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World Population Ageing: 1950-2050
This report was prepared by the Population Division as a contribution to the 2002 World Assembly on Ageing and its follow-up. The report provides a description of global trends in population ageing and includes a series of indicators of the ageing process by development regions, major areas, regions and countries....
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AOA, Administration on Aging
A wide variety of topics, statistics, grant opportunities, programs and services related to aging for an older individual, caregiver, service provider, researcher, or student....
Retirement Living Information Center
A resource designed to assist individuals in planning and making decisions about their retirement: community living, great places to retire, taxes by state, jobs, news, state agencies, retailers, books, assistive products, finding in-home care, and useful links. Very thorough; very useful....
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Access Living
“Serving Chicago since 1980, Access Living is a nonresidential Center for Independent Living for people with all types of disabilities. Access Living programs and services promote the empowerment, independence and inclusion of people with all types of disabilities in every aspect of community life.”...
Assisted Living Federation of America
The Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) is the largest national association exclusively dedicated to professionally operated assisted living communities for seniors. Assisted Living Federation of America’s member-driven programs promote business and operational excellence through an annual conference, research, publications, and executive networks. The Assisted Living Federation of America works...
Lifetime Design
“Lifetime Design doesn’t build houses, or sell them. But we have set the standards and guidelines for accessible, adaptable and inclusive house design. We work with architects, designers, retirement village operators, developers and home owners as the resource centre for inclusive, accessible and adaptable design. Lifetime Design’s standards are freely...
Time Goes By, what it’s really like to get older
“Today, TGB is a complex mix of reporting on every aspect of aging: health and medical issues, ageism and age discrimination, media, technology, politics and public policy, culture, marketing to elders, the importance of language, love and sex, friendship, post-career careers, retirement, family, the prospect of death and, certainly, humor....