Web Site links or contact information for:

• AARP (formerly known as American Association of Retired Persons) - important information and news for those 50+ years old.

• Golden Buckeye Card - Ohio savings program for 62+ years old.

• RSVP - Retired Senior Volunteer Programs (part of the Corporation for National & Community Service) - opportunities for senior volunteer involvement.

• Social Security Administration - the latest on your social security benefits.

• Council on Aging - filled with important statistics for seniors.

• Assisted Living Communities - (coming soon)

• Continuing Care Facilities - (coming soon)

• Senior Select - Home Health Care

• Medicare

• Senior Living Guide, published by Guide Publishing, provides professionals and consumers with comprehensive and current information about long-term care resources and facilities. To obtain a guide, call 440-338-5233 or fax your mailing information to 440-338-5651.

• Benefits Checkup - Hundreds of programs exit to help seniors today. Here's the easy way to find the ones that can help you. Or call Cuyahoga County Department of Senior and Adult Services at (216) 420-6840.

• Eldercare Locator - Helps to locate services in your area. They can be reached by phone at (800) 677-1116 or online at www.eldercare.gov Enter your state and zip code and Eldercare Locator will help you find the services that you need.

• www.clevelandseniors.com is a site dedicated to the lives and interests of people 50 years old and over in the Greater Cleveland Area.

• www.touchedbycancer.com is a wellness community for those touched by cancer, offering programs and services free of charge.

• Carefinder - If you or someone you care about has Alzheimer's disease, you need to find good care in your community. You've come to the right place. Since 1980, the Alzheimer's Association has provided support for people with this disease.

• Senior Net - A unique and award-winning organization dedicated to Connecting Seniors to the World at Their Fingertips. Computer Learning Centers are located in 28 states and the Territory of American Samoa. Seniors learn how to use computers and access the Internet through a hands-on curriculum created specifically to meet the physical needs and learning capabilities of Senior students.
  
  

PRESCRIPTION DRUG SAVINGS:

• Save on the cost of prescriptions with the RX Freedom Plan. This plan offers discounts from 40% – 80 % on most all prescription drugs. The majority of these prescriptions are from Canadian pharmacies. The remaining are filled in Northeast Ohio. Contact us for a quote on the prescriptions that you are currently using.

• Prescription drugs for Veterans - To find out more about prescription drug benefits and other health benefits for veterans, call (877) 222-8387.

• Pharmaceutical Companies Offer Prescription Savings - Many prescription drug savings plans are being offered by pharmaceutical companies for Medicare beneficiaries. Most of these programs have income limits and many of them are free to those who qualify. Below are phone numbers and websites to help you access information about these programs:

  Lilly Answers - (877) RX-LILLY (877-795-4559) or www.lillyanswers.com

  Novartis Care Plan - (866) 974-CARE (866-974-2273) or www.careplan.novartis.com

  Together Rx - (800) 865-7211 or www.together-rx.com. For savings on prescription medicines from a number of leading pharmaceutical companies, including Abbott Laboratories, AstraZeneca, Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Briston-Myers Squibb Company, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen Pharmaceutical Products, L.P. Novartis and Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc.