While this list represents a comprehensive guide to organizations that address the clinical care needs of older people, it is not a resource of all social service agencies and organizations assisting older citizens. If you have questions that do not specifically relate to one of the following organizations, please contact your state and/or area agency on aging as listed by the Administration on Aging (AOA). These agencies provide information on, and refer callers to, local services for senior citizens. To locate state and area agencies on aging, visit the AOA Web site at http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/agingsites/state.html or call the Eldercare Locator service (1-800-677-1116) operated by the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging.

Note: The organizations on this list are arranged in categories in the following order:

■      GENERAL AGING

■      END-OF-LIFE ISSUES

■      EDUCATION

■      LEGAL ISSUES AND ELDER ABUSE

■      RESOURCES ON SPECIFIC HEALTH PROBLEMS:

Cancer

Neurologic Problems

Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Diabetes Mellitus

Nutritional Concerns

Pain

Digestive Problems

Psychological Problems

Head and Neck Problems

Sexuality and Sexual Concers

Hearing Problems

Sight Problems

Heart and Circulation Problems

Skin Problems

Joint, Muscle, and Bone Problems

Urinary Problems

Lung and Breathing Problems

Memory and Thinking Problems

GENERAL AGING

Administration on Aging

330 Independence Avenue, SW

Washington, DC 20201

Tel: (202) 619-0724

Fax: (202) 401-7620 or (202) 537-3555

Web site: http://www.aoa.gov

E-Mail: aoainfo@aoa.gov or aoainfo@aoa.hhs.gov

National Aging Information Center (NAIC)

(A Service of the Administration on Aging)

330 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 4656

Washington, DC 20201

Telephone: (202) 619-7501

TTY: (202) 401-7575

Fax: (202) 401-7620

Web site: http://www.aoa.gov/naic

E-Mail: naic@aoa.gov

Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ), formerly the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research

540 Gaither Road

Rockville, MD 20850

Tel: (301) 427-1364

On-line retrieval: http://www.ahrq.gov

Aging Network Services

Topaz House

4400 East-West Hwy., Suite 907

Bethesda, MD 20814

Tel: (301) 657-4329

Fax: (301) 657-3250

Web site: http://www.agingnets.com

E-Mail: ans@agingnets.com

Alliance for Aging Research

2021 K Street, NW, Suite 305

Washington, DC 20006

Tel: (202) 293-2856

Fax: (202) 785-8574

Web site: www.agingresearch.org

Email: info@agingresearch.org

American Academy of Home Care Physicians

PO Box 1037

Edgewood, MD 21040

Tel: (410) 676-7966

Fax: (410) 676-7980

Web site: www.aahcp.org

E-Mail: aahcp@comcast.net

American Association of Homes & Services for the Aging

2519 Connecticut Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20008-1520

Tel: (202) 783-2242

Fax: (202) 783-2255

Web site: www.aahsa.org

E-Mail: info@aahsa.org

American Association of Retired Persons

601 E Street, NW

Washington, DC 20049

Tel: (800)424-3410 or (888) OUR-AARP (687-2277)

Web site: www.aarp.org

E-Mail: member@aarp.org

American College of Health Care Administrators

300 N. Lee Street, Suite 301

Alexandria, VA 22314

Tel: (703) 739-7900 or (888) 88-ACHCA (882-2422)

Fax: (703) 739-7901

Toll Free: (888) 888-ACHCA (22422)

