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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