Where to Look for Resources
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Many organizations offer special support to seniors and those caring for others.
Any easy way to find resources in your local community is to do a quick internet search for any of these topics below and also include your location in the search bar. If resources are not available in your immediate city or town, look to countywide or statewide programs or organizations.
United Way 211
A searchable database by zip code offering resources nationwide by category (i.e. utilities, housing, legal aid, senior services)
211.org
Senior Adult Organizations
Local organizations and senior centers offer classes and events to give seniors opportunities to engage with others, as well as specialized support programs for senior adults, caregiver support and adult day centers.
Local Government Council
Local Area Agency on Aging addresses caregiver services include counseling, support groups, education, training and respite care information, as well as other services for seniors related to transportation, nutrition, etc.
Nutrition Assistance
Providers of mobile meal deliveries to seniors, local food pantries and congregate meal sites for seniors
Elder Care Planning
Consult an elder care attorney for issues with legal and financial aspects of long-term care planning and estate planning
Department of Social Services
County specific resources related to finances (food/emergency assistance), Medicaid (income-based health insurance), potential in-home care resources, Adult Protective Services (for concerns regarding safety or welfare of elderly/disabled adults
Care Compare
A tool to compare healthcare providers – physicians, hospitals, nursing homes, home health providers, hospice, rehab facilities
Medicare/Health Insurance Support
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- Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP) – a North Carolina – specific program to help navigate Medicare https://www.ncdoi.gov/consumers/medicare-and-seniors-health-insurance-information-program-shiip
- Understanding Medicare Basics https://www.ncdoi.gov/consumers/medicare-and-seniors-health-insurance-information-program-shiip/basics-medicare-parts-b-c-d
Disease-specific Organizations
Alzheimer’s Association
alz.org
Teepa Snow’s Positive Approach to Care (dementia-specific)
https://teepasnow.com/resources/for-families-and-friends/
Parkinson’s Foundation
parkinson.org
American Cancer Society
cancer.org
ALS Association
als.org
American Lung Association
lung.org
American Heart Association
heart.org
National Kidney Foundation
kidney.org
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
nami.org