Senior Services in Saline County, IL
Senior Nutrition Sites Counseling Services
Housing Options County Health Dept.
Nursing Homes Dept. of Human Services
Transportation Providers Food Pantries
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Senior Service Providers

Golden Circle Senior Citizens Council
RR #1, Box 191A
Elizabethtown: 618.287.5590
Fax: 618.287.5593
Services: transportation, outreach, information and assistance, congregate meals, home delivered meals, in-home respite care, home modifications, health screening, medication management, homemaker, adult day services, and family caregiver support.
Addus Health Care
P.O. Box 963
Marion: 1.800.487.5315 or 618.997.8008
Services: homemaker.

Senior Nutrition Sites

Golden Circle (focal point)
P.O. Box 262
901 S. Commercial
Harrisburg: 618.252.7940
Days of Operation: Monday through Friday.
Golden Circle
Community Center
921 Veterans Dr.
Eldorado: 618.273.5394
Days of Operation: Monday through Friday.
Frozen home delivered meals available for weekends, holidays, and second meal of day, if needed.

Housing Options

Public Housing

Housing Authority of Saline County
927 Barnett St.
Harrisburg: 618.252.6381
Units in Harrisburg, Galatia, Eldorado, Raleigh, & Carrier Mills.

Subsidized Housing

Rental housing for low-income families of all ages but, some units have been specifically designed to meet the needs of older people. Rent is usually 30% of family income.

Housing Authority of Saline County
927 Barnett St.
Harrisburg: 618.252.6381

Harrisburg Park
Harrisburg: 618.997.6381

Shawnee Enterprises
Beulah Heights Apartments
2810 Wills St.
Eldorado: 618.997.5365

Apartments

Privately owned, non-subsidized housing. These are the only units known to us that we are allowed to list.

Little Egypt Apartments
401 Route 45 N.
Eldorado: no phone number

Eldorado I, II, & III
Eldorado: 618.252.8111

McKinley Place Apartments
Stonefort: no phone number

Assisted Living

Private pay and/or government subsidized rental apartments which provide service (meals, 24 hour supervision, etc.) within the facility.

Brookstone Estates of Harrisburg
165 Ron Morse Dr.
Harrisburg: 618.253.5870
Licensed: Yes and approved for low-income senior adults.

Emergency Shelter and Assistance for the Homeless

Anna Bixby Women’s Center
213 S. Shaw St.
Harrisburg: 618.252.8389 or 1.800.421.8456

Wabash Area Development
14 Veterans Dr.
Harrisburg: 618.252.2680 or 618.963.2387

Habitat for Humanity

P.O. Box 924
Harrisburg: 618.499.0109

Nursing Homes

Carrier Mills Nursing Home
6789 Route 45 E.
Carrier Mills: 618.994.2323
Skilled Care
Brooke Hill
2207 Upchurch St.
Eldorado: 618.273.2212
Beds for Dev. Disabled
Fountainview Nursing Home
1001 Jefferson St.
Eldorado: 618.273.3353
Magnolia Manor Shelter Care Home
1100 Grant
Eldorado: 618.273.5261
Beds for Dev. Disabled
Finnie Good Shepherd Nursing Home
400 S. Maincross St.
Galatia: 618.268.4631
Harrisburg Care Center
1000 W. Sloan
Harrisburg: 618.252.0351
Skilled Care
Saline Care Center
120 S. Land St.
Harrisburg: 618.252.7405
Shawnee House, Inc.
309 Seright St.
Harrisburg: 618.252.0518
Beds for Dev. Disabled
Turner Manor
901 Oglesby Rd.
Harrisburg: 618.252.1215
Beds for Dev. Disabled
 

Transportation Providers

Harrisburg senior center: 618.252.7940
Arranges for senior adult transportation in the county. Call for information & assistance. Open Monday thru Friday. There is no cost, but donations are encouraged.
Rides Mass Transit District - Public transit provider.
Phone: 1.877.667.6119
Routes by appointment in southeastern counties and to regional health care centers. Transit hours are Monday thru Friday from 6 a.m. to midnight, Saturdays from 8 am to 4 pm. Senior adult passes available from Golden Circle Senior Citizens. There may be a cost for seniors depending on the destination. For others, the cost depends on the distance.
American Cancer Society
1.800.642.7792
Road to Recovery Program in Illinois or within 100 miles of the state line. Volunteers can provide transportation to and from cancer treatment centers with an American College of Surgeons-approved cancer program. Hours depend on the provider of the service. There is no cost.
Harrisburg - Raleigh Airport
618.253.7806
Disabled American Veterans
Marion VA hospital: 618.997.5311 ext. 54266 or call the state Veteran’s offices to arrange transit. Daily transportation to the Marion IL Veteran’s Administration Hospital. Must be a veteran. Ambulance transportation from the Marion VA hospital to any other hospital including VA hospitals in St. Louis and Evansville. Serves veterans from as far north as Salem, IL, as far south as Cairo, IL, and from river to river in Illinois. Hours depend on rider and provider. There is no cost.
Department of Human Services
All requests for transportation must be pre-approved by First Transit at 1.877.725.0569. The rider must be on the state medical program and need transportation. A DHS approved provider of transportation must be used. The hours depend on the provider of transportation. There is no cost for Medicaid eligible clients for medical appointments if pre-approved.
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