Senior Resource Directory

 

Administration on Aging (AoA) www.aoa.gov

The mission of the Administration on Aging (AoA) is to help elderly individuals maintain their dignity and independence in their homes and communities through comprehensive, coordinated, and cost effective systems of long-term care, and livable communities across the U.S.  Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) are dedicated to preserving the independence, dignity, and quality of life of older adults, family caregivers and adults with disabilities by supporting a comprehensive service delivery system and providing access to community-based care.  Area Agencies on Aging were established under the Older Americans Act (OAA) in 1973 to respond to the needs of Americans aged 60 and over in every local community.  There are over 650 Area Agencies on Aging across the United States.  Area Agencies on Aging receive funding through the Older Americans Act and other federal, state and county dollars.  All Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) provide:

*    Information and assistance on thousands of services and resources for older adults, persons with disabilities and their caregivers across our six county region through a centralized call center staffed by certified resource specialists.

*    Care management services including in-home assessments and comprehensive care plans for individuals who qualify for government funded programs.

*    Advocating on issues of concern to older adults, persons with disabilities and family caregivers.

*    Allocating and administering federal, state and private funds to support home and community-based services.

For more information on Michigan Area Agencies on Aging, refer below:

Map of Michigan’s 16 AAA www.michigan.gov/miseniors/0,1607,7-234-45069_46586---,00.html

Detroit Area Agency on Aging (AAA1-A) www.daaa1a.org serves Detroit senior residents.

Detroit Meals on Wheels Programs www.daaa1a.org/DAAA/Programs+and+Services/Detroit+Meals+on+Wheels/meals+on+wheels+hm.asp. 

Area Agency on Aging 1-B (AAA1-B) www.aaa1b.org serves seniors residing in Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair and Washtenaw Counties.

Information & Assistance http://www.aaa1b.com/contact_ia.php.

Extra Help with Prescription Coverage http://www.aaa1b.com/index.php?c=2&p=81&s=25.

Senior Nutrition Program www.aaa1b.com/index.php?c=2&p=40.

Publications www.aaa1b.com/index.php?c=3&p=32.

The Senior Alliance (AAA1-C) www.aaa1c.org serves senior residents in Wayne County, except Detroit.

National Resource Directory http://www.aaa1c.org/resourcecenter/.

Consumer Resource Directory http://www.aaa1c.org/consumers/default.htm.

Senior Nutrition Program www.aaa1c.org/consumers/resource11.htm.

  

Adult Day Care Centers

Community based group programs designed to address the needs of functionally and/or cognitive impaired adults and provide much needed assistance to caregivers. Any individual, who may require supervision, increased social opportunities with peers or assistance with personal care and daily living activities will benefit from Adult Day Services.

Michigan Adult Day Services Association (MADSA) www.mimadsa.org.

Adult Day Care Centers in Michigan www.mimadsa.org/index_files/Centers.htm.

 

Alzheimer’s / Dementia Care Centers

Many Assisted Living communities cater to individuals with Alzheimer's disease and other related memory disorders. There is a growing trend towards specialized communities that provide care and housing tailored to the special needs of individuals with this disease. What sets these facilities apart is the care provided that fosters resident’s individual skills and interests in an environment that helps to diminish confusion and agitation. Specialty services are provided in a secure environment; such as activity programs designed to include reality orientation classes and specially trained professional staff skilled in handling the behavior associated with memory impairments.

Alzheimer’s Association www.alz.org/index.asp

List of Alzheimer’s/Dementia Care Centers www.alternativesforseniors.com/default.aspx

 

Assisted Living/Residential Care Communities

Assisted Living, the largest growing type of housing, provides a special combination of residential housing, personalized supportive services and health care designed for the individual needs of those requiring help with activities of daily living (dressing, bathing, grooming, etc.), and do not require skilled medical care provided in a nursing center. There are a variety of names in different parts of the country: Board and Care, Residential Care, Community Based Retirement Facilities, Personal Care, Adult Living, Adult Foster Care. However, the growing generic term throughout the country is 'Assisted Living'.  Services and level of care will vary, however most Communities provide assistance with daily activities, meals, laundry, and housekeeping.  Assisted Living Communities offer a wide range of choices from the cozy familiarity of a single family home to the more extensive apartment style environment. These communities can be free standing or part of a Continuing Care Community that provides independent, assisted and nursing care, or specialized services may be brought into independent retirement communities.

