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General Information

Illinois senior issues:
  Contact the Illinois Senior Helpline
  1-800-252-8966

• Administration on Aging

• American Association of Retired Persons

• Illinois Department on Aging

• Illinois Department on Aging: Directory of Agencies & Organizations Serving Seniors

• Illinois Department on Aging: Illinois Area Agencies on Aging

• Medicare

• Midwestern Geriatric Education Center (MidGEC)

• Midwestern University Community Health Resource Center

• National Association of Area Agencies on Aging

• National Council on Aging

Alzheimer's Disease

• Alzheimer's Association

• Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center

Assistive Services
(i.e., adult day-care, delivered meals, finances, housework, respite, self-care, social support, transportation, utilities, etc.)

• ARCH National Respite Network & Respite Locator Service

• Eldercare Locator

• Illinois Department on Aging: Assistance in Your Home & Community

• Illinois Department on Aging: Family Caregiver Support

• Meals on Wheels

• Family Caregiver Alliance

• National Adult Day Services Association

• National Alliance for Caregiving

• National Energy Assistance Referral Project

• National Council on Aging Benefits Checkup

• National Transit Hotline
  1-800-527-8279

Elder Abuse

To Report Elder Abuse in Illinois: 1-800-252-8966

After Hours Hotline: 1-800-279-0400

• National Center on Elder Abuse

Health Conditions

• American Diabetes Association

• American Cancer Society

• American Federation for Aging Research

• American Geriatrics Society Foundation for Health in Aging

• American Lung Association

• American Stroke Association

• National Arthritis Foundation

• National Institute on Aging

• National Osteoporosis Foundation

• National Institutes of Health Senior Health Site

Mental Health Issues in Older Adults

• American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry

• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

• American Geriatrics Society Foundations for Health in Aging: Depression

• American Geriatrics Society Patient Education Forum: Depression

• Geriatric Mental Health Foundation

• National Alliance for the Mentally Ill

• National Institute of Mental Health

• National Mental Health Association

• United States Department of Health and Human Services: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Senior Living Options

• Assisted Living Federation of America

• Illinois Department on Aging: Illinois Area Agencies on Aging

• Medicare Nursing Home Compare

Volunteer and Intergenerational Programs

• Illinois Department on Aging: Intergenerational and Volunteer Programs

 

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