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Office of Services to the Aging
P.O. Box 30676
Lansing, Michigan 48909-8176
517-373-8230 Fax: 517-3734092

"Middle age is when a narrow waist and a broad mind begin to change places."--Unknown

The Michigan Office of Services to the Aging is your state resource for information on aging in Michigan. For over 35 years the Michigan Office of Services to the Aging connects families to an array of services and information. If you're an older adult, family member, or caregiver, here you can easily find and be referred to community programs available in your local area. Information to help people age successfully is also at your finger tips. If you work with or for older adults, you will find up-to-date information to keep you professionally informed.

• "On the Verge: The Transformation of Long Term Services and Supports"
Report released by AARP's Policy Institute, the National Association of States United for Aging and Disabilities, and Health Management Associates shows more states are restructuring the way they deliver long-term services and supports in an effort to prevent cuts to programs and services.

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• February is Heart Health Month! The Million Hearts^TM Initiative!

• February 17th Commission on Services to the Aging Meeting

• Self-Determination and the MI Choice Waiver Program

• Governor Snyder: "Protect vulnerable elderly citizens"

• National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 28, 2012

• Calling All Ice Cream Lovers: Help Create Michigan's Next Big Flavor!

• Intergenerational Activities..."The Great Backyard Bird Count!"

• Framing a National Agenda for the Arts and Lifelong Learning & Individual Well-Being

• Book Forum: "The Art of Old Age" by Nicholas Delbanco

• MAYO Clinic: Caring for the Elderly: Dealing With Resistance

• CDC: Elder Maltreatment

• "Life Plan for the Life Span"

• Flu.gov: Seniors (Adults 65 Years and Older) and the Flu

Homemaker
Homemaker services assist with performance of routine household tasks to maintain an adequate living environment for adults with functional limitations.

Adult Protective Services
Provides protection to vulnerable adults (18 years or older) who are at risk of harm due to the presence or threat of abuse, neglect, or exploitation. Contact local Michigan Department of Human Services or the vulnerable adult help line 1-800-996-6228.

Senior Companion Program
The Senior Companion Program (SCP) is a person-to-person enterprise built on the age-old tradition of neighbor helping neighbor.

Legal Assistance
Legal Assistance programs provide information and referral, advice and counsel, legal education and direct legal representation to Michigan's older adults. The most common cases involve consumer and financial issues, housing, and advance planning.

Low Income Energy Assistance Program
This program provides assistance to disadvantaged households in meeting the costs of energy.

Economy and Aging

• Helping Michigan's Hardest-Hit Homeowners

• Healthy People 2020

• Benefits CheckUp...Find and enroll in federal, state, local and private programs that help pay for prescription drugs, utility bills, meals, health care and other needs.

• White House Page: Seniors and Social Security

• Michigan Recovery Act Programs

• NCOA: Straight Talk for Seniors on Health Reform PDF icon

• Reverse Mortgages for Seniors

• "Top Ten Things to Know if You're Interested in a Reverse Mortgage"

• Seniors and the Economy

• Save Your Dream - Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention

Helpful Senior Programs

• Elder Law of Michigan

• University of Michigan Housing Bureau for Seniors

• Creating Confident Caregivers...a program for family members caring for a loved one suffering from dementia

• Benefits Enrollment

• Michigan Medicaid Waiver Program (Home and Community Based Services for the Elderly and Disabled, "The Waiver"

• Michigan.gov Find and Compare Nursing Homes

• The National Center on Elder Abuse

• Michigan Medicare/Medicaid Assistance Program (MMAP)

• MSU Kinship Care Resource Center

• Michigan Drug Prices.com

• Home Skills Training Modules to Assist Direct Care Workers

• Need help finding an in-home care provider?

• Telephone Assistance Program

• Medical Emergency Protection

• Crisis Assistance Program

• MySeniorCare.com


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