Aging Resources
988 Suicide Crisis Lifeline
Abuse – Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
- (855) 444-3911
Addiction Guide – for help with alcohol or drug addiction
Anti-Fraud Hotline
- (855) 444-3911
Anti-Fraud Hotline Website (National)
Disability Network of Mid Michigan
- (989) 835-4041
- (800) 782-4160
- When is it time to give it up? AARP – “We Need to Talk”
- Safe Drivers Smart Options Keys to Lifelong Mobility (Michigan’s Guide for Aging Drivers and their Families)
Elder Law of Michigan Hotline
- (866) 400-9164
Emergency Medical – Otsego County EMS/Rescue/Hazmat
Falls Prevention Information – National Institute on Aging
Fire Department – Otsego County
Fire Prevention Preparedness for Seniors
- Commodities – Contact the Otsego County Commission on Aging for an Application
- Otsego County Food Pantry
- (TEFAP) The Emergency Food Assistance Program
Health and You: Seniors and Swimming
Health Department of Northwest Michigan
Health Information for Older Adults (Promoting Health for Older Adults)
Heat Assistance Program – aka NEMCSA Heat Assistance (Crisis Prevention) Program
- (989) 358-4713 or
- (866)-484-7077, Ext. 313 (toll free)
Kinship Care Program – Assists adults 55, raising relative children!
Legal Hotline (Provides FREE legal advice to senior citizens, over 60 years old)
- (800) 347-LAWS (5297)
McLaren Hospital of Northern Michigan
- (800) 642-3195
Medicare – Information (General)
- (800) 633-4227
Michigan Bureau of Services for Blind Persons
Michigan Health & Human Services Adults and Seniors Program
Michigan Medicare Fraud Hotline
- (855) 643-7283
Michigan Medicare Fraud Website
- (248) 433-1011 or (800) 852-9781
Michigan Statewide Independent Living Council
- (800) 808-7452
Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital
Munson Medical Center – Traverse City
North Country Community Mental Health
Northwest Michigan Community Service Agency (NEMCSA)
- 800-633-4273
PTSD – Understanding a Veteran with PTSD
Senior Health Risk Calculators for Healthy Aging
Seniors’ Addiction Prevention Guide
- (800) 642-3195 or
- (517) 339-3876
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline – Dial 988
Veterans Resources:
Veterans – Otsego County Veterans’ Affairs (989) 731-7575
Navy Corpsman Steve Andrews Department of Veteran’s Affairs Health Care Clinic (989) 732-7525, Ext. 11230
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~ Deuteronomy Rabbah