Web site: www.achca.org

E-Mail: info@achca.org

American Federation for Aging Research

70 West 40th St., 11th Floor

New York, NY 10018

Tel: (212) 703-9977

Fax: (212) 832-2298 (212)-997-0030

Web site: www.afar.org

E-Mail: info@afar.org

American Geriatrics Society

The Empire State Building

350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 801

New York, NY 10118

Tel: (212) 308-1414

Fax: (212) 832-8646

Web site: www.americangeriatrics.org

E-Mail: info.amger@americangeriatrics.org

American Health Care Association

1201 L Street, NW

Washington, DC 20005

Tel: (202) 842-4444

Fax: (202) 842-3860

Toll Free for Publications Only (800) 321-0343

Web site: www.ahca.org

American Hospital Association

1 North Franklin

Chicago, IL 60606

Tel: (312) 422-3000

Fax: (312) 422-4796

Web site: www.aha.org

American Medical Directors Association

10480 Patuxent Parkway, Suite 760

Columbia, MD 21044

Tel: (410) 740-9743

Toll Free: (800) 876-2632

Fax: (410) 740-4572

Web site: www.amda.com

Email: info@amda.com

American Occupational Therapy Association

4720 Montgomery Lane, PO Box 31220

Bethesda, MD 20824-1220

Tel: (301) 652-2682 or (800) 372-8555

Fax: (301) 652-7711

Web site: www.aota.org

American Red Cross

American Red Cross National Headquarters

2025 E. Street, NW

Washington, DC 20006

Tel: (202) 303-4498

Web site: www.redcross.org

American Senior Fitness Association

PO Box 2575

New Smyrna Beach, FL 32170

Tel: (800) 243-1478

Web site: www.seniorfitness.net

E-Mail: sfa@ucnsb.net

American Seniors Housing Association

1850 M Street, NW, Suite 540

Washington, DC 20036

Tel: (202) 974-2300

Fax: (202) 775-0112

Web site: www.nmhc.org

E-Mail: info@nmhc.org

American Social Health Association

Hotlines under the auspices of the ASHA American Social Health Association

CDC National AIDS Hotline (English)—Toll Free (800) 342-AIDS PO Box13827

CDC National AIDS Hotline (Spanish)—Toll Free: (800) 344-7432

CDC National AIDS Hotline— TTY Toll Free: (800) 243-7889 Tel: (919) 361-8400

CDC National STD Hotline— Toll Free: (800) 227-8922 Fax: (919) 361-8425

CDC National Immunization Information Hotline—Toll Free: (800) 232-2522

Web site: www.ashastd.org

American Society on Aging

833 Market Street, Suite 511

San Francisco, CA 94103-1824

Tel: (415) 974-9600 or (800) 537-9728

Fax: (415) 974-0300

Web site: www.asaging.org

E-Mail: info@asaging.org

American Society of Consultant Pharmacists

1321 Duke Street

Alexandria, VA 22314-3516

Tel: (703) 739-1300

Fax: (703) 739-1321

Toll Free Tel: (800) 355-2727

Toll Free Fax: (800) 707-ASCP

Fast Fax: (800) 220-1321 or (703) 739-1321

Web site: www.ascp.com

E-Mail: info@ascp.com

Assisted Living Federation of America

11200 Waples Mill Road, Suite 150

Fairfax, VA 22030

Tel: (703) 691-8100

Fax: (703) 691-8106

Web site: www.alfa.org

E-Mail: info@alfa.org

B’nai B’rith

International Headquarters

2020 K Street, NW, 7^th Floor

Washington, DC 20006

Tel: (202) 857-6600

Fax: (202) 857-1099

Toll Free: (888) 388-4224

Senior Housing

Tel: (202) 857-6581

Fax: (202) 857-0980

E-Mail: senior@bnaibrith.org

Catholic Charities

1731 King Street, Suite 200

Alexandria, VA 22314

Tel: (703) 549-1390

Fax: (703) 549-1656

Web site: www.catholiccharitiesusa.org

Children of Aging Parents

PO Box 167

Richboro, PA 18954

Tel: (800) 227-7294

Toll Free Information/Referral: (800) 227-7294

Web site: www.caps4caregivers.org

Email: info@caps4caregivers.org

CDC National Prevention Information Network

For information on HIV, AIDS, STD, TB

PO Box 6003

Rockville, MD 20849-6003

Tel: (301) 562-1098

Toll Free Tel: (800) 458-5231

Toll Free Fax: (888) 282-7681

Toll Free TTY: (800) 243-7012

Web site: www.cdcnpin.org

E-Mail: info@cdcnpin.org

Commission on Accreditation for Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)

