Bay area Consumers' Checkbook surveys consumers and evaluates the quality and prices of local services and products and reports its findings online.
Senior Resources
Find resources of interest to seniors and care givers, including information on aging, health, genealogy, retirement, and lifelong learning.
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Search magazines, encyclopedias, reference books, and reports for basic consumer health information.
Sharpen your investing skills with this comprehensive financial research center.
Newsletters
An 8-page newsletter reporting on the newest and best tools of healthy aging provides guidance in making healthy choices in middle age and beyond.
Locate the latest evidence-based research and expert advice on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of a wide range of health conditions affecting adults in middle age and beyond.
Find dozens of practical strategies to help you enjoy retirement to the fullest.
Created for older Americans who want to protect their mental health, each monthly issue teaches readers how to guard against memory loss.
Newsletter of the Marin Commission on Aging
Websites, many currently offering online workshops
A simple but comprehensive site providing links to senior services in Marin County
Find great resources, support groups, and information about clinical trials. Now, you can view or participate in these online workshops.
This service of the National Council on the Aging helps adults over 55 find out if they qualify for programs that may help pay some of the costs of drugs, utilities, health care and other essentials.
Browse this comprehensive directory of assisted living facilities in California with information about amenities, size of the facility, pricing, health insurance, and more.
Need help with MEDICARE? HICAP is a free and unbiased program of Senior Advocacy Services, offering online workshops now. (Check the calendar on this website.)
Protect yourself and your loved ones from financial exploitation and abuse or identity theft.
The National Institute of Health provides health and wellness information for older adults.
Medicare.gov provides you with detailed information about every Medicare and Medicaid-certified nursing home in the country.
Experts in senior care offer a range of services to help older adults live more independently in their own homes, including care management, palliative care, and home care.
Time on your hands? The Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership lists volunteer opportunities.
Books
Browse Dewey / Subject Headings
305s / Aging
612s / Older People, Health
Find more books and ebooks on topics for seniors
Last Revised on
July 2020