Career and Resources
there are a number of options for careers in Aging. Possibilities include working in Aging Services, such as Assisted Living Communities, Senior Centers, Longterm Care and Adult Day Care Centers. Another option is to apply the study of Aging to a specific profession, such as counselors who wish to work with elders and their families or travel agents who wish to package trips and tours for senior adults. For further information on careers in Aging, try visting the websites for the following organizations:
- AgeWork
- American Counseling Association
- American Geriatrics Society (AGS)
- American Nurses' Association (ANA)
- American Occupational Therapy Association
- American Psychological Association (APA)
- American Society on Aging (ASA)
- American Sociological Association (ASA)
- Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE)
- Careers in Aging
- National Association of Social Workers
- National Council on Aging
- National Gerontological Nursing Association (NGNA)
- The Gerontological Society of America
Local and State Resources on Aging
Local
- Alzheimer's Association Desert Southwest Chapter
- City of Henderson Senior Centers
- City of Las Vegas Senior Services
- Clark County Senior Advocate Program
- Clark County Senior Centers
- Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health
- Nevada 2-1-1
- Spotlight Las Vegas
- Senior Guide
- Aging and Disability Resource Center
- Parent Your Parents
State
- AARP Nevada
- Assisted Living Directory
- Center for Healthy Aging
- Health Care Advocacy Alliance
- Nevada ADRC
- Nevada Lifespan Respite Care Coalition
- Nevada Geriatric Education Center
- Nevada Senior Advocates
- Nevada 2-1-1
- Sanford Center for Aging (UNR)
- Senior Rx
- Nevada Aging & Disability Services Division
- Nevada Aging and Disability Resource Center
- Nevada Senior Corps Association
- Nevada Senior Games