List of Assisted Living/Residential Care Communities www.alternativesforseniors.com/default.aspx

Health Care Association of Michigan www.hcam.org

Assisted Living/Residential Care Communities web sites offering valuable information related to care giving and aging. www.sunriseseniorliving.com/learn/AboutSeniorLiving.do

 

Click on Aging www.clickonaging.com/cms/

A community partnership that is dedicated to improving the quality of life of older adults, adults with disabilities and family caregivers by linking them with local services and resources in Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, Washtenaw and Wayne counties.

MI Choice (aka Medicaid Waiver) http://www.clickonaging.com/cms/index.php/MI-Choice/mi-choice-aka-medicare-waiver.html

 

Continuing Care Communities

Continuing Care Communities are residential campuses that provide a continuum of care - from private units to assisted living and then skilled nursing care, all in one location. They guarantee you a lifelong residence, unlike retirement communities, assisted living facilities, and nursing centers.

List of Continuing Care Communities www.alternativesforseniors.com/default.aspx

Department of Health and Human Services (DHS) www.michigan.gov/dhs

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Medicare www.medicare.gov

Adult Protective Services: www.michigan.gov/dhs/0,1607,7-124-5452_7119---,00.html

Bridges Assistance Programs: www.michigan.gov/dhs/0,1607,7-124-5453---,00.html

Community Medicaid Assessment application: www.michigan.gov/documents/dhs/DHS_Information_Booklet_and_Assistance_Application_242170_7.pdf

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP): www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ocs/liheap/.

Mars (Michigan Assistance and Referral Service, provides information about programs offered by the State if Michigan that may help families in need with assistance for medical, nutritional, food, day care, temporary cash or other expenses.  Online self screening questionnaire: www.mfia.state.mi.us/mars/

Day Care Provider Application http://www.michigan.gov/documents/dhs/DHS-0220-A_194099_7.pdf

Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132-2943_4860---,00.html

Medicaid www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132-2943_4860---,00.html

A Home Fall Prevention Checklist for Seniors www.cdc.gov/ncipc/pub-res/toolkit/cksafety.pdf

Medicaid application for a patient of a nursing facility: www.michigan.gov/documents/FIA-4574_1_70722_7.pdf

Retroactive Medicaid application: www.michigan.gov/documents/FIA-3243_85431_7.pdf

Map of DHS County Offices: www.michigan.gov/dhs/0,1607,7-124-5461---,00.html

 

Department of Veterans Affairs www.vba.va.gov/VBA/

Benefit Fact Sheet: http://www.vba.va.gov/VBA/benefits/factsheets/index.asp

Veterans Benefits and Services booklet: www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/Publications/Veterans.pdf

Michigan Department of Veteran Affairs: www.michigan.gov/dmva/0,1607,7-126-2362---,00.html

VA Advance Directive and Living Will form: http://www4.va.gov/vaforms/medical/pdf/vha-10-0137-fill.pdf; Know Your Rights sheet: http://www4.va.gov/vaforms/medical/pdf/vha-10-0137A-fill.pdf; Q & A sheet: http://www4.va.gov/vaforms/medical/pdf/vha-10-0137B.pdf

VA Geriatrics and Extended Care (GEC) Referral: http://www4.va.gov/vaforms/medical/pdf/vha-10-0415-fill.pdf

Meds by Mail Order form: http://www4.va.gov/vaforms/medical/pdf/vha-10-0426-MbM-OrderFormCombined-091808.pdf and Veteran Request for Refill of Medication and Medical Supplies form: http://www4.va.gov/vaforms/medical/pdf/vha-10-2478-fill.pdf

Application for Medical Benefits: https://www.1010ez.med.va.gov/sec/vha/1010ez/

Instruction for completing Application for Extended Care Services: http://www4.va.gov/vaforms/medical/pdf/vha-10-10EC-fill.pdf

 

Geriatric Specialist

An individual or company specializing in providing senior needs assessments.

