Useful Links

Abuse

Abuse of Older Adults FAQ's www.law-faqs.org/wiki/index.php/Abuse_of_Older_Adults

Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters www.acws.ca

Alberta Seniors and Community Supports www.seniors.alberta.ca/services_resources/elderabuse

Association des juriste d'expression francaise de l'Alberta (elder abuse info in French) www.ajefa.ca

Calgary Communities Against Sexual Abuse www.calgarycasa.com

Older Adult Knowledge Network www.oaknet.ca/

Advice

Elder Wisdom Circle http://www.elderwisdomcircle.org/

Arts

Creative Aging Calgary Society www.creativeagingcalgary.ca/resources.html

Seniors Performing Arts Canada http://seniorsperformingarts.ca/

This is My City Art Society www.thisismycitycalgary.ca/Schedule.html

Caregivers

Canadian Caregiver Coalition www.ccc-ccan.ca

Caregiver Network Inc. www.caregiver.ca

Family Caregiver Centre www.albertahealthservices.ca/services.asp?pid=service&rid=1604

My Care Journey www.mycarejourney.com

Brain Exercises

Luminosity http://www.lumosity.com/

Congratulatory Messages

Governor General of Canada www.gg.ca

Mayor of Calgary http://www.calgarymayor.ca

Premier of Alberta http://premier.alberta.ca

Prime Minister of Canada www.pm.gc.ca

Consumer Information

Better Business Bureau www.betterbusinessbureau.ca

Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca

Certified Professional Consultants on Aging www.cpcacanada.com

Service Alberta – Consumers www.servicealberta.gov.ab.ca

Death and Dying

Alberta Funeral Service Association www.afsa.ab.ca

Dying With Dignity www.dyingwithdignity.ca

Hospice Calgary Society www.hospicecalgary.com

Last Post Fund Inc. www.lastpostfund.ca

Disability Information

Canadian National Institute for the Blind www.cnib.ca

Canadian Paraplegic Association www.canparaplegic.org/ab

Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services www.dhhs.ca

Vecova http://vecova.ca/

Education

Routes to Learning Canada www.routestolearning.ca

Employment

Career Bliss http://www.careerbliss.com/

Engaging the Mature Worker (Alberta) http://www.employment.alberta.ca/documents/RRM/RRM-BI-mature-workers.pdf

Service Canada Job Bank www.jobbank.gc.ca/Intro-eng.aspx

Workplace Institute www.workplaceinstitute.org

Favourites

Mary Maxwell http://www.caregiverstress.com/2010/07/a-reminder-that-laughter-is-the-best-medicine/

The Seniors Bulletin http://theseniorsbulletin.blogspot.com/

The Zimmers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m0EZO5O2dM

Vibrant Nation - for 50+ Women http://www.vibrantnation.com/?floater=99

Government

Alberta Seniors and Community Supports www.seniors.gov.ab.ca

Canada Customs and Revenue Agency www.cra-arc.gc.ca/menu-e.html

Canadian Seniors Policies and Programs Database www.sppd.gc.ca

City of Calgary, Seniors www.calgary.ca

Health Canada, Healthy Living, Seniors www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hl-vs/seniors-aines/index_e.html

Public Health Agency of Canada, Aging and Seniors www.phac-aspc.gc.ca

Seniors Canada on-Line www.seniors.gc.ca/home.jsp?lang=en

Seniors Canada – Canada Benefits www.canadabenefits.gc.ca/faechome.jsp?lang=en

Veterans Affairs Canada www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/

Health Benefits

Alberta Blue Cross www.ab.bluecross.ca

Alberta Health Care Insurance www.health.gov.ab.ca

Health Information/Services

Alberta Health Services www.albertahealthservices.ca

Dietitians of Canada www.dietitians.ca/seniors

Falls Prevention http://www.findingbalancealberta.ca

On-Line Drug Encyclopeidia www.drug3k.com

Public Health Agency of Canada, Seniors Health www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/sh-sa-eng.php?rd=senior_agee_eng

Screen Test www.albertahealthservices.ca/services.asp?pid=service&rid=1002353

Health Organizations

Alzheimer Society of Calgary www.alzheimercalgary.com

Arthritis Society www.arthritis.ca

Canadian Cancer Society - Calgary and District Unit www.cancer.ab.ca

Canadian Coalition for Seniors Mental Health www.ccsmh.ca

Canadian Diabetes Association www.diabetes.ca

Diabetes Association (Foothills) www.diabetes-foothills.org

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada www.heartandstroke.ca

Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada - Calgary Chapter www.mscalgary.org

