ELDERLY & RETIREMENT
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Elderly
COLORADO RESOURCES
Alzheimer's Association Colorado Chapter
(State chapter of Alzheimer's Assocation, a national voluntary health organization dedicated to finding a cure for Alzheimer's)
Colorado Aging & Adult Services
(Division of Department of Human Services providing services for independent living)
Colorado Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators
Colorado Medical Treatment Decision Act/ Colorado Living Will: 15-18-104, Colorado Revised Statutes
(Includes suggested living will form)
FEDERAL RESOURCES
Adminstration on Aging (AOA)
(Division of U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services the administers programs & services for older Americans)
(Private not-for profit organization advocating national health policies for greater health, vitality & longevity)
Alliance for Retired Americans
(AFL-CIO retiree advocacy group)
(Non-profit group focusing on health & long term care reform)
Gerontological Society of America (GSA)
(Promotes scientific study of aging & using gerontological research to create public policy)
Grandparents Rights Organization (GRO)
(Nonprofit organization dedicated to education & support of those experiencing loss of contact between grandparents & grandchildren)
Grandparent & Caretaker Visitation Rights
National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA)
(National resource center dedicated to prevention of elder mistreatment)
National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)
(National listing of non-profit providers of senior housing, health care & services)
Wayne State University Institute of Gerontology
Retirement
COLORADO RESOURCES
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado (PERA)
(Serves current & former government & public employees)
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
American Association of Retired Persons: Policy & Research (AARP)
State & Local Government Employee-Retirement Systems
(Statistics from U.S. Census)
Health & Retirement Study (HRS)
(Research from the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research)
U.S. Social Security Administration
Program Development & Research
U.S. Dept. of Labor: Employees Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)
(Oversees federal laws on pensions & job benefit plans offered by private companies & unions)
Elder Abuse
