Search Available Alabama Senior Services for Elderly Help
Alabama Senior Services are available for senior citizens that are
residents of the state. Comprised of both state and federally funded
programs for elderly help, a varieties of services could be used by your
parents to enhance their life.
By starting early, you have time to review the types of elderly help and senior services provided for older adults in Alabama.
Housing, health care, mental health, meals, transportation programs
are all possible types of elderly help. If you have a general idea range
of senior services available, you and your parents will be in a
stronger position to discuss their elder life planning and fill in the
gaps.
When you discuss your parents ideal life --
their goals, their finances, their preferences, their available income
sources, health conditions -- you will be able to match your family
resources with supplemental elderly programs and make a plan that will
sustain them for the future.
Alabama Senior Services
Click on each link and review the programs for older adults that are
available. Each type of elderly help will have its own eligibility and
income requirements.
Alabama Ageline.gov
- The resources below can be found on this page
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Find a SHIP Medicare enrollment event near you - State Health
Insurance Counseling and Assistance Programs (SHIPs); Counseling for
Medicare programs, eligibility, help for applications and other Medicare
assistance
Elder Rights Guide for Older Alabamians
- Downloadable PDF booklet that describes Alabama resources for elder
life planning. Info on Advance Care planning, Estate planning, medicare,
Long Term Care Opitions, Social Security, Veteran's Affairs Programs,
and Abuse and Neglect Prevention Programs. 48 pages
Medicare Protection Toolkit
- 8 page down loadable PDF booklet that describes and defines the
different Alabama Medicare Advantage Plans. Learn the difference between
Health Maintenance Organizatin (HMO), Preferred Provider Organization
(PPO), Medical Savings Accounts (MSA), Private Fee for Service (PFFS)
and Medicare Special Needs (SNP). Also available in Spanish - Juego de herramientas de la protección de Seguro de Medicare
Alabama - Area Agencies on Aging
- This link opens to a map of Alabama that will give the Area Agencies
on Aging by state region. Each state region will provide information on
the Alabama Senior Services in each local area that are available. This
is a Federally funded program that provides area resources in each
state.
AlabamaConnect.gov
- An interactive website sponsored by the Alabama Department of Senior
Services. Enter your parent's address or zip code and find available
local resources on:
Adult Day Care, Advocacy Assistance,
Assisted Living Facilities, Case Management, Consumer Services, Adult
Educational Programs, Consumer Repayment Counseling, Fraud/Crime
Hotlines, Home Care Provider Complaints, Home Health Agency Complaints,
Managed Care Complaints, Mental Health Facility Complaints, Nursing Home
Complaints, Non-Driver Identification, Patient Rights Assistance,
Emergency Management Agencies, Emergency Financial Assistance,
Prescription Expense Assistance, Reverse Mortgage Counseling, Utility
Discount Programs, Income Tax Assistance Programs, Insurance Claims
Assistance, Personal Financial Management/Counseling, Property Tax
Exemptions, Senior Banking Services, Geriatric Assessment, Health
Centers, Live-In Assistance, Respite, Out Of Home, Personal Care
Assistance, Hospice Care, Subsidized Rental Housing, Energy
Conservation/Weatherization, Home Sharing, Legal Referrals, Senior
Centers and clubs, Travel Clubs, Bereavement Support, and Wellness
Programs
To State by State Senior Services
Alabama Senior Services to Aging Parents Home Page
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