AARP
Founded in 1958, AARP is a non-profit, non-membership organization that helps people 50 and over improve the quality of their lives.
Boom! Magazine
Live your life to it's fullest potential! Boom! magazine is the premier lifestyle resource for today's active adults.
Aging with Dignity
National non-profit organization with a mission to affirm and safeguard the human dignity of individuals as they age and to promote better care for those near the end of life.
American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry
Resources to help our physician members & AAGP affiliates improve the quality of life for older people with mental disorders. For patients and caregivers: news, facts, tools and expert information.
Alzheimer’s Association
Provides family support, community education, public awareness and supports research for the prevention, cure and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
Assist Guide Information Services
Elder care resource guide with information about: caregiving overview, finding facilities and services, paying for care, Medicare & Medicaid basics, Alzheimer's and dementia.
Caregiver Education
Get eldercare help, feel less alone, meet and share with others like you. Get answers to questions about common concerns.
Caring Connections
National consumer and community engagement initiative to improve care at the end-of-life. Provides free resources/information to help people make decisions before a crisis.
NC CARELINK
A comprehensive health and human services web site, providing up-to-date information about programs and services across North Carolina for families, seniors, youths and everyone in-between.
Eldercare Locator
Eldercare Locator is designed to help older adults and their families and caregivers find their way through the maze of services for seniors by identifying trustworthy local support resources.
Division of Health Service Regulation
Oversees medical, mental health and group care homes, emergency medical services, and local jails. We check to see that people receiving care in these facilities are safe and receive appropriate care.
Hospice of Wake County
Located in Raleigh, N.C., it is the oldest, largest and most experienced hospice organization serving Wake, Durham, Johnston, Franklin, and Harnett counties. Compassionate end of life care.
UNC Institute on Aging
Enhances the well-being of older adults in N.C. Promotes collaborative gerontological research, develops innovative programs of interdisciplinary gerontological education and practice
National Family Caregivers Association
Educates, supports, empowers and speaks up for the more than 65 million Americans who care for loved ones with a chronic illness or disability or the frailties of old age.
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
Largest non-profit membership organization representing hospice and palliative care programs and professionals in the U.S. Committed to improve end of life care and expanding access to hospice care.
National Institute on Health/Aging
NIA, part of NIH, leads a broad scientific effort to understand the nature of aging and to extend the healthy, active years of life. NIA sponsors research on aging.
NIH Senior Health
Basic health and wellness information for older adults. Makes aging-related health information easily accessible for family members and friends.
Project Compassion
Non-profit organization based in Chapel Hill, NC, that creates community and provides innovative support for people living with serious illness, caregiving, end of life and grief.
Resources for Seniors
Serves senior and disabled adults in Wake County by providing home and community based services and information so that they can maximize their choices for comfort, safety, security and well-being.
Seniors Guide Online
Senior Products Services – Compare senior products and services on a wide range of topics.
Today’s Caregiver
A leading provider of information, support and guidance for family and professional caregivers. Produces
Today's Caregiver magazine.
U.S. Administration on Aging
This Federal agency is responsible for advancing the concerns and interests of older people and their caregivers.
Wake County Human Services
This is the consolidation of programs and services formerly carried out by several separate departments and offices such as Social Services and Public Health.
Wake County Supportive Housing
Supportive housing combines support services with housing to offer tenants a wide range of services designed to improve the quality and stability of their lives while increasing independence
