The AAA Foundation For Traffic Safety Has A Senior Driver Web Site

As a senior, do you find it more challenging to drive a car than it used to be? You might be interested to know that the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has created a Web site called SeniorDrivers.org, which offers tips and resources to help address the concerns of aging drivers like you.

Some of the highlights include:

• Downloadable brochures from AAA like Carfit: Helping Mature Drivers Find Their Perfect Fit.
• Videos that cover the basics of driving safely.
• Links to alternative transportation programs.

And much more. If you're a senior driver who's concerned about traffic safety this is a must-see site!

The Center For Medicare Advocacy Is Online Too

If you're a senior with questions or issues regarding Medicare, there's a place on the Web you might be interested in called the Center For Medicare Advocacy.

From the site:

"The Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc. is a national non‑profit, non-partisan organization that provides education, advocacy, and legal assistance to help elders and people with disabilities obtain Medicare and necessary health care."

This helpful site covers the latest medicare news, offers in depth coverage on practically every medicare topic you can think of, and if you need more help, even features information on how to contact the center directly!

This is a terrific resource you'll want to reference again and again!

A Comprehensive Elder Care Directory Online

Finding all the resources you're looking for in the area of elder care can be a challenge. That's why you'll appreciate the kind of information that's all under one roof, so to speak, at a Web site called the Elder Care Directory.

Not only will you find important information on topics like long term care, and elder law, among others, but you'll also find links to federal government programs and state resources for senior citizens-all conveniently organized in a site that's easy to navigate.

Whether the information is for yourself or someone whom you're caring for, this is one site you'll want to bookmark for future reference!

About.com's Comprehensive Resource On Senior Living

Looking for a one stop resource on the Web where you can find out all the information you need to know about senior living? Look no further than Senior Living - Older Adult Lifestyle Advice & Information from About.com.

Some of the notable features of this comprehensive site include:

• Well researched articles about important topics like senior health & fitness, relationships after 50, retirement and more.

• The opportunity to sign up for a free e-mail newsletter so you can get updates from the site right in your inbox.

• A community forum where you can discuss the senior years with others.

And more! Put this one on your short list of informative resources about senior living on the Web!

The BOOM In BOOMj

Has the social networking for seniors bug bitten you yet? Regardless, you'll find a lot to like about a site called BOOMj a social networking site geared towards "Baby Boomers" (the "Boom" in the name), and the slightly younger set-the so-called "Generation Jonesers" (the"j" in the name).

In addition to informative videos, community blogging tools and other features, they've recently introduced the BOOMj Experts Network. This is a group of more than 40 experts that will be supplying content on BOOMj.

From a recent press release:

"The BOOMJ Expert Network will provide customized expert information in the areas that are most relevant to BOOMj's user base: relationships, travel, health, pets and vets, finance, beauty and fashion, home improvement and outdoor adventures."

Since it was just announced March 28th, this feature is still in its early stages but looks like it has potential. Something to keep an eye on!

Have You Discovered GRANDtimes.com Yet?

As a senior citizen what are the issues you're most concerned about? Do you worry about personal finances and retirement? Have questions about senior-related topics like grandparenting or healthy aging? If you're looking for a place on the Web that's loaded with authoritative information on these topics and so many more, head on over to GRANDtimes.com.

You'll want to pay particular attention to the Article Archive section of the site. Some of the articles you'll find there include:

• Issues when Grandparents Become Parents

• Make the Right Moves with a Pension Payout

• A Sensible Approach to Online Dating by Older Adults

And too many more to list here, of interest to the 50+ crowd. Many of these articles are actually excerpts from published books, by the way!

Grandparenting Advice And Inspiration On The Web

Sure, you make the role of grandparent look easy, but you know it's not-like everything worthwile in this life, it takes effort, at least a little bit of patience and helpful advice when you can get it. Enter Grandparenting.org, the Web site you can turn to for just that.

Grandparenting.org is the Web site of The Foundation For Grandparenting, a non-profit corporation that's "dedicated to raising grandparent consciousness in order to better the lives of grandchildren, parents, grandparents, and communities through education, research, programs, communication, and networking."

Some of the highlights include:

• Articles written by noted author and expert on grandparenting, Arthur Kornhaber, M.D., who's a grandfather himself.

• A discussion center and bulletin board where you can share your views on grandparenting.

• A list of books, films and videos of particular interest to grandparents.

And more! Equally inspirational as it is useful, this is an essential grandparenting resource on the Web.

A Quick Way To Keep Tabs On The Latest Seniors/Aging Health News

What's the latest health news regarding seniors and aging? A quick way to keep tabs on recent headlines in this field is by visiting the Seniors News & Aging News from MedicalNewsToday.com, a site billed as, "the largest independent health and medical news website on the Internet."

