Links For Senior Citizen Resources
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Great Overview Web Sites:
Good starting point and overview is the Senior Citizens Handbook: Laws and Programs Affecting Senior Citizens in NC (The Young Lawyers Division of the NC Bar Association)
See also the National Caregivers Library
Other Good Web Sites:
• AARP (American Association of Retired Persons)
⋅Nursing Home Laws and Information
• Eldercare Directory of Federal Gov’t Programs for Seniors, including reverse mortgages
• Seniors Health Insurance Information Program (SHIP) for NC
• Social Security Medicare Benefits
• Social Security Retirement Benefits
• Library of Congress Resources for Senior Citizens and Their Families
• Pitt County Council on Aging Services – and Pitt County “Resource Guide For Older Adults“
• NC Department of Justice: Help for ID theft
• NC Dept. of Aging and Adult Services Assistance (scroll to the bottom)
• LongTermCare.gov from the US Dept. of Health and Human Services
• National Care Planning Council (NCPC) Resource for Eldercare, Senior Services and Care Planning
• SHIIP – NC Dep’t of Insurance: Seniors Health Insurance Info Program
• Information on Becoming an Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner (AGNP) in North Carolina
