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For most older adults, good health and financial wellness ensures independence, security, and the ability to afford a longer life. Discover tools and resources to improve quality of life and tips to make the most of your money.
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Improving the lives of older adults, especially those who are struggling, is not just your job–it’s at your core. Gain your inspiration here and find NCOA tools, tips, and resources to help improve your delivery and service.
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About NCOA
We believe every person deserves to age well, regardless of their background. Learn more about the work we do, the people we serve, and why aging well matters now more than ever.
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Help us build a more just and caring society in which each of us, as we age, lives with dignity, purpose, and security. Explore how to support our mission, partner with us, and advocate on behalf of older adults.

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AGING WELL: SEE ALL TOPICS
Aging Well
For most older adults, good health and financial wellness ensures independence, security, and the ability to afford a longer life. Discover tools and resources to improve quality of life and tips to make the most of your money.
PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES: SEE ALL TOPICS
Professional Resources
Improving the lives of older adults, especially those who are struggling, is not just your job–it’s at your core. Gain your inspiration here and find NCOA tools, tips, and resources to help improve your delivery and service.
ABOUT US
About NCOA
We believe every person deserves to age well, regardless of their background. Learn more about the work we do, the people we serve, and why aging well matters now more than ever.
GET INVOLVED
Help NCOA Make an Impact
Help us build a more just and caring society in which each of us, as we age, lives with dignity, purpose, and security. Explore how to support our mission, partner with us, and advocate on behalf of older adults.

Public Policy for Professionals

If you serve older adults as a professional in the aging services network, access tips and best practices for advocacy on specific public policy issues affecting you, your senior clients, and the organizations that support them.

For Professionals

How Community Voices Shape Better Policy

Aug 31, 2026

Dianne Stone and participants at Age+Action session

Understanding How Federal Aging Services Are Funded

Aug 31, 2026

Get the Facts on Elder Abuse

Aug 28, 2026

Why the Older Americans Act Matters

Aug 10, 2026

Effective Advocacy at Home

Jul 14, 2026

A mid-adult female advocate gestures while meeting with a policymaker about issues that affect her older father's future.

How Enrolling in Benefits Programs Saved Sherlea at 74

Jun 29, 2026

Sherlea Dony

What Women Say

National Survey

Two new surveys find half of U.S. women ages 25+ are struggling financially today, and 90% or more support bipartisan policy solutions to help.

Read the Survey Results

Medicare Open Enrollment Resources for Older Adults

Oct 03, 2025

A man and a woman sit in front of a laptop computer sitting at a table. The women is holding a piece of paper and they are both looking at it.

How to Help Build Age-Friendly Ecosystems

Aug 15, 2025

Making Medicare Affordable: The Critical Role of Low-Income Benefits Outreach

Oct 29, 2024

Thank You Letter Examples to Members of Congress

Jul 31, 2024

Your Voice Matters

Use NCOA's online advocacy forms to protect and strengthen the programs we all depend on as we age.

Make your voice heard today

Join Our Movement

Aging Well for All

We advise policymakers, empower community-based organizations, and deliver the resources, tools, best practices, and advocacy our nation needs to ensure that every person can age with health and financial security.

Read Our Policy Positions

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New Strategic Framework for a National Plan on Aging: A Step Toward Aging Well for All
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