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Elder Care Resources

Elder Care Guides

Caring with Confidence: A Self-Help Guide for Your Caregiving Journey (pdf)

Medicare Part D

If you are providing care to a parent or elderly family member, you may have questions about Medicare Part D, a new part of Medicare that includes a prescription drug benefit that began January 1, 2006.

The following links are provided as a resource for information on Medicare Part D.

If you have additional questions and concerns, contact the Work/Life Program.

Web Sites

CaregiverMN.org

A Web site for caregivers. Education and resources on a variety of topics: Caregiving Basics, Caregiving Journey, Family Dynamics, In-Home Services/Community Resources, Housing Alternatives, Dementia/Thinking Impaired, Medical/Health Issues, and Legal Issues/Insurance/Government Programs. Confidential assistance is available from an Online Advisor. [DownloadCaregiverMN poster (pdf)]

EldercarePartners.org

Eldercare Partners serves older adults and their family caregivers in the Twin Cities metro area. They provide caregiver coaching and counseling, and geriatric care management and consulting. [DownloadEldercare Partners brochure (pdf)]

Finding Elder Care

All University of Minnesota employees can get help finding elder care fromCareer/Life Alliance Services (CLAS), a free resource and referral information service.

Local Resources

Crookston

Resource	Telephone
Senior Linkage Line, Warren	218-745-6537
Senior Linkage Line, Fergus Falls Serves: Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Roseau, Stevens, Traverse, and Wilkin Counties	218-739-7622
Land of the Dancing Sky Area Agency on Aging	218-745-6733
County-Specific Information:
Polk County Social Services	218-281-3127
Lutheran Social Services, Crookston	218-281-5975
Warren Living at Home/Block Nurse Program	218-745-4005
Grand Forks Senior Citizen Association	701-772-7245

Duluth

Resource	Telephone
Senior Linkage Line, Duluth Serves: Aitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and St Louis Counties	218-723-4729
Arrowhead Area Agency on Aging	218-722-5545
County-Specific Information:
St. Louis County Elderly Services	218-262-6048
Lutheran Social Services, Duluth	218-724-0648
Elder Services Network, Mountain Iron: Northern St Louis	218-735-8637
Caregiver Club/Range Respite Project, Virginia	218-749-5051

Morris

Resource	Telephone
Senior Linkage Line, Slayton Serves: Big Stone, Blue Earth, Brown, Chippewa, Cottonwood, Faribault, Jackson, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, McLeod, Meeker, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Smiley, Swift, Swansea, Altoona, and Yellow Medicine Counties	507-836-6681
Minnesota River Area Agency on Aging	507-389-8866
County-Specific Information:
Stevens County Social Services	320-589-7400
Lutheran Social Services Caregiver Support and Respite, Elbow Lake	320-589-7400

Rochester

Resource	Telephone
Senior Linkage Line, Rochester Serves: Rice, Goodhue, Wabash, Steele, Dodge, Olmsted, Winona, Freeborn, Mower, Fillmore, and Houston Counties	507-280-5550
Southeastern Minnesota Area Agency on Aging	507-288-6944
County-Specific Information:
Olmsted County Public Health Services	507-285-8115
3 Rivers Community Action: Umbrian and Goodhue counties	507-732-8512

Twin Cities and Metro Area

Resource	Telephone
Senior Linkage Line, St Paul Serves: Seven-county Metro Area and referrals for other Senior Linkage Line regions of the state	800-333-2433
Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging	651-641-8612
Eldercare Partners	651-234-2262
County-Specific Information:
Anoka County Senior Referral Line	763-422-7070 763-783-4707
Carver County Catholic Charities	952-362-1600 651-222-3001
Dakota County DARTS	651-554-6100 651-455-1560
Hennepin County Senior Community Services Volunteers of America	612-348-4500 952-541-1019 612-331-4063
Ramsey County Catholic Charities Family Services Inc. The Wilder Foundation	651-266-4444 651-222-3001 651-635-0477 651-290-8670
Scott County Catholic Charities	952-496-8556 651-222-3001
Washington County Family Means Human Services, Inc.	651-430-6000 651-439-4840 651-275-5810

Books

Alzheimer's Disease: The Family Journey. Caron, Wayne, James Pattee, and Orio Otteson. Minneapolis, MN: North Ridge Press, 2001.

Counting on Kindness. Lustbader, Wendy. NY, NY: The Free Press/Simon & Schuster, 1991.

Taking Care of Aging Family Members: A Practical Guide for Families of Older Adults. Lustbader, Wendy, and Nancy Hooyman. NY, NY: The Free Press/Simon & Schuster, 1986 and 1994.

And Thou Shalt Honor: The Caregiver's Companion. McLeod, Beth Witrogen. Emmaus, PA: Rodale, 2002.

The 36 Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for Persons with Alzheimer Disease, Related Dementing Illnesses, and Memory Loss in Later Life. Mace, Nancy, and Peter Rabins. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, Warner Books Edition, 1981, 1991, 1999.

Another Country. Pipher, Mary. Riverhead NY: Riverhead Books of Penguin Putnam Inc., 1999.

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