Helpful Information

American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
The members of the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging serve two million people every day through mission-driven, not-for-profit organizations dedicated to providing the services people need, when they need them, in the place they call home .

American Association of Retired Persons
AARP's annual report and consolidated financial statements for the current year.

The American Geriatrics Society
The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) is a not-for-profit organization of 7,000 health professionals devoted to improving the health, independence and quality of life of all older people.

HealthFinder
An award-winning Federal Web site for consumers, developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services together with other Federal agencies.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services:
Formerly known as the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), this federal agency is responsible for administering Medicare and several other health-related programs. Often identified by the acronym CMS.

Medicare:
A Federal insurance program providing a wide range of benefits to providers and suppliers participating in the program. Providers, in Medicare, are patient care institutions such as hospitals, hospices, nursing homes, and home health agencies. Benefits are payable for most people over age 65, Social Security beneficiaries under 65 entitled to disability benefits, and individuals needing renal dialysis or renal transplantation.

New York Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
NYAHSA is a statewide organization of socially responsible, community-benefit organizations dedicated to providing high quality health care, housing, and community services to the elderly and people with special needs.

SeniorNet
SeniorNet's mission is to provide older adults education for and access to computer technologies to enhance their lives and enable them to share their knowledge and wisdom.

FLTC
The FLTC is a private, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) research and education organization founded in 1978. In keeping with its mission to improve by research and education the way care for an aging society is delivered, it has a reputation for outstanding research and demonstration projects and for innovative seminars aimed at keeping health care professionals informed of constant changes in the field.

Administration on Aging
AoA is the Federal focal point and advocate agency for older persons and their concerns.

DFTA
Work for the empowerment, independence, dignity and quality of life of New York City's diverse older adults and for the support of their families through advocacy, education and the coordination and delivery of services.

NY State office for the Aging
The New York State Office for the Aging is part of the Executive Department and is the designated State Unit on Aging under the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended.

NHHSS
A project of the Center on Children, Families, and the Law at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln and is supported by funding from the Nebraska Health and Human Services System: Aging and Disability Services, the Office of Protection and Safety, and the Office of Family Health; and the Nebraska Department of Education - Early Development Network.

NYS ASSOC. of Area Agencies on Aging

National Council for the Aging
The National Council on Aging (NCOA) is a charitable organization with a national network of more than 14,000 organizations and leaders. Our members include senior centers, area agencies on aging, adult day service centers, faith-based service organizations, senior housing facilities, employment services, consumer groups, and leaders from academia, business, and labor.

Bronx Net
The Bronx Community Cable Programming Corporation is a not-for-profit organization established through the franchise agreement between the City of New York and the borough of the Bronx.