Elcer Care

State & National Organizations that can Help

AARP Kentucky and the University of Kentucky’s Elder Care program have compiled this Guide in an effort to help you in your search for assistance; we realize there are also other valuable sources of information.

Organization Phone Number Website
AARP Caregiving www.aarp.org/family/caregiving/
AARP Driver Safety 1-888-227-7669 www.aarp.org/drive
AARP Kentucky 1-866-295-7275 www.aarp.org/states/ky/
AARP Legal Services Network 1-888-687-2277 www.aarp.org/lsn
AARP Products, Services, and Discounts 1-888-687-2277 www.aarp.org/benefits
AARP Tax Aide 1-888-227-7669 www.aarp.org/taxaide
Adult Abuse Hotline 1-800-752-6200
Alzheimer’s Association 1-800-272-3900 www.alz.org
American Cancer Society 1-800-227-2345 www.cancer.org
American Diabetes Association 1-800-342-2383 www.diabetes.org
American Heart Association 1-800-242-8721 www.americanheart.org
American Lung Association 1-800-586-4872 www.lung.org
American Parkinson Disease Association 1-800-223-2732 www.apdaparkinson.org
Arthritis Foundation 1-800-283-7800;  1-800-633-5335 (in Kentucky) www.arthritis.org
Assisted Living Communities in Kentucky chfs.ky.gov/dail/ALC.htm
Assisted Living Federation of America 1-703-691-8100 www.alfa.org
BenefitsCheckUp www.benefitscheckup.org
Cancer Information Service 1-800-422-6237
Caring Connections 1-800-658-8898 www.caringinfo.org
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 1-877-267-2323 www.cms.gov
Department of Veterans Affairs 1-800-827-1000 www.va.gov
Department for Aging and Independent Living (DAIL) 1-502-564-6930 chfs.ky.gov/dail/default.htm
Elder Law Answers www.elderlawanswers.com
Elder Care Locator 1-800-677-1116 www.eldercare.gov
Faith in Action 1-866-839-8865 (National) www.fianationalnetwork.org/
Family Caregiver Alliance 1-415-434-3388 www.caregiver.org
Hospice Foundation of America 1-800-854-3402 www.hospicefoundation.org
IRS (Internal Revenue Service) 1-800-829-1040 www.irs.gov
Kentucky Consumer Protection Attorney General Hotline 1-888-432-9257
Kentucky Department of Insurance 1-800-595-6053 insurance.ky.gov/
Kentuckians for Nursing Home Reform 1-859-312-5617 www.kynursinghomereform.org
Kentucky Legal Aid (Serving Western Kentucky) 1-866-452-9243 www.klaid.org/
Kentucky Office on Aging Services - See Department for Aging and Independent Living
Kentucky Long Term Care Ombudsman 1-800-372-2991 chfs.ky.gov/dail/kltcop.htm
Kentucky Resource Market 1-877-293-7447 resourcemarket.ky.gov/
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Department of Motor Vehicles 1-502-564-6800 (Drivers License) 1-502-564-5301 (General Information) transportation.ky.gov/motor-vehicle-licensing/Pages/default.aspx
Legal Aid Network of Kentucky www.kylawhelp.org/
Legal Helpline for Older Kentuckians/Access to Justice 1-800-200-3633
Medicare 1-800-633-4227 www.medicare.gov
Medicare Rights Center 1-800-372-2973 www.medicarerights.org
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys 1- 703-942-5711 www.naela.com/
National Adult Day Services Association 1-877-745-1440 www.nadsa.org
National Association for Home Care & Hospice 1-202-547-7424 www.nahc.org
National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers 1-520-881-8008 www.caremanager.org
NCCNHR - the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-term Care 1-202-332-2275

www.theconsumervoice.org

National Council on the Aging (NCOA) 1-202-479-1200 www.ncoa.org
National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA) 1-800-896-3650 www.nfcacares.org
National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization www.nhpco.org
National Respite Network Locator Service archrespite.org/respitelocator
Medicare Nursing Home Compare 1-800-633-4227 www.medicare.gov/nhcomapre/home.asp
Mental Health America 1-800-969-6642 www.nmha.org
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 1-202-326-4000 General Inquiries www.pbgc.gov
Physician’s Care Hotline 1-800-633-8100
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) 1-877-293-7447 www.chfs.ky.gov/dail/ship.htm
Social Security Administration 1-800-772-1213 www.ssa.gov
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) 1-800-221-5689 1-800-372-2973 - KY Regional Office www.fns.usda.gov/snap
University of Louisville 1-800-334-8635 www.louisville.edu
University of Kentucky 1-859-257-9000 www.uky.edu

