abuse Resource Roadmap. www.justice.gov/elderjustice/file/900221/download. 1-866-366-2382.

• US Senate Special Committee on Aging. www.aging.senate.gov. 202-224-5364.

• Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement (WISER) https://wiserwomen.org. 202-393-5452.