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The large senior membership organization offers a wide range of free resources on its website
"The Alzheimer’s Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer care, support and research."
The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization.
"The largest organization of multidisciplinary professionals in the field of aging. . . geared to enhance the knowledge and skills of of people working with older adults and their families."
Council for Jewish Elderly (CJE) is an innovative provider of community-based and residential programs and services for older adults and their families throughout Chicago and its surrounding suburbs.
The Financial Planning Association® (FPA) connects those who need, support and deliver financial planning. We believe that everyone is entitled to objective advice from a competent, ethical financial planner to make smart financial decisions.
"...the oldest and largest multidisciplinary organization devoted to research, education, and practice in the field of aging."
LeadingAge is an association of 5,600 not-for-profit organizations dedicated to making America a better place to grow old.
The nation's largest trade association representing the interests and concerns of home care agencies, hospices, and home care aide organizations.
A non-profit association representing the nation's 56 officially designated state and territorial agencies on aging.
n4a’s primary mission is to build the capacity of its members to help older persons and persons with disabilities live with dignity and choices in their homes and communities for as long as possible.
A non-profit association that assists lawyers, bar organizations and others who work with older clients and their families.
NCBA works to eliminate obstacles to fairness and equal access for one of the most underserved and vulnerable groups in our society—low-income black and minority senior citizens.
The National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA) is the premier non-profit organization in the nation, advocating on behalf of Hispanic older adults.
OWL, the only national grassroots membership organization to focus solely on issues related to women as they age, strives to improve the status and quality of life for midlife and older women.
Partnership for Prevention™ is a national membership organization dedicated to building evidence of sound disease prevention and health promotion policies and practices and advocating their adoption by public and private sectors.
The Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA) is the national association of nonprofit Visiting Nurse Agencies (VNAs) and home healthcare providers who care for and treat approximately 4 million patients annually.
I think the saddest thing in the world would be to reach old age and look back at my life and feel nothing but regret about what I did and did not do. Wisdom helps us make choices now that we will be happy with later.
