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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:
- 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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