4891 East Grant Road

Tucson, AZ 85712

Tel: (520) 325-1044 or (888) 281-6531

Fax: (520) 318-1129

Web site: www.carf.org

Department of Veteran Affairs

Office of Public Affairs

810 Vermont Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20420

Tel: (202) 273-5700

Fax: (202) 273-6705

Web site: www.va.gov

Disabled American Veterans

807 Maine Avenue, SW

Washington, DC 20024

Tel: (202) 554-3501

Fax: (202) 554-3581

Web site: www.dav.org

Family Caregivers Alliance

180 Montgomery St., Suite 1100

San Francisco, CA 94104

Tel: (415) 434-3388 or (800) 455-8106

Fax: (415) 434-3508

Toll Free: (800) 445-8106

Web site: www.caregiver.org.

E-Mail: info@caregiver.org

Gerontological Society of America

1030 15th Street NW, Suite 250

Washington, DC 20005

Tel: (202) 842-1275

Fax: (202) 842-1150

Web site: www.geron.org

Email: geron@geron.org

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society

230 East Ohio Street, Suite 500

Chicago, IL 60611-3269

Tel: (312) 664-4467

Fax: (312) 664-6143

Web site: www.himss.org

 Email: himss@himss.org

Interfaith Caregivers Alliance

One West Armour Blvd.

Suite 202

Kansas City, MO 64111

Tel: (816) 931-5442

Fax: (816) 931-5202

Web site: www.interfaithcaregivers.org

E-Mail: info@interfaithcaregivers.org

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)

One Renaissance Boulevard

Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181

Tel: (630) 792-5000

Fax: (630) 792-5005

Web site: www.jcaho.org

Medicare Hotline

Toll Free English & Spanish: (800) MEDICARE (633-4227)

7500 Security Boulevard

Baltimore, MD 21244-1850

Web site: www.medicare.gov

National Adult Day Services Association

2519 Connecticut Ave., NW

Washington, DC 20008

Tel: (202) 508-1205 or (800) 558-5301

Fax: (202) 783-3255

Web site: www.nadsa.org

info@nadsa.org

National Asian Pacific Center on Aging

Melbourne Tower, Suite 914

1511 Third Avenue

Seattle, WA 98101

Tel: (206) 624-1221

Fax: (206) 624-1023

Web site: www.napca.org

National Association of Area Agencies on Aging

1730 Rhode Island Ave., NW

Suite 1200

Washington, DC 20036

Tel: (202) 872-0888

Fax: (202) 872-0057

Web site: www.n4a.org

E-Mail: rseay@n4a.org

Toll Free Eldercare Locator: (800) 677-1116, operated as a cooperative partnership of the Administration on Aging, the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging, and the National Association of State Units on Aging.

National Association of Directors of Nursing Administration

10101 Alliance Road, #140

Cincinnati, OH 45242

Tel: (513) 791-3679

Fax: (513) 791-3699

Toll Free: (800) 222-0539

Web site: www.nadona.org

Email: info@nadona.org

National Association for Home Care

228 7th Street, SE

Washington, DC 20003

Tel: (202) 547-7424

Fax: (202) 547-3540

Web site: www.nahc.org

National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers

1604 North Country Club Road

Tucson, AZ 85716

Tel: (520) 881-8008

Fax: (520) 325-7925

Web site: www.caremanager.org

National Association for the Support of Long Term Care

1321 Duke Street, Suite 304

Alexandria, VA 22314

Tel: (703) 549-8500

Fax: (703) 549-8342

Web site: www.NASL.org

National Caucus and Center on Black Aged, Inc.

