Links

Federal and California Government

• Social Security Administration
• Medicare
• Federal Trade Commission Consumer Information
• CalPERS
• The California State University
• California State University Statewide Academic Senate
• California Attorney General Consumer Protection Programs
• California Attorney General Elder Abuse Programs
• California Department of Insurance Consumer Information
• California Public Utilities Commission
• California Department of Managed Health Care
• California Department of Consumer Affairs
• California Department of Motor Vehicles
• California Governor’s Office
• California State Senate
• California State Legislature
• California Legislative Information (Bill Tracking)
• California Public Employees Post-Retirement Benefit Commission

Affiliated Campus Retiree Organizations

• Chico State Retired Faculty & Staff Association
• CSU, Dominguez Hills Emeritus Faculty
• CSU, East Bay Retired and Emeritus Faculty Association
• Emeriti of CSU, Fullerton
• Humboldt State Emeritus & Retired Faculty Association
• Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association of CSULB
• CSU, Los Angeles Emeriti Association
• CSU, Northridge Association of Retired Faculty
• Cal Poly Pomona Pacesetters
• Cal Poly SLO Retired Faculty and Staff Club
• Sacramento State Emeritus Association
• CSU, San Bernardino Retirees Association
• San Diego State University Retirement Association
• San Francisco State University Retirement Association
• San Jose State Emeritus Faculty Association   (408-259-8609)
• Sonoma State Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association

Travel and Leisure Activities

• State Department Travel Site (foreign travel advisories, passports)
• Tripadvisor (reviews of hotels, motels and restaurants)
• Cruise Critic (cruise line reviews)
• CDC Vessel Sanitation Program (latest inspection scores)
• Road Scholar (formerly Elderhostel)
• Sigalert (real time CA freeway speed and incident maps)
• Weather.com (national and international weather from The Weather Channel.)
• Amtrak (senior discounts and North American Travel Pass)
• VIA Rail Canada (North American Travel Pass)
• Eurail Passes (European Rail Passes)
• Golden Age Passport (Senior discounts – National Park, Forest Service, BLM, Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recreation sites)
• American Automobile Association (national site – enter zip code for local clubs)
• Current California Road Conditions
• Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes (national site with a list of 30 California sites including many CSU campuses)
• Senior Golfers Association of America
• Senior Fitness and Sports

National Retiree Organization

• AROHE – Association of Retirement Organizations in Higher Education (CSU-ERFA is a Supporting Member of AROHE)

Statewide Employee and Retiree Organizations

• California Faculty Association
• California State Employees Association
• Retired Public Employees Association of California

Health Care Information

• PersCARE, PersCHOICE,and PersSELECT
• CVS Caremark (PersCARE, PersCHOICE, and PersSELECT prescriptions)
• Kaiser Permanente
• Blue Shield CalPERS Health Plans
• CalPERS Long-Term Care Insurance
• Delta Dental
• PMI Dental Plan
• NIH MedlinePlus
• Medscape Multi-Drug Interaction Checker
• NIH Health Information for Seniors
• CSU-ERFA Long-Term Care Information Page
• Long-Term Care Resources & Information

Resources on Aging

• First Gov Senior Resources
• NIH National Institute on Aging
• DHHS Administration on Aging
• National Council on Aging
• California Senior Legislature
• California Department of Aging
• California Commission on Aging
• American Seniors Housing Association
• California Registry – Senior Housing
• California Care Network – Residential Care
• AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety – Senior Drivers
• Seniors and the Law – Information from the California State Bar Association

Consumer and Anti-Fraud Resources

• Consumer Reports
• FBI Senior Fraud Page
• FBI Internet Fraud Page
• National Do Not Call Registry
• FTC Opt Out Information (reduce junk mail and spam)
• FTC Identity Theft Page
• FBI Common Fraud Schemes Page
• FINRA Investor Education Foundation (avoid investment fraud)
• National Consumer Law Center Information for Seniors
• CalPERS Shareowner Forum (CalPERS corporate governance website)
• Defined Benefit vs. Defined Contribution Retirement Plans (Find out why your CalPERS or CalSTRS retirement plan is better than a 401K.)
• PersWatch (works to ensure accountability at CalPERS)

Elder Abuse Resources

• A Citizen’s Guide to Preventing and Reporting Elder Abuse (from the California Department of Justice)
• Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse (California Attorney General’s Office)
• National Center on Elder Abuse
• California Department of Social Services – Adult Protective Services (includes telephone numbers for county adult protective services offices).