Resources for Seniors
| Local Resources | ||
Jackson County Hillsdale County Lenawee County |
(517) 788-4364 (517) 784-4800 (517) 780-7400 (800) 479-3348 (517) 264-5280 |
Jackson County
Department on Aging Jackson Community Action Agency Jackson Dept. of Human Services (DHS)
Hillsdale County Senior Services Center
Lenawee County Department on Aging |
| Local Representatives | |||
| County | Representative | More Information (party, committees, picture, address, fax, phone) | |
| D Jackson NE | Mike Simpson | mikesimpson@house.mi.gov | http://house.michigan.gov/rep.asp?DIST=065 |
| D Jackson SW | Martin Griffin | martingriffin@house.mi.gov | http://house.michigan.gov/rep.asp?DIST=064 |
| R Hillsdale | Bruce Caswell | brucecaswell@house.mi.gov | http://house.michigan.gov/rep.asp?DIST=058 |
| D Lenawee | Dudley Spade | dspade@house.mi.gov | http://house.michigan.gov/rep.asp?DIST=057 |
Elder
Abuse Prevention
Information and Shelters
American Society on Aging
National Center on Elder
Abuse
Citizens for Better Care (Ombudsman)
Disaster
Preparedness
Disaster Preparedness for Seniors by Seniors
Disaster Supplies Kit
Senior
Services
Me and My Caregivers
Alzheimer's Disease
Education Center
CareGuide
Ears for Eyes
Eldercare Web
Family Caregiver Alliance
Food and Drug
Administration
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren (Kinship
Care)
*Healthy
Aging Resources
Health Care
Financing Administration (HCFA)
Medicaid
Medicare
Michigan Adult Day Service Association
Michigan Medicare/Medicaid
Assistance Program (MMAP)
Mid-America Pension Rights Project
National Alliance
for Caregiving
National Aging Services Index
SeniorNet
Social Security
Administration
Supplemental Security Income
U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services
Other
Websites
www.n4a.org (Natl Area Agency on Aging)
www.aoa.gov (Federal Administration on Aging)
www.agingstats.gov
www.mutualofamerica.com
www.whcoa.gov (White House Conference on
Aging)
www.medicare.gov
www.cbcmi.org (Citizens for Better Care
Ombudsman)
www.lsscm.org (Legal Services of South
Central Michigan)
www.nihseniorhealth.gov
www.paraprofessional.com
www.healthinaging.org/public_education/eldercare/contents.php
www.living.com
www.aarp.org
www.elderslaw.org
www.homecarecompanion.com
www.preventelderabuse.org
www.caremanager.org
State and Local
Government
www.miseniors.net Office of Services to the Aging
http://206.114.54.236 OSA user page
www.michigan.gov/mdch MI Dept of
Community Health
www.michigan.gov/ltc MDCH Long Term
Care
Advocacy
and News
American Society on
Aging
American Association
of Retired Persons (AARP)
National Academy of
Social Insurance
National Area Agency
on Aging Association
National Council on
Aging
National Institute
on Aging
Senior Law
Third Age
Michigan
Area Agencies on Aging
Area Agency on Aging 1A -Detroit
Area Agency on Aging
1B
- Southfield
Area Agency on Aging
1-C -Wayne
County
Region 2 - Jackson,
Hillsdale & Lenawee Counties
Region 3A - Kalamazoo County
Region 3C - Branch & St.
Joseph Counties
Region IV Area
Agency on Aging, Inc. - St. Joseph
Region 5 - Valley
Area Agency on Aging - Genesee, Lapeer &
Shiawassee Counties
Region 6 - Clinton, Inham,
Eaton
Region 7 - Bay, Clare,
Gladwin, Gratiot, Huron, Isabella, Midland, Saginaw, Sanilac
& Tuscola Counties
Region 8 - Area
Aging on Aging of Western Michgan - Allegan, Ionia, Kent,
Lake, Mason, Montcalm, Newaygo & Osceola Counties
Region 9 - Area Agency of
Northwest Michigan - Traverse Bay Area
Region 11 - Upper Peninsula
Region 14 - Senior
Resources - Muskegon, Oceana &
Ottawa Counties
Informational Resources
Complete Life
Series - University of Hawaii Center on
Aging
Booklet 1: Advance Care Planning - Making choices
Known
Booklet 2: Planning Ahead - Funeral and Memorial
Services
Booklet 3: Preparing to Say Good-Bye - Care for the
Dying
Booklet 4: When Death Occurs - What To Do When a
Loved One Dies
Booklet 5: Help for the Bereaved - The Healing
Journey