Resources For Seattle's Elderly

Seattle area senior services & resources. Government services, advice, financial planning, law, and more.
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Active Seniors - The online version of The Senior Living Resource Guide, a quarterly magazine. It's mission is to make a difference in communities everywhere by featuring timely, informative and educational articles, and to present resources and options through a clear and simple format.

Aging Parents & Elder Care - Resource for those caring for aging parents. Topics include: Assisted living, elderly drivers, home health care, assisted living and much more.

American Senior Resources - Financial services for seniors. Site has many useful financial calculators, articles, E-Seminars, and a glossary.

Elder Abuse - Help for victims of elder abuse.

Elder Care Online - Elder Care Online is a resource for people caring for aging loved ones. Whether you are caring for a spouse, parent, relative or neighbor, this site provides an online community where supportive peers and professionals help you improve quality of life for yourself and your elder.

Elder Page - From the Administration on Aging. Directory of elderly support resources. Health & exercise, retirement & financial planning, and much more.

Elder Web - Navigate the elder care labyrinth. Finance & law, housing & care, body & soul. Much more.

Elderhealth Northwest - Provides adult day-health care that helps frail elders and people with chronic illnesses to remain living in the community as independently as possible.

Legal Help - Covers estate planning, aging preparedness, long-term care planning and many other issues that all of us will face eventually. Early preparation will save a lot of headaches, and is usually much cheaper.

Medicare - The latest news, overviews, specific information related to Medicare, Medicare basics & how-tos, eligibility tool, directories & organizations, and more.

Medicare Personal Plan Finder - This tool will provide you with a list of Medicare health plan choices in the geographic area you specify, along with benefit descriptions and other information to help you choose the plan that's best for you.

Medicare Rights - Medicare Rights Center. Your guide through the Medicare maze.

Nursing Homes Ratings - Information about nursing homes throughout the US, along with data on each nursing home's inspections and resident ratings.

Paying For Outpatient Services - A guide for people with Medicare. (pdf format)

Retirement Communities - Seattle Area - Please see Retirement Communities on For Rent page.

Senior Living - Tons of links covering many subjects for aging adults. From About.com.

Senior Services - The largest provider of quality services that support the independence of seniors in the Seattle/KingCounty area.

Government Resources

Seattle - Government Resources

Energy Assistance - (206) 684-0268

Food Programs - (206) 684-0281

Homeless - Emergency Shelter - (206) 461-3200

Housing - Low Income Public - (206) 615-3340

King County - Government Resources

Disabled Parking Permits - (206) 296-4000