General Resources

There are multitudes of resources available to seniors in our state. The biggest problem is finding out what they are and how to access them. Here are a select number of websites and phone numbers on general resources. This is not a complete list of all the possible resources available nor does Wave Internet Service endorse these sites or the resources they offer

Financial/Legal - numerous sites offering information on financial planning, retirement, social security, Medicare, long-term care options and legal issues.

Medical Links - links to disease foundations and national societies.

Nursing Home Compare
Visit this website (which is the Medicare site) type Oregon in the search field.

National organizations on aging
National aging and aging-related organizations on the Web divided into Consumer/Advocacy Organizations and Professional, Trade and Research Organizations. For example, listed on this site are American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), the Gray Panthers, the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging, etc.

American Society on Aging

Benefits Checkup
A free easy-to-use service that identified federal and state assistance programs for older Americans. It takes approximately 10-15 minutes to enter financial information into an online questionnaire. Benefits Checkup will then explain what benefit programs you may be eligible for and how to apply for them. It is completely confidential - you are not required to enter any information that could be used to identify you. This is a service provided by The National Council on Aging.