Consumer Concerns for Older Americans

Helpful Consumer and Elder Law Web

Below is a list of selected sites that will be of interest to anyone looking for information about consumer issues that affect seniors.  It is not an exhaustive list and as with everything related to technology, is subject to change.   

• AARP.  http://www.aarp.org/
• American Bankruptcy Institute.  http://www.abiworld.org/
• ABA Commission on Law and Aging.  www.abanet.org/aging
• Alzheimer’s Association.  http://www.alz.org/
• Center for Medicare Advocacy.  http://www.medicareadvocacy.org/
• Consumer Consortium on Assisted Living.  http://www.ccal.org/
• Consumers Union.  http://www.consumersunion.org/
• National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.  http://www.naela.org/.
• National Association of Consumer Advocates.  http://www.naca.net/
• National Center on Elder Abuse http://www.elderabusecenter.org/
• National Citizens’ Coalition for Nursing Home Reform.  http://www.nccnhr.org/
• National Consumer Law Center.  http://www.consumerlaw.org/
• National Senior Citizens Law Center.  http://www.nsclc.org/
• The Center for Social Gerontology.  http://www.tcsg.org/

Credit Bureaus (and to order credit reports):

• Equifax. http://www.equifax.com/
• Experian (formerly TRW).  http://www.experian.com/
• Transunion.  http://www.transunion.com/

Government Sites: 

• U.S. Administration on Aging.  http://www.aoa.gov/
  Includes links to state and area agencies on aging, consumer resources,
• Federal Trade Commission
  Consumer credit rights.  http://www.cheapstingybargains.com/a-lesson-in-avoiding-identity-theft/
• Senior Issues.  www.ftc.gov/bcp/menu-seniors.htm
• Government Services Agency. http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/ 
  The government's consumer information center.