Constant Journey www.constantjourney.org

Michigan Senior Resources www.MI-SeniorResources.com

 

Home Health Care Services

Home Care is a cost-effective alternative to hospital care or other institutional care. You can receive health care or personal care services within your own home with the assistance of a home care agency. Services are available to people of all ages on a basis of daily visits, monthly visits, or hourly care, up to 24-hours a day. Increasingly, older people are choosing to live independent lives and take advantage of home care services.  Services can include medical and non-medical care such as assisting with shopping, laundry, meals and companionship.

List of Home Health Care Services www.alternativesforseniors.com/default.aspx

Visiting Physicians www.visitingphysicians.com/

 

Hospice Care Services

Hospice is special care designed to provide compassion and support for individuals in the final phase of a terminal illness. Hospice care seeks to enable patients to spend their last days with dignity in as comfortable and pain-free manner as possible. Hospice care can be in a number of settings: in the privacy of your home, in a hospice facility or a nursing center.

List of Hospice Care Services www.alternativesforseniors.com/default.aspx

 

Identity Theft www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/

 

Independent Retirement Living Communities

These communities, often referred to as Independent or Congregate Living, are designed specifically for independent senior adults in an apartment like setting with 24-hour on-site supervision. Services usually include, but in some cases are optional: meals, housekeeping and laundry. Social Activities are usually entertaining and educational and help to foster a great sense of community among the residents. Only private pay is accepted in the rental communities.

List of Independent Retirement Living Communities www.alternativesforseniors.com/default.aspx

 

Jewish Family Service of Metropolitan Detroit www.jfsdetroit.org/

Support Services for Older Adults www.jfsdetroit.org/olderadult.htm

 

Lawyer Referral Services

State Bar of Michigan www.michbar.org/programs/lawyerreferral.cfm

 

Legal Aid Programs

State Bar of Michigan www.michbar.org/public_resources/legalaid.cfm

FAQs and Online Forms regarding Elder Law and Disability Rights www.michbar.org/elderlaw/faq.cfm

Advance Directives and Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare www.michbar.org/elderlaw/adpamphlet.cfm

DPOA for Healthcare form www.michbar.org/elderlaw/pdfs/dpoa_hc.pdf

Living Will form www.michbar.org/elderlaw/pdfs/livingwill.pdf

Do Not Resuscitate form www.michbar.org/elderlaw/pdfs/dnr_phys.pdf

Durable Power of Attorney for Finances Q & A www.michbar.org/elderlaw/qa_durable.cfm and form www.michbar.org/elderlaw/pdfs/durable.pdf

Alternatives to Full Guardianship of Adults www.michbar.org/elderlaw/alternatives.cfm

 

Lifeline

Philips Lifeline www.lifelinesys.com/

 

Michigan government www.michigan.gov

US government Senior Citizens’ Resources www.usa.gov/Topics/Seniors.shtml

MI Seniors www.michigan.gov/miseniors.  State resource for information on aging in Michigan. If you're an older adult, family member, or caregiver, here you can easily find and be referred to community programs available in your local area.

Senior Brigade: A Michigan Seniors Initiative www.seniorbrigade.com/

Medicare / Medicaid assistance program (MMAP) www.michigan.gov/miseniors/0,1607,7-234-43880_43590-153352--,00.html

Michigan Voter Information Center: www.mi.gov/sos/0,1607,7-127-1633-49313--,00.html

Absent Voter Ballot Application: www.michigan.gov/documents/AbsentVoterBallot_105377_7.pdf

Secretary of State online services: www.michigan.gov/sos/0,1607,7-127-1640_14837---,00.html.

Disability License Plate or Parking Placard: www.michigan.gov/sos/0,1607,7-127-48296-88403--F,00.html

Disability Parking Placard Application: www.michigan.gov/documents/bfs-108_16249_7.pdf

Driving for Life, A Guide for Older Drivers and their families: www.michigan.gov/documents/Older_Driver2_38985_7.pdf

Request for Driver Evaluation: www.michigan.gov/documents/OC-88_16727_7.PDF

Energy Assistance Programs: www.michigan.gov/heatingassistance

Home Heating Credit: www.michigan.gov/heatingassistance/0,1607,7-215-33210---,00.html

Michigan Helping Hand helps Michigan citizens facing economic hardship find the services they need. For information about jobs and training, unemployment benefits, health care, family support and housing, click on www.michigan.gov/helpinghand.

