P. Barton Erickson
e-PRO, SFR, SRS 
REALTOR since 1987
Co-Founder of the HouseJeanie Team

Senior Links

• The Fountains at Cedar Parke: Nestled in a peaceful suburban setting, you'll discover a community that stands out with quiet presence. A place where you'll find a little bit of nature and a little bit of home. Unspoiled pinelands. Family gatherings. Cardinals and finches. Peaches, sweet corn and blueberries. Hot apple pie. A cozy, congenial atmosphere where new friends are easy to come by. Accomplished and interesting neighbors. An affordable, active lifestyle of growth and discovery.

2. Mature Living Choices: Designed with the 55+ active senior in mind, the comprehensive, easy-to-use guide includes communities, presented in full color, with easy-to-read descriptions, maps and directions, and other information to help you find the community that best suits your lifestyle.

3. RealAge.com - RealAge is the biological age of your body based on how well you've maintained it. RealAge is tools and skills to support your health decisions. RealAge is taking charge of your own health to live younger longer.
    Discover the principles of Age Reduction, how RealAge is 
calculated, and why knowing your RealAge is a valuable first 
step in creating a healthier lifestyle.

4. Seniors Search - Helpful Search Directory Exclusively For The Over 50 Age Group:

5. Modern Maturity and My Generation magazines are now AARP The Magazine! This is a link to the on-line version.

6.    Helpful link to the government site for "The Older Americans Act and The Administration on Aging.

7. The American Health Care Association (AHCA) - a federation of 50 state health organizations, together representing nearly 12,000 non-profit and for-profit assisted living, nursing facility, and subacute care providers that care for more than one million elderly and disabled individuals nationally.

8. Airline Clubs for Seniors:

• American Airline

• Continental Airline

• Delta Airline

• United Airline
  

• Airline passengers should know their rights: As the outcry grows over canceled or delayed flights, stranding passengers in airports for hours or even days, it pays for passengers to know their rights. ( http://www.mytravelrights.com )

9. Planning a trip:

• Bureau of Consular Affairs - Web Page

• Elderhostel: Lists all the educational travel programs offered by Elderhostel.

• ElderTreks: Provides data about adventure travel off the beaten path for the 50-plus set.

• Immersia Travel: A soft-adventure travel site for seniors.

• Grand Circle Travel: Specializes in tours worldwide for those 50 and older.

• Golden Escapes: This is a Canadian travel company that developes trips for mature travelers. It can be a money-saver for US travelers if they live near a Canadian gateway such as Toronto or Vancouver because of the good exchange rate.

• Senior Women's Travel: Travel designed for women 50 and older.

• The Over the Hill Gang: A club for skiers 50 and older.

• Valor Tours: Tours to battlefield sites from World War II forward.