Aging Association & Organization Sites
Sites for organizations and associations dedicated to the Older Adult.
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AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan association dedicated to shaping and enriching the experience of aging for our members and for all Americans. Founded in 1958 by retired educator Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus, we are today the nation's largest organization of midlife and older persons, with more than 30 million members.
The Alliance is a new and unique national organization that works to create an America that protects the health and economic security of seniors, rewards work, strengthens families and builds thriving communities. The National Council of Senior Citizens ceased operations as a membership organization in January 2001. Before disbanding, they voted to endorse the Alliance.
ASA's members comprise the largest multidisciplinary national community of professionals working with and on behalf of older people.
The National Association of State Units on Aging (NASUA) is a national public interest organization that provides information, technical assistance, and professional development support to its members
The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare is a grassroots senior citizens' advocacy and education association with about 5.5 million members and supporters dedicated to protecting the entitlements on which millions of older Americans rely.
(NCCNHR) was formed because of public concern about substandard care in nursing homes. NCCNHR is the outgrowth of work first achieved by advocates working for Ralph Nader and later for the National Gray Panthers.
The NCOA is an association of organizations and individuals dedicated to promoting the dignity, self- determination, well
being and continuing contributions of older persons through leadership and service, education, and advocacy.
The National Long Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center provides support, technical assistance and training to the 53 State Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs and their statewide networks of almost 600 regional (local) programs