Sequim Gazette
NEIGHBORS SENIOR RESOURCE GUIDE 2012
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Table of Contents Turn to the Experts … .....................................................6
Activities, Organizations & Services Activities .............................................................................8 Senior Centers....................................................................9 Education ..........................................................................10 Organizations ...................................................................10 Services..............................................................................10
Health
Financial Assistance Health Related .................................................................33 Home Related ..................................................................33 Services..............................................................................34
Native American Services Services..............................................................................35 Tribes ................................................................................35
Legal Services
Abuse & Recovery ...........................................................18 Dental................................................................................18 Hotlines & Support Groups ..........................................19 In-Home Services ............................................................23 Medicaid, Medicare & Insurance ..................................24 Medical .............................................................................25 Mental Health ..................................................................25 Nutrition & Meals...........................................................26 Services..............................................................................26
Senior Living & Care Facilities Adult Day Care & Overnight Care ...............................28 Adult Family Homes ......................................................28 Assisted Living .................................................................29 Report Facility Abuse .....................................................30 Senior Housing ................................................................30 Skilled Nursing Facilities................................................30 Services..............................................................................30
Veterans Local Organizations ........................................................33 National Organizations ..................................................33
Legal Assistance ...............................................................35 Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment ........35
Disability Services Hearing Impaired & Deaf ..............................................36 Services..............................................................................36 Visually Impaired & Blind .............................................37
Multiple Service Agencies Department of Health & Human Services ..................37 Healthy Families ..............................................................38 Olympic Community Action Program .........................38
Olympic Medical Center Olympic Medical Center ................................................38
The Boomer Primer Signing up for Social Security ........................................13 Where there’s a will, there’s a way .................................21 Where does all the money go? .......................................31 And, in the end ................................................................43
Feature Article Peninsula hospitals tap the power of Swedish ............44
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