Mesothelioma Center http://www.asbestos.com/

Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada www.muscles.ca

Osteoporosis Society of Canada www.osteoporosis.ca

Parkinson's Society of Southern Alberta www.parkinsons-society.org

Prostaid Calgary www.prostaid.org

Home Support

Bethany Lifeline www.bethanycare.com

Calgary Family Services www.calgaryfamilyservices.org

Calgary Meals on Wheels www.mealsonwheels.com

Good Samaritan TeleCare www.gss.org

Housing

Accessible Housing Society Calgary www.ahscalgary.ca

Alberta Landlord & Tenant FAQS www.law-faqs.org/wiki/index.php/Renting_a_Place_to_Live

Alberta Senior Citizens' Housing Association www.ascha.com

Calgary Housing Registry Network www.lowcostrent.org

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation www.cmhc.ca

MCF Housing for Seniors www.mcfhousing.com

Laws for Landlords and Tenants www.landlordandtenant.org/splash.aspx

Service Alberta, Landlord and Tenant servicealberta.gov.ab.ca/Landlords_Tenants.cfm

Legal

Alberta Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship FAQS www.law-faqs.org/wiki/index.php/Adult_Guardianship_and_Trusteeship

Alberta Wills & Estates FAQS www.law-faqs.org/wiki/index.php/Wills_and_Estates

Centre for Public Legal Education Alberta www.cplea.ca/

Public Guardian, Alberta www.seniors.gov.ab.ca/services_resources/opg/index.asp

Public Trustee, Alberta www.gov.ab.ca/just/trustee

Long Term Care

Alberta Continuing Care Association www.longtermcare.ab.ca

Education Resource Centre for Continuing Care www.educationresourcecentre.ca

Protection for Persons in Care www.seniors.gov.ab.ca/css/persons_in_care

Pensions

Alberta Pensions Administration (Local Authorities) www.apaco.ab.ca

Alberta Seniors Benefit www.seniors.gov.ab.ca

Canadian Forces Pension www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/forces-pensions/txt/index-eng.html

Old Age Security/Canada Pension www.canadabenefits.gc.ca/faechome.jsp?lang=en

Quebec Pension Plan www.rrq.gouv.qc.ca/en

United Kingdom Pensions www.direct.gov.uk/en/Pensionsandretirementplanning/StatePension/DG_10026714

United States Social Security www.ssa.gov

Veterans Affairs Canada www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general

Recreation

Seniors Alpine Ski Club www.seniorsalpineskiclub.com

International Council on Active Aging www.icaa.cc

Research

Collaborative Research Grant Initiative: Mental Wellness in Seniors and Persons with Disabilities www.mentalhealthresearch.ca/RIC/Pages/default.aspx

Seniors’ Organizations – Alberta (Province Wide)

Alberta Association of Gerontology www.aagweb.ca

Alberta Association of Seniors Centres www.albertaseniorscentres.net

Alberta Council on Aging www.acaging.ca

Seniors’ Organizations – Calgary

Calgary Chapter, Alberta Association on Gerontology www.ccaag.com

Calgary Chinese Elderly Citizens Association www.telusplanet.net/cceca

Calgary Seniors’ Resource Society www.calgaryseniors.org

Confederation Park Seniors members.shaw.ca/confedparksrcentre

Downtown Friendship Centre www.downtowncentre.ab.ca

Friends of Seniors Foundation www.friendsofseniors.org

Seniors’ Organizations – Other Alberta Communities

Edmonton Seniors Coordinating Council seniorscouncil.net

Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization www.lethseniors.com

Seniors Association of Great Edmonton www.mysage.ca/index.cfm

Seniors Outreach Program (Three Hills and Area) www.3hillsoutreach.com

Veiner Centre (Medicine Hat) www.medicinehat.ca/veinercentre

Seniors’ Organizations – Canada

Canadian Association on Gerontology www.cagacg.ca

Canadian Snowbird Assocaition www.snowbirds.org

CARP, Canada's Association for the Fifty-Plus www.carp.ca

Federal Superannuates www.fsna.com

Help the Aged www.helptheaged.ca

Seniors’ Organizations – International

American Association of Retired Persons www.aarp.org

The Red Hat Society www.redhatsociety.com

Transitions

Five Weeks to a New Life www.aarp.org/personal-growth/transitions/info-06-2011/aarps-five-weeks-to-a-new-life.html

Transportation

Access Calgary www.accesscalgary.ca

Alberta Driver Fitness and Monitoring http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/3105.htm

Alberta Motor Association www.ama.ab.ca/community-and-ama/aging-drivers

Calgary Handi-Bus Association www.calgaryhandibus.com

Calgary Transit www.calgarytransit.com

Veterans