The population of oder people in the United States is growing at a rate that is unprecedented in American histroy. Newspaper columnists, polititians, economists, talk show hosts, elder advocates and health and social service professionals discuss the many and varied effects of the increasing aging population, both real and imagined, on our society. No matter what our age or career path, the continued growth in the number and proportion of older people in the United States impacts us all.

New web site helps Californians to improve the quality of successful aging.

1. Nursing Homes
2. Electronic Library on Aging
3. Pension Rights Center
4. Medicare Privatization
5. Long-term care
6. Adult Abuse Review

Californians have more information to choose a quality nursing home than residents in any other state. www.calnhs.org offers detailed information on each of the states's 1406 nursing homes, including how the homes rate on measures that are important to quality of care and quality of life.

The center on aging at the University of California, Berkeley provides a WEB page that contains many links on the internet to full reports on various aspects of aging. The center on aging at the UC Berkeley

A consummer orgation dedicated to protecting and promoting the pension rights of American workers, retirees and their families. Pensionrihgt org.

The case against relying on HMOs and provate insurers to offer prescription drug coverage can be found at http://www.citizen.org/documents/medicare

GAO has a new report LTC(long term care) availability of Medicaid home and community services for elderly individuals varies considerably which can be found on their WEB stat at: long term care