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Help and Assistance
For Senior Citizens and their caregivers

• Help Bulletins -- here we post news and bulletins from senior citizens who which help or assistance. We suggest you visit the other bulleting pages on this website on various topics -- click on Senior-Site'sSite Map

• Questions & Answers - on where or how to get help or assistance for senior citizens or caregivers.

• Area Agencies on Aging -- YOUR MAJOR SOURCE OF HELP! They provide a clearing house for senior citizen services. The agencies in turn make referrals to supportive services which offer help with transportation, information/referral, home-delivered meals, legal information, and other services.

• Older American Act -- the federal law enacted to assist seniors. The act is divided by titles as follows:
  • Title I -- Declaration of Objective
    
  • Title II -- Administration on Aging
    
  • Title III -- Grants for State and Community Programs on Aging
    • Title III B -- Supportive Services -- information & referral, in-home services, legal services, linkages, ombudsman services, outreach, respite care, transportation PLUS:
      • Adult Day Healthcare
        
      • Alzheimer's Day Care Centers
        
      • Health Insurance Counseling
    • Title III C -- Nutritional Services - congregate meals, home delivered meals
      
  • Title IV -- Training, Research, and Discretionary Projects
    
  • Title V -- Senior Community Service Employment Program
    
  • Title VI -- Grants to Native Americans

• Help Obtaining Drugs for Senior Citizens -- possible lower cost methods.

• MEDI-KWIK Billing Systems -- Helping senior citizens process medical claims.

• Senior Services in Greater New York -- American Red Cross Programs: the In-Touch Program, the Senior Crime Victims Program, and the Telephone Reassuance Club.

• Emergency Medical Services -- What to do in a medical emergency, where to find EMS on the web, and other medical links.
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• What to do in case of Emergency

• Tips to Make Your Hospital Visit Less Stressful -- what to bring, what not to bring, admission, the hospital staff, geriatric assessment, hospital geography, safety tips, questions, and discharge.

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