Public Service Commission; Energy, Labor, & Economic Growth, provides information on important utility topics such as: reducing energy use, bill payment assistance programs, selecting a long distance telephone company, and reducing telemarketing sales calls.  For a list of resources, click on www.michigan.gov/mpsc/0,1607,7-159-16368_16408---,00.html.

 

News Radio

Caring for Aging Parents http://www.wwj.com/pages/888045.php.

WWJ’s Newsradio 950’s Pat Sweeting Caring for Aging Parents podcasts http://www.wwj.com/pages/podcast/104939.rss

 

Not For Profit Senior Organizations 

Aging With Dignity www.agingwithdignity.org

American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging www.aahsa.org

American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) www.aarp.org

American Diabetes Association www.diabetes.org/

American Health Care Association www.ahcancal.org/Pages/Default.aspx

American Heart Association www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200000

American Lung Association www.lungusa.org/

American Cancer Association www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp

Arthritis Foundation www.arthritis.org/

Benefits Check Up www.benefitscheckup.org/

The Caregivers Marketplace http://www.caregiversmarketplace.com/FrameSetup.asp

e-Michigan Deaf and Hard of Hearing People www.michdhh.org/index.html

National Council on Aging www.ncoa.org/

United Way for Southeastern Michigan www.uwsem.org/

World Medical Relief and Prescription Program for Seniors www.worldmedicalrelief.com/

 

Nursing/Rehab Centers

Provides room and board, personal care, protection supervision and medical care, licensed and regulated by the State Department of Public Health.

Individually certified by the State for Medicare and Medicaid. Facilities accept a variety of payment options: Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance carriers, and private funds.

There are three levels of care provided by nursing centers:

Basic Care - - Required to maintain a resident's activity of daily living (personal care, ambulation, supervision and safety).

Skilled Care - - Requires the services of a registered nurse, on a regular basis, for treatments and procedures.

Sub-Acute - - Comprehensive inpatient care designed for someone who has had a acute illness, injury, or exacerbation of a disease process.

List of Nursing/Rehab Centers www.alternativesforseniors.com/default.aspx

Health Care Association of Michigan www.hcam.org

Citizens for Better Care www.cbcmi.org/index.php

 

Senior Activities Centers

Senior Activities Centers provide a community-oriented, multi-purpose facility where citizens of all ages from can enjoy a wide variety of social, recreational and cultural activities, events, programs and services.  Some serve the recreational needs of their residents with a swimming pool, multi-purpose gymnasiums, and meeting rooms.

Livonia, Civic Park Senior Center www.ci.livonia.mi.us/tabid/196/Departments/Community%20Resources/Senior%20Center/main.aspx

Farmington Hills, Senior Division www.ci.farmington-hills.mi.us/Services/SeniorDivision/OverviewSenior.asp

William M. Costick Activities Center www.ci.farmington-hills.mi.us/Community/Costick/Costick.asp

 

Senior Apartments

Senior apartments are independent apartments that are age restricted - starting at 55 or 62 years of age. Some senior apartment communities may have an on-site meal program (generally no more than one meal per day) and housekeeping services available at a separate cost. There are federal and state programs that help pay for this level of housing for seniors with low to moderate income. Rent payments are usually a percentage of income. Many of these communities include amenities such as a club house/meeting room, library.

List of Senior Apartments www.alternativesforseniors.com/default.aspx

 

Senior Guidance

Senior Living http://seniorliving.about.com/

 

Social Security Administration, www.socialsecurity.gov

Medicare www.ssa.gov/pubs/10043.html

Extra Help program www.ssa.gov/prescriptionhelp/

Medicare Prescription Drug program https://secure.ssa.gov/apps6z/i1020/main.html

Replacing a Medicare card https://secure.ssa.gov/apps6z/IMRC/main.html

One-Time Economic Recovery Payment 2009 www.socialsecurity.gov/payment/

Representative Payee Program www.ssa.gov/payee

 

Transportation

Detroit Department of Transportation www.ci.detroit.mi.us/Departments/DetroitDepartmentofTransportation/BusInformation/tabid/1151/Default.aspx

Smart Bus www.smartbus.org/smart/home

Southeastern MI transportation companies

ZCD Transportation, Inc. www.zcdusa.com/

Healthlink www.healthlinkems.org/