ISU Extension Aging Resources
ISU Extension offers many publications and resources on families growing older. Topics include caregiving, changing relationships, protecting privacy, housing choices, retirement, healthy living, and stress and loss. Visit the Extension Online Store to access resources related to older adults.
Iowa's Aging Resources
Iowa Department of Elder Affairs - The Iowa Department of Elder Affairs administers programs and services for people aged 60 years and older. Find contact information for the department. Visit the FAQs page for contact information on fraud, health care, housing , elder abuse, and other issues.
Iowa Family Caregiver Support Program - Provides information, emotional support, and access to local resources for family caregivers.
Long-Term Care Ombudsman program - Contact information
Medicare Prescription Drug Program
Area Agencies on Aging - Find contact information for each of Iowa's thirteen Area Agencies on Aging. Counties served by each area agency are listed. Area agencies on aging help people access services in their communities.
Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) - Find answers to questions about Medicare, Medicare supplement insurance, long term care insurance, and other health insurance issues.
University of Iowa Center on Aging
National Aging Resources
Administration on Aging homepage
Find extensive links for information on older persons and services for the elderly organized for professionals, researchers or individuals and families. Note: Scroll down to the Resource Rooms menu on the right-hand side of the page for additional links.
Benefits Check-up
BenefitsCheckUp from the National Council on the Aging is available free to all seniors and caregivers. The program searches more than 1,100 federal, state, and private benefit and prescription drug programs and finds those for which the senior may be eligible.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Official U.S. government information site for Consumers and Professionals on Medicare and Medicaid. Find contact information, plan comparisons, information on fraud and abuse, nursing home comparisons, and other related topics.
National Institute on Aging
National Insitute on Aging in Espanol - Instituto Nacional Sobre el Envejecimiento
Social Security
Official website of the Social Security Administration provides forms, on-line information and services, policy information and answers to frequently asked questions.