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Aging Network in Illinois

Aging Related Programs in Southern Illinois

1. Agencies Providing Aging Services
2. Jackson County Mass Transit
3. Rides Mass Transit
4. Shawnee Alliance for Seniors
5. SIUC Legal Services – Self Help Center
6. SMART Mass Transit
7. South Central Mass Transit

Aging Programs in Illinois – Statewide

1. Aging Legislation in Illinois
2. Area Agencies on Aging
3. Chicago Department on Aging
4. Illinois Association of Area Agencies on Aging (I4A)
5. Illinois Benefits checkup
6. Illinois Department on Aging (IDOA)

Government

1. Administration on Aging
2. Department of Health and Human Services
3. ElderCare Locator Service – national directory of senior services
4. Federal & State Legislators in Southern Illinois
5. Federal Statistics
6. Housing Information – for Seniors and their Families
7. Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
8. Social Security
9. El Seguro Social – Información en Español
10. State of Illinois website
11. U.S. Census Bureau
12. U.S. Congress
13. Veterans Administration (U.S.)
14. Veteran’s Affairs (Illinois)
15. The White House

Health Related

1. Alzheimer’s Association
2. Alzheimer’s Disease Education & Referral Center
3. American Cancer Society
4. American Heart Association
5. Centers for Disease Control
6. Health Care Cost Containment Council
7. Health Finder
8. Illinois Department of Insurance – complaints
9. Medicare (Parts A & B)
10. Medicare (Part B in Illinois)
11. Medicare Appeals (in Illinois)
12. Medicare Fraud Patrol
13. My.Medicare.gov
14. My Medicare Matters
15. Myasthenia Gravis
16. “On Our Own Terms” – Bill Moyers on dying on ones own terms
17. Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP) – insurance information in Illinois

Miscellaneous Websites

1. AARP
2. AccessSI – social services in Southern Illinois
3. American Assoc. of Homes and Services for the Aging
4. Ancestry – genealogy and family search
5. Elderhostel – educational opportunities
6. Illinois Virtual Campus – college courses on the Internet
7. National Council on Aging
8. National Private Duty Association
9. Senior Net
10. Useful links suggested by the Administration on Aging

Pharmaceutical Assistance

1. Circuit Breaker & Illinois Cares Rx
2. Illinois Cares Rx forms
3. Illinois Rx Buying Club
4. I-SAVE Rx