KENTUCKY’S FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT PROGRAM  The Older American’s Act of 2000 established the National Family Caregiver Support Program (FCSP) to help families fulfill their roles as caregivers. The Federal Administration on Aging allocated funds to each state.

In Kentucky, the 15 Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs) received shares of these funds to help support the efforts of caregivers with information, respite, counseling, training, and other supplemental services. These services are designed to improve the quality of life for both the caregiver and the care recipient. The services available in each area may vary. To find the AAA for your county, see the map on below.

In additional to the FCSP, AAAs offer home care assistance, case management and other help with Home and Community-based Services. To find the FCSP through the AAAs in other states, use the ElderCare Locater: 1-800-677-1116; www.eldercare.gov

Organization Phone Nmber Website Counties Served
1.Purchase AAA 1-270-247-7171 1-877-352-5183 www.purchaseadd.org Ballard, McCracken, Marshall, Calloway, Graves, Carlisle, Hickman, and Fulton
2. Pennyrile AAA 1-270-886-9484 1-800-928-7233 www.peadd.org Livingston, Crittenden, Hopkins, Muhlenberg, Todd, Christian,Trigg, Caldwell, and Lyon
3.Green River AAA 1-270-926-4433 1-800-928-9094 www.gradd.com Union, Henderson, Davies, Hancock, Ohio,McLean, and Webster
4. Lincoln Trail AAA 1-270-769-2393 1-800-264-0393 www.ltadd.org Meade, Hardin, Larue, Nelson, Washington, Marion, Grayson, and Breckenridge
5. Barren River AAA 1-270-781-2381 1-800-598-2381 www.bradd.org Butler, Edmonson, Hart, Barren, Metcalfe, Monroe, Allen, Simpson, Warren and Logan
6. KIPDA AAA 1-502-266-6084 1-888-737-3363 www.kipda.org Bullitt, Jefferson, Oldham, Trimble, Henry, Shelby and Spencer
7. Northern Kentucky AAA 1-859-283-1885 1-866-826-4118 www.nkadd.org Carroll, Gallatin, Boone, Kenton, Campbell, Pendleton, Grant, and Owen
8. Buffalo Trace AAA 1-606-564-6894 1-800-998-4347 www.btadd.com Bracken, Mason, Lewis, Fleming and Robertson
9. Gateway AAA 1-606-780-0090 www.gwadd.org Bath,Rowan, Morgan, Menifee, and Montgomery
10. FIVCO AAA 1-606-929-1366 1-800-499-5191 www.fivco.org Greenup, Boyd, Lawrence, Elliott, and Carter
11. Big Sandy AAA 1-606-886-2374 1-800-737-2723 www.bigsandy.org Martin, Pike, Floyd, Magoffin, and Johnson
12. Kentucky River AAA 1-606-436-3158 1-800-928-5723 www.kradd.org Wolfe, Breathitt, Knott, Letcher, Perry Leslie, Owsley,and Lee
13. Cumberland Valley AAA 1-606-864-7391 http://cvadd.org Jackson, Clay, Harlan, Bell, Knox, Whitley, Laurel, and Rockcastle
14. Lake Cumberland AAA 1-270-866-4200 1-800-916-7092 www.lcadd.org Taylor, Casey, Pulaski, McCreary, Wayne, Russell, Clinton, Cumberland, Adair and Green
15. Bluegrass AAA 1-859-269-8021; 1-877-262-0017 www.bgadd.org/aging Franklin, Scott, Harrison, Nicholas, Bourbon, Clark, Powell, Estill, Madison, Garrard, Lincoln, Boyle, Mercer, Jessamine, Woodford, Fayette, and Anderson
     

The UK Elder Care Program does not endorse listed Web sites. The Elder Care Program provides them for your information as leads to further your search for information.

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