Senior Adult Resources and Support
Check your Medicare resources
https://www.medicare.gov/
Check your Medicaid resources
https://www.yourtexasbenefits.com/Learn/Home
Check your Social Security resources
https://www.ssa.gov
Look up NETWORK PROVIDERS for your Advantage Plan
AETNA Advantage Plans
https://www.aetna.com/individuals-families/find-a-doctor.html
Humana Advantage Plans
https://www.humana.com/
Prominence Advantage Plan
https://prominencehealthplan.com/
For United HealthCare Advantage Plans
https://www.uhc.com/find-a-physician
Information for Seniors and Caregivers
Senior Ambassadors Coalition – Call 1-806-340-5377
Join a group of members who meet monthly to improve access and availability of resources and services for senior adults and caregivers. Their mission is to enhance the dignity, respect and quality of life for area seniors.
Report Elder Abuse – Call Adult Protective Services at 1-800-252-5400
A source to report people age 65 or older or 18-65 who have disabilities which you observe being abused, neglected or exploited.
Texas Legal Services Center – Call 1-800-622-2520
http://www.tlsc.org
A Legal Hotline for Texans who are sixty years of age or older or who are Medicare beneficiaries. Individuals can receive free self-help legal advice and referrals from a licensed attorney.
Free Cancer Screening – Call 1-806-414-9175
Fighting colorectal Cancer in the Panhandle, Get Fit Stay F.I.T. offers free colon cancer screenings. A program of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Amarillo.
http://www.cancerscreeningtx.com
Texas Veterans Legal Assistance Project – Call 1-800-622-2520
Low-income Veterans and their families can receive self-help legal advice and referrals from a licensed attorney.
Crime Victim Civil Legal Services (VICARS) – Call 1-888-343-4414
Supports victims of violent crime (such as assault, physical abuse, sexual assault, rape, human trafficking, homicide) and victims of identity theft, by offering free legal services and referrals. Assists with crime victim compensation claims, helps victims understand their rights and responsibilities, and provides a toolkit for victims to recover from identity theft.
Texas Kincare Taskforce – Call 1-866-979-4343
Provides legal assistance to relative caregivers throughout the state to relative caregivers. Grandparents, aunts, uncles, and older siblings who are raising minor children (neither parent being in the home) to appropriate resources for on-going assistance.
Texas Health Law Program – Call 1-866-979-4343
Serving low-income Texans with solutions to problems of access to and payment for healthcare including Medicare, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act (Obama Care.)