Highlighted Topics

• Mental Health/Substance Abuse Home Page
  • Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Funding to CDA
• Senior Employment
• State Plan on Aging 2009-2013
• Governor’s Budget—California Department of Aging (CDA)
• Be Prepared California
• Get Healthy California
• Health Care Reform
• Long-Term Care Guide
• Security Awareness Training
• Senate Recognizes Department of Aging for Health Promotion in Workplace

Latest News

• Tips to Prevent Heat Related Illness
• Medicare Fraud Toolkit to Assist Consumers in Protecting Their Medicare Benefits from Fraud and Abuse
• Information for Homeowners Facing Foreclosure

List of Helpful Sites

The following links are provided as a courtesy to our visitors. These Web sites are external to the California Department of Aging and the Department is not responsible for their content or accessibility. Inclusion of these links does not constitute an endorsement of their web sites. Any comments regarding the content or accuracy of any of these sites should be sent to the respective Webmasters/Administrators. This is not a comprehensive list.

• AARP
• Administration on Aging
• Aging Network
• Alliance for Aging Research
• Alzheimer's Association
• American Society on Aging's Alcohol and Drug Training Project
• AXA Foundation Family Care Resource Connection

• California Assisted Living Facilities Association
• California Association for Adult Day Services (CAADS)
• California Association of Area Agencies on Aging (C4A)
• California Association of Health Facilities (CAHF)
• California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform
• California Care Network - Search for facilities and services for a loved one, a friend, or yourself. It includes most state-licensed and certified facilities that serve the aging.
• California Commission on Aging
• California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs
• California Department of Finance
• California Department of Fish and Game - Free and Reduced-Fee Fishing License Information
• California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS)
• California Department of Justice Office of Attorney General Preventing Crime and Violence in California
• California Department of Managed Health Care
• California Department of Mental Health
• California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
• California Department of Social Services (DSS)
• California Health Advocates (California HICAP Association)
• California Health and Human Services Agency (CHHS)
• California Medical Services Authority
• California Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board
• Caregiver Resource Network
• Census - U.S. Census Bureau
• Center for Injury Prevention, Policy & Practice
• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
• Commission on Aging

• Fall Prevention Center of Excellence
• Family Caregiver Alliance

• Healthy Families - The Healthy Families Program is low cost insurance that provides health, dental and vision coverage to children who do not have insurance today and do not qualify for no-cost Medi-Cal.
• Huntington Disease Society of America (ASA)

• Long-Term Care Council (LTC)
• Lumetra (formerly known as "CMRI")

• Medical Board of California
• Medicare

• National Alliance for Caregiving
• National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (N4A)
• National Association of State Units on Aging (NASUA)
• National Center on Elder Abuse
• National Council on the Aging (NCOA)
• National Family Caregivers Association
• National Resource Center for Safe Aging
• National Resource Center on Supportive Housing and Home Modification
• National Family Caregiver Support Program - Administration on Aging
• Network of Care

• Parkinson's Disease Society of America

Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Elders

Survey examples, Needs Assessments and other information:

• LGBT Persons in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties: Growing Older
• Chicago Task Force on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Aging Survey
• Conducting a Survey in Your Community
• The San Diego County LGBT Senior Healthcare Needs Assessment

Websites:

• Lesbian and Gay Aging Issues Network (LGAIN) - An American Society on Aging Constituent Group
• Gay and Lesbian Association of Retiring Persons, Inc.
• SAGE, Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Elders

Articles and Reports:

• American Psychological Association "Removing Bias in Language"
• Make Room For All: Diversity, Cultural Competency & Discrimination in Aging America
• Outing Age: Public Policies Affecting Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Elders
• LGBT Issues and Family Caregiving
• Legal Issues for LGBT Caregivers
• Living in the margins - A National Survey Of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Asian and Pacific Islander Americans
• Invisible and Overlooked, Newsweek Magazine
• Aging in Equity: LGBT Elders in America

Training:

• openhouse
• Project Visibility
• Elder Help of San Diego:
  Click Programs and Services then click Aging as Ourselves
• Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Elders (SAGE)
• Spectrum LGBT Center - In-Service training for educators, agency staff and administrators

Services for Veterans

• Federal Services for Veterans
• California Department of Veterans Affairs
• US VA Medical Centers, Clinics and Offices in California
• California Care Network
• Social Security Online - Gain an understanding of the benefits available from the Social Security Administration. Request a social security statement or find out about disability information, supplemental security income and more.

Services for Californians With Disabilities

• Braille and Talking Books
• California Department of Rehabilitation - Learn about the ways the Department of Rehabilitation has to assist Californians with disabilities in obtaining and retaining employment and maximizing their ability to live independently in their communities.
• Legal Rights of Persons with Disabilities
• Living Arrangements for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
• Mobility Disabled Persons Motor Vehicle License