Care Resources and Links AirWay Oxygen,Inc 800-632-0730 www.airwayoxygen.com For all home medical oxygen therapy needs. As well as providing a full line of homecare products from hospital beds to bath seats. Alzheimer's Association (616) 459-4558 www.alz.nwmi.org For information and services related to dementia. Area Agency on Aging of West Michigan (616) 456-5664 www.aaawm.org Care management, MI-Choice Waiver, OAA and Kent County Millage funded programs, information & referral. Also the Michigan Medicare/Medicaid Assistance Program (MMAP) (800) 803-7174 Citizens for Better Care (616) 245-9451 or (800) 782-2918 www.cbcmi.org For information about residential options (assisted living, nursing home). Eldercare Locator (800) 677-1116 www.eldercare.gov Services for older adults nationwide. Gerontology Network (616) 464-3665 or (616) 456-6135 Provides Adult Day Services and many other adult programs. Guardian Medical Monitoring (877)-435-7225 www.guardianmedicalmonitoring.com Provides personal home health emergency response systems since 1930. Hope Behavioral Health Care/Family Life Center (616) 235-2910 Provides Adult Day Services. Kent County Family Independence Agency (616) 247-6300 Adult Protective Services or Medicaid Home Help. Legal Hotline for Michigan Seniors (800) 347-5297 www.elderslaw.org A statewide program that provides free legal advice and information over he telephone to senior citizens age 60 and older in Michigan. The Michigan Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (800) 536-6300 www.mihospice.org There are several local Hospices which can be found under Hospice in the yellow pages or consult with your physician. Michigan Medicare/Medicaid Assistance Program (MMAP) (800) 803-7174 www.MyMMAP.org This program is a free health-benefits counseling service for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries and their families or caregivers. Call for information about long term care/supplemental insurance, Medicare or Medicaid billing problems, prescription assistance and program eligibility information. Senior Neighbors Inc. (616) 459-6019 www.seniorneighbors.org To find subsidized housing for low income seniors, as well as services to promote independence at home. United Way First Call for Help 211 or (616) 459-2255 General information and referral. Dept of Veteran's Affairs Outpatient Clinic (616) 365-9575 www.vba.gov Or Veteran's Administration (800) 827-1000.

Care Resources and Links American Association of Retired Peoples www.aarp.org National Aging Information Center (NAIC) www.aoa.gov/naic Benefits Check-up www.benefitscheckup.com To find programs for people ages 55 and over that may pay for some of their costs of prescription drugs, health care, utilities, and other essential items or services. Care Giver Resources www.caregiverresource.net Information on issues related to care giving for aging loved ones. Elders' Law www.elderslaw.org Help with nursing homes. Elder Web Care Concepts www.elderweb.com/careconcepts For help understanding terminology and definitions. Kaiser Network www.kaisernetwork.org The latest information on health policy. Law Help www.lawhelp.org A guide to free and low-cost civil legal services in Michigan. Legal Assistance Center www.legalassistancecenter.org To achieve resolution of problems outside of the legal system. Long Term Care www.1866michltc.net Michigan Long Term Care assistance. Or call 1-866-MichLTC. Medicare www.medicare.gov Information regarding Medicare Benefits and has a section on comparing nursing homes. Or call 1-800-Medicare. Michigan Bar - Elder Law www.michbar.org/sections/elderlaw Information about legal documents. Michigan - CIS www.michigan.gov/cis Resource to find licensed facilities, click on Family & Health, ADC & HFA's, then licensed facility locator. Michigan Office of Services to the Aging www.michltc.net Michigan Seniors www.MIseniors.net Access to services for Seniors Michigan Poverty Law Program www.mplp.org For issue alerts. National Association of Insurance Commissioners www.naic.org Watch-Dog organization for Health Insurance problems.