And starting today, you'll be able to read some of those headlines right here on The Senior Surfer! Look for the Seniors/Aging Medical News Today Headlines in the left sidebar under Medline Plus.

Find Senior-Friendly Products Online

Do you ever have a hard time locating just the right senior-friendly product you're looking for? Have you thought about expanding your search to the Web? You might not realize this, especially if you're relatively new to Web surfing, but there are actually several sites that offer products designed for the special needs of seniors.

Not sure where to begin? For starters, try these sites:

• Products for Seniors - You'll find senior-friendly products in practically any category you can think of here.
  
  
• SeniorShops.com - Large button remote controls, large print playing cards and special exercise equipment, are just some of the senior-friendly products featured at this site.

• ElderLuxe - If you don't ordinarily think of senior-friendly items as items of luxury, this site might change your mind.

Thanks to sites like these, purchasing senior-friendly products by mail-order or catalog are no longer your only options.

A Handy Resource For Researching Senior Housing Options

Do you ever find yourself overwhelmed by all the senior housing options available today? If you're in the market for this type of lifestyle change, but still not sure what option is right for you, you might benefit from a site called Seniors for Living.

This convenient Web resource makes it easy to research the topic of senior housing with nothing more than a computer and an Internet connection.

Here are a few reasons you'll find the site so useful:

• You can conduct a quick search to see what types of senior housing are available in your area.

• You'll have access to helpful senior living-related articles and tools like a handy cost worksheet that can help you make the decision that's right for you.

• You'll find answers to many of the questions you might have about the different senior housing options.

Contemplating a major lifestyle change is difficult, but thanks to a site like Seniors for Living, investigating your available options at least, doesn't have to be.

An Online Newsletter For Seniors With A Focus On Health

Are you 55 or older and looking for a blog that delivers timely senior news info with a particular emphasis on health? Check out Senior Time, an online newsletter for the 55+ crowd, that mainly links to the latest newsworthy articles and other resources concerning senior health issues.

The site is easy to navigate and a handy way to use the Web to stay on top of current senior health news. Definitely worth a look!

Pension Help Is Just A Few Clicks Away

Questions or concerns about your pension keeping you up at night? If you need help with just about anything that's pension related you should know about The Pension Rights Center. Touted as, " the country’s only consumer organization dedicated solely to protecting and promoting the retirement security of American workers, retirees, and their families," this is one of the more helpful resources on this subject you'll find on the Web.

Topics covered include:

• Pension Help - Features links to counseling projects and government agencies that can assist you with your pension problems.

• Pension Policy - Details the different activities the Center is involved in to help legislate pension reforms.

• Pension Publications - Having difficulty understanding your pension plan? Fact sheets and other helpful links are provided here that can help make things a little clearer.

Whatever your pension issue, you'll likely find an answer here, or at the very least be pointed in the right direction!

Share Your Experiences On TeeBeeDee

What are some of the things you look for in a social networking site? A place to share your life-earned experiences with people who've gone through the same things? The chance to meet new friends who share similar interests? You'll get all that and more from a site called TeeBeeDee.

Founded by Robin Wolaner, who many years ago created the successful Parenting magazine, TeeBeeDee is a social networking site especially for boomers and beyond.

Here's a small sample of what you can do there:

• Create a member profile complete with a photo of yourself
  
  
• Take part in online discussions on a variety of topics

• Join one of the many groups offered or start your own

It's free to join and you can even sign up for their e-mail newsletter. If you're looking for a social networking site for the mature crowd, you won't be disappointed!

Bridging The Digital Gap With eGenerations

Sometimes on your travels along the Information Superhighway do you ever feel like there's too much to figure out and not enough time to do it all? Especially if you feel a little overwhelmed by all the technology, but still interested in taking advantage of the more salient things the Web has to offer, like social networking for example, you'll love a site like eGenerations.

eGenerations is a social networking site especially for people 50+ that makes it easy to connect with people your age, discover new travel and learning opportunities and a whole lot more by providing you with all the tools necessary in one easy to navigate Web site-minus a lot of technical jargon.

Some of the highlights from the site include:

• Message forums featuring hundreds of topics
• Articles on travel, photography and more
• Travel videos and even Web cams from around the world

Incidentally, even if you're tech-savvy, eGenerations merits your consideration just for the fact that it has so much to offer, conveniently assembled under one "virtual" roof!

Are You Suddenly A Senior?

What do you do if you find that you've become a senior before your time? If your name is Frank Kaiser, you write a column, syndicate it to dozens of newspapers, then archive those articles on a Web site titled, aptly enough, Suddenly Senior.

