Below are some helpful resources for services and assistance.
- 211-Michigan
- 988 – Call Suicide Crisis Lifeline
- Abuse – Elder Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
- (855) 444-3911
- Addiction Guide – for help with alcohol or drug addiction
- Administration on Aging
- Aging Fraud Hotline
- (855) 303-9470
- Aging Fraud Hotline Website (National)
- Alzheimer’s Association
- American Society on Aging
- Aspen Ridge Retirement Village
- Chronic Disease
- Disability Information & Access Line (DIAL)
- (888) 677-1199
- DIAL (Disability Information & Access Line) Website
- Disability Network
- Disability Network of Mid Michigan
- (989) 835-4041
- (800) 782-4160
- Disaster Preparedness Guide
- Driving Concerns Resources:
- Safe Drivers Smart Options Keys to Lifelong Mobility (Michigan’s Guide for Aging Drivers and their Families)
- When is it time to give it up? AARP – “We Need to Talk”
- Drug Rehab USA
- Eldercare Locator
- Elder Justice Initiative
- Elder Law of Michigan Hotline
- (866) 400-9164
- Emergency Management/911
- Falls and Fractures in Older Adults: Causes and Prevention – National Institute on Aging
- Falls Free CheckUp – National Council on Aging (NCOA)
- Fire Department – Otsego County
- Food Programs:
- Great Lakes Loan Closets
- Health Department of Northwest Michigan
- Heat Assistance
- Human Trafficking Resource Center (National) or
- Call (888) 373-7888 or
- Text 233733
- Kinship Care Program – Assists adults, age 55 or older, raising relative children
- Legal Hotline (Provides FREE legal advice to senior citizens, over 60 years old)
- (800) 347-LAWS (5297)
- McLaren Northern Michigan Hospital
- Medicaid
- (800) 642-3195
- Medicaid Long Term Care -Getting Paid by Medicaid as Caregiver to a Loved One
- Medicare – Information (General)
- (800) 633-4227
- Mi Caregiver Connection
- 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
- Michigan Parkinson Foundation
- (248) 433-1011 or (800) 852-9781
- Michigan Statewide Independent Living Council
- (800) 808-7452
- Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital
- Munson Healthcare – Traverse City
- National Council on Aging
- North Country Community Mental Health
- Northwest Michigan Community Service Agency (NEMCSA)
- Online Therapy for Social Isolation: A Guide for Older Adults from the National Council on Aging (NCOA)
- Prescription Drug Coverage
- (800) 633-4273
- PTSD – Understanding a Veteran with PTSD
- Senior Health Risk Calculators for Healthy Aging
- Social Security
- (800) 642-3195 or
- (517) 339-3876
- Suicide & Crisis Lifeline – Dial 988
- Veterans Resources:
- Navy Corpsman Steve Andrews Department of Veteran’s Affairs Health Care Clinic in Gaylord (989) 732-7525, Ext. 11230
- Veterans – Otsego County Veterans’ Affairs (989) 731-7575
- Veterans – U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs
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