1220 L Street, NW, Suite 800

Washington, DC 20005

Tel: (202) 637-8400

Fax: (202) 347-0895

Web site: www.ncba-aged.org

E-Mail: info@ncba-aged.org

National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform

801 L Street, NW Suite 801

Washington, DC 20036-2211

Tel: (202) 332-2275

Fax: (202) 332-2949

Web site: www.nccnhr.org

E-Mail: nccnhr1@nccnhr.org

National Council on the Aging

300 D Street, SW, Suite 801

Washington, DC 20024

Tel: (202) 479-1200

Fax: (202) 479-0735

Web site: www.ncoa.org

E-Mail: info@ncoa.org

National Council on Patient Information and Education

4915 Saint Elmo Avenue

Suite 505

Bethesda, MD 20814-6053

Tel: (301) 656-8565

Fax: (301) 656-4464

Web site: www.talkaboutrx.org

Email: ncpie@ncpie.info

National Family Caregivers Association

10400 Connecticut Avenue # 500

Kensington, MD 20895-3944

Tel: (301) 942-6430

Fax: (301) 942-2302

Toll Free: (800) 896-3650

Web site: www.nfcacares.org

E-mail: info@nfcacares.org

National Health Information Center

PO Box 1133

Washington, DC 20013-1133

Tel: (301) 565-4167

Toll Free: (800) 336-4797

Fax: (301) 884-4256

Web site: http://www.health.gov/nhic

E-Mail: info@nhic.org

National Indian Council on Aging

10501 Montgomery Boulevard NE

Suite 210

Albuquerque, NM 87111-3846

Tel: (505) 292-2001

Fax: (505) 292-1922

Web site: www.nicoa.org

E-Mail: dave@nicoa.org

National Institute on Aging

Building 31, Room 5C27

31 Center Drive MSC 2292

Bethesda, MD 20892-2292

Tel: toll free (800) 222-4225 or (301) 496-1752

Fax: (301) 496-1072

Web site: www.nih.gov/nia

National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research

ABLEDATA

8630 Fenton Street

Suite 930

Silver Spring, MD 20910

Tel: (301) 608-8998

Fax: (301) 608-8958

Toll Free: (800) 227-0216

Web site: www.abledata.com

Email: adaigle@macroint.com

National Rehabilitation Information Center

4200 Forbes Boulevard, Suite 202

Lanham, MD 20706

Toll Free: (800) 346-2742

Fax: (301) 459-5900 or (301) 459-5984

Web site: www.naric.com

Email: naricinfo@heitechservices.com

National Subacute Care Association

7315 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 424E

Bethesda, MD 20814

Tel: (301) 961-8680

Fax: (301) 961-8681

Web site: www.nsca.net

E-Mail: nsca@tiac.net

Projecto Ayuda

1452 West Temple Street, Suite 100

Los Angeles, CA 90026

Tel: (213) 487-1922

Fax: (213) 202-5905

United Seniors Health Cooperative

409 Third Street SW

Washington, DC 20024

Tel: (202) 479-6973

Fax: (202) 479-6660

Web site: unitedseniorshealth.org

Visiting Nurse Associations of America

99 Summer St., Suite 1700

Boston, MA 02110

Tel: (617) 737-3200

Fax: (617) 227-4843 (617) 737-1144

Web site: www.vnaa.org

 Email: vnaa@vnaa.org

Well Spouse Foundation

63 West Main St., Suite H

Freehold, NJ 07728

Tel: (732) 577-8899 or (800) 838-0879

Fax: (732) 577-8644

Toll Free: (800) 838-0879

Web site: www.wellspouse.org

E-Mail: info@wellspouse.org

END-OF-LIFE ISSUES

Americans for Better Care of the Dying

3720 Upton St. NW, Rm. B147

Washington, DC 20016

Tel: (202) 895-2660

Fax: (202) 966-5410

Web site: www.abcd-caring.com

E-Mail: info@abcd-caring.org

Center to Improve Care of the Dying

Rand Corporation

1200 South Hayes Street

Arlington, VA 22202

Tel: (703) 413-1100

Web site: www.medicaring.org

Choice in Dying, Inc.

1035 30th Street, NW

Washington, DC 20007

Tel: (202) 338-9790

Fax: (202) 338-0242

Toll Free: (800) 989-WILL (9455)

Web site: partnersh