This terrific site also includes jokes, trivia and links to senior sites from around the Web. But, the real meat and potatoes are Frank's entertaining and insightful Suddenly Senior columns, covering topics like medicare, social security, nostalgia, senior travel and more.

Fortified with enough humor and wit to keep you coming back for seconds, you'll find few takes on the senior perspective as refreshingly funny and informative as those of Suddenly Senior-truly a distinctive voice!

Where To Find Important Nutrition Information For Seniors

Looking online for reliable information about the nutritional needs of seniors like yourself? You'll want to check out the Food and Nutrition Information Center's page on nutrition for seniors. It consists of a series of links to articles and tips covering a wide variety of relevant topics.

Here are just some of the interesting links you'll find there:

• Young At Heart: Tips for Older Adults
• Eating Well as We Age
• Better Taste for the Older Years
• Nutrition After Fifty: Tips and Recipes

Brought to you by the USDA, this nutrition page for seniors is worth a look!

Missed A Retirement Living TV Program? Catch It Online

If you're a senior who enjoys watching Retirement Living TV you might be happy to know that they offer video clips of many of their programs online as well. This can really come in handy if you missed an episode or two. To view them, simply log on to Retirement Living TV and click on Video Library. You'll find many past episodes of popular shows like:

• The Daily Apple
• Healthline
• Prudent Advisor
• The Art of Living

And others! Additionally, the web site offers message boards, the opportunity to sign up for an e-newsletter, and more-so make sure you check those out as well, while you're catching up on those previous shows!

An Easy Way To Tell Your Stories Online

How many personal stories do you have to tell? Odds are, with all the life experience you've accumulated, probably quite a lot. Have you ever thought about sharing these stories with others online, but are not sure how to go about doing it? Now, Ronni Bennet, author of the popular web log Time Goes By (see earlier post), has made it a whole lot easier.

Recently, she created The Elder Storytelling Place, a site especially for those of you at least 50 years or older who want to share your personal life stories with the world but without all the fuss that can come with starting your own blog or web site to do it.

From the site, in Ronni's words:

I would like it to become a place where readers sit a spell and "listen" to other people's stories. And then tell their own. Who knows? Maybe in time we'll include audio and even video. Most bloggers have many readers who don't keep blogs and so this is a place for you non-bloggers too to spin your tales for others to read. Everyone's stories are welcome - except that you should be at least 50 years old.

Simply include your story in the body of an e-mail and send it to the site for consideration. To get started and learn more about the submission guidelines, go to The Elder Storytelling Place and click on How To Do It (Left hand sidebar,under the heading, This Is Your Blog).

So, are you ready to tell your story online? The Blogosphere is waiting to hear from you!

A Health Portal Just For Seniors

Isn't it amazing how challenging it can be to find reliable, health-related information on the Web tailored especially to people your age? That's why you'll be happy to know that Uncle Sam has put together quite a comprehensive web site that covers just about every health related topic of interest to senior citizens. It's called NIHSeniorHealth and was developed by The National Institute on Aging and The National Library of Medicine.



From the site:

NIHSeniorHealth features authoritative and up-to-date health information from Institutes and Centers at NIH. In addition, the American Geriatrics Society provides expert and independent review of some of the material found on this web site. Each health topic includes general background information, open-captioned videos, quizzes and frequently asked questions (FAQs). New topics are added to the site on a regular basis.

Here are just some of the topics you'll learn more about when you visit this health portal for seniors:

• Alzheimer's Disease
• Caring for Someone with Alzheimer's
• Cataract
• Falls and Older Adults
• Sleep and Aging
• Talking with Your Doctor
  

If you're looking for quality senior health information on the Internet, you'll likely find it at NIHSeniorHealth.

Find The Benefits You Deserve With BenefitsCheckUp.org

As a senior, and especially if you're on a fixed income, you might find it increasingly harder to pay for the essentials like health care or prescription drugs. But, did you know that there are state and federal programs that might help you meet those costs if you qualify? Now, thanks to the web site BenefitsCheckUp.org, it's easier than ever for you to locate these programs and get the benefits you deserve. From the site:

Developed and maintained by The National Council on Aging (NCOA),BenefitsCheckUp is the nation's most comprehensive Web-based service to screen for benefits programs.

At BenefitsCheckUp.org you'll get help locating benefits programs covering the following:

• Prescription drugs


• Energy assistance


• Tax relief


• Educational assistance

And much more! If you're a senior who's worried about affording the basic necessities of life, you really owe it to yourself to check out this helpful site-you'll be surprised at how many programs are available that you're not even aware of!