Services At-A-Glance
You want to help your patients get the services they need. But you may not be sure where to find the right resource. This is a starting place. We’ve identified some of the most common concerns and listed a few national resources that might be helpful.
| What’s the Problem? | What’s a Solution? | Helpful Resources |
Abuse/neglect | Mandatory reporting to adult protective services | National Center on Elder Abuse
For your State Adult Protective Services:
www.ncea.aoa.gov
Call local police or 911, if serious situation |
Caregiver assistance | Respite care | National Respite Locator Service
800-773-5433 (toll-free)
www.respitelocator.org |
Caregiving | Adult day care, nursing home care | National Adult Day Services Association
877-745-1440 (toll-free)
www.nadsa.org Nursing Home Compare service
www.medicare.gov/nhcompare/home.asp |
Daily living assistance | Home health aide | Eldercare Locator
800-677-1116 (toll-free)
www.eldercare.gov |
Financial assistance | Case manager or supportive community programs | National Council on Aging
To assess eligibility:
www.benefitscheckup.org |
Health information | Free fact sheets, booklets, and web resources | National Institute on Aging Information Center
800-222-2225 (toll-free)
www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation NIH SeniorHealth
www.nihseniorhealth.gov National Institutes of Health
National Library of Medicine
www.medlineplus.gov |
Household assistance | Homemaker assistant | Eldercare Locator
800-677-1116 (toll-free)
www.eldercare.gov |
Nutrition | Meals on Wheels or congregate meal sites | Meals on Wheels Association of America
703-548-5558
www.mowaa.org |
Social support | Volunteer companions | Eldercare Locator
800-677-1116 (toll-free)
www.eldercare.gov |
Transportation | Medical transport benefits or other community programs | National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
202-872-0888
www.n4a.org National Transit Hotline
800-527-8279 (toll-free) |
Utility costs | Utility subsidies | National Energy Assistance Referral Project
866-674-6327 (toll-free)
http://liheap.ncat.org/referral.htm |
Suggestions
Please send comments, personal observations, practical experiences, or suggestions to:
Freddi Karp, Editor
Office of Communications and Public Liaison
National Institute on Aging
Building 31, Room 5C27
Bethesda, MD 20892
301-496-1752
karpf@nia.nih.gov
Contributors: Caroline McNeil, Freelance Writer; Karin Kolsky and Megan J. Homer, NIA Office of Communications and Public Liaison; Susan R. Farrer, JBS International, Inc. Design: Susan Spangler Design & Illustration
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
National Institute on Aging
NIH Publication No. 08-7105
October 2008
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