Resources

Washington State Links
General Links
Indexes
Eldercare/Nursing Homes
Social Security
Medicare
Legal/Financial Issues
Useful Numbers

Washington State Links
Access - Washington State Govenment Home Page
Ask George Washington, not Masten
Governor Christine Gregoire
Health Care Authority also Public Employees Benefits Board
Index of State Agencies, Boards and Commissions
Joint Committee on Pension Policy
Legislature Information - Legislature Home page
Retirement Systems, Deptartment of
Secretary of State - elections and voting portion
State Investment Board

General Links
AARP - American Association of Retired Persons
AFSCME - American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO
ARA - Alliance for Retired Americans
BenefitsCheckUp - It's simple. It's fast. It's free. And it's confidential.
FirstGov - FirstGov for Seniors homepage (U.S. Goverment main portal)
FTE Magazine
GovBenefits.gov
MediCare - Medicare website
Retired.Com - retirement portal featuring articles on travel, finance, and wellness as well as a business directory
Roberts Rules of Order - the official site for the rule book on parliamentary procedure
SCORE - Service Corps of Retired Executives
Social Security Administration - U.S. Government's SSA site

Washington Federation for State Employees
Washington Public Employees Association
Washington State School Retirees' Association

Indexes
Wired Seniors
Senior Resource
Third Age
Yahoo! Seniors' Guide
The Resource Directory for Older People — Administration on Aging and National Institute on Aging
Senior Journal
InfoAging.org — American Federation for Aging Research; geriatric medicine
Merck Manual of Geriatrics (3rd edition)
NIH Senior Health

Eldercare/Nursing Homes
Senior Housing - Washington
ElderWeb
Eldercare Locator
CareGuide
New Lifestyles
Senior Housing
CarePlanner — decisionmaking guide for appropriate level of care for elderly or disabled person
Nursing Homes — Health Care Financing Administration
National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform
Nursing Facilities, Staffing, Residents, and Facility Deficiencies, 1995 Through 2001 — National Citizen's Coalition for Nursing Home Reform
Long-Term Care Insurance: An Assessment of States' Capacity to Review and Regulate Rates — AARP

Social Security
Social Security Administration
Social Security Retirement Planner
Social Security Online for Women
Social Security Network
Social Security (AFL-CIO)
Sign the Pledge to Protect Social Security and Medicare

Medicare
Medicare Information
Medicare
Medicare & You 2003 (PDF format)
Medicare Plan Choices — Health Care Financing Administration
National Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare
Enough to Make You Sick: Prescription Drug Prices for the Elderly — Families U.S.A. (PDF)

Legal/Financial Issues
Workforce and Aging — Administration On Aging
SeniorLaw Home Page
Elder Law Answers
National Senior Citizens Law Center
Older Americans
Facts About Law and the Elderly — American Bar Association
RetireNet
Society for Human Resource Management - Retirement Planning Links
Kiplinger's Retirement Savings Calculator

Useful Numbers

Wa State Dept of Retirement Systems
1-800-547-6657

Wa State Health Care Authority
1-800-200-1004

Legislative Hotline
1-800-562-6000 (only during session)

Senior Lobby Legislative Hotline
1-800-562-6118