EPIC is a New York State program that helps seniors pay for their prescription drugs. Most enrollees have Medicare Part D or other drug coverage, and use EPIC to lower their drug costs by helping them pay the deductibles and co-payments required by their other drug plan. EPIC also helps members pay for Medicare Part D premiums.
Goddard Riverside offers free, confidential, one-on-one services for individuals and families to Harlem residents. Counselors help individuals and families access programs and services for which they qualify, including public assistance, food stamps and health care programs.
This site describes all senior programs offered by the Bureau, including social support, transportation services and nutritious meals, home and community-based services for the frail, and well and vital services such as educational programs, exercise programs, health screenings, and information on specific health promotion/disease prevention topics.
Idaho Department of Health & Welfare offers a range of programs, from Medicaid to Food Stamps, Child Protection to Disease Prevention. Many of their programs are designed to help families in crisis situations and are integrated to provide the basics of food, health care, job training and other assistance. They also provide recovery support services, prevention programs and more for individuals dealing with substance abuse.
The Alzheimer's Association provides patient and family support to those affected by the disease, educates the public, families and professionals who care for or interact with people who have Alzheimer's disease, advocates for improved public policy and needed legislation, supports research into the cause, prevention, treatment and cure for the disease. The 24 hour HELPLINE provides trained volunteers that are available for support, information and reassurance to caregivers.
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SeniorLAW is a program which gives free benefits assistance to Milwaukee County residents 60 years and older. The program is made up of Benefit Specialists who provide information assistance and attorneys who provide representation in appropriate court cases.
This site provides information on programs and services that could help pay for health care services. The listings include prescription medications and insurance information.
ENOA's role is to ensure that the older adults within its region have access to services that enable them to remain independent and in their own homes for as long as possible. ENOA serves as a gateway to aging services that already exist in the community and also operates its own programs that fill previously unmet needs in the five-county area, such as nutrition programs, care-option counseling, medical clinics, and housing and legal advice.
The Louisiana Commodity Supplemental Food Program distributes nutritional food packages intended to improve the diets and health of pregnant women and new mothers, babies and children up to their sixth birthday and men and women over sixty years old. All residents of Louisiana who meet this profile and the income requirements are eligible for this food distribution program.
