Elderwerks Senior Resource Directory 2025/2026

HELPFUL INFORMATION FOR OLDER ADULTS SECTION 18

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ELDERWERKS What Elderwerks Does

What to do After a Fall

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Malnutrition & Seniors

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ABUSE Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program

HOME Home Repair: Know your Consumer Rights

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Signs of Elder Abuse

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Moving Older Adults with Disabilities

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HELPFUL INFORMATION

CAREGIVER Caring for the Caregiver

Moving Tips for Older Adults 310 Tips on Choosing the Right Estate Sale Company 311 - 312 HOUSE OWNERSHIP Struggling to Pay Your Mortgage? 313 Foreclosure Prevention/Assistance Information 314 - 317 Considering a Reverse Mortgage? 319 HUD's Reverse Mortgages 320 - 322 Homeowners in Crisis: Make the Call… 323 - 324 LIFE Activities for Homebound Seniors 325 Engaged Illinois - Staying Active & Engaged 326 MEDICAL Prepairing for Hospitalizations & Doctor's Appointments 327 MEDICARE 2025 Medicare Premium & Co-Pays 328 What is Medicare? 329 - 331 MMAI - Medicare/Medicaid Plan 332 What is Medicaid? 333 PLANNING Should I Stay or Should I Move? 334 You Can't Judge a Nursing Home by the Color of its Walls 335 Planning for the Future 336 Tips For Seniors to Stay Independent 337 Tips on Visiting Communities 338 TRANSPORTATION Transportation Options for Older Adults 339 - 340 Older Driver Safety 341 - 342 Thoughts on When it is Time to Stop Driving 343 VETERANS Agent Orange Exposure & VA Disability Compensation 344 - 345 Veterans Aid & Attendance Benefit 346 Veterans Aid & Attendance Application Instructions 347

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Unexpected Changes of Aging

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Taking Care of Parents from Afar

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The Caregiver - An Unsuspecting Casualty

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Home Care Agreement

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Caregiver's Guide to Understanding Dementia Behaviors

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Time Management: How to Recover from… 274 - 275 Difficult Behavior by a Love One - Steps to Help 276 - 277 Holidays are a Good Time to Talk with Your Loved One 278 ELDER LAW Trust & Estate Litigation/ Guardianship/ Elder Law 279 EMERGENCY Planning for Long Term Care 280 How to Choose a Medical Alert System 281 - 283 Alzheimer's Disease & Disaster Preparedness 284 - 285 END OF LIFE Palliative and Hospice Care 286 Practitioners Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) Info 287 Emergency, Critical, & Advance Care Plan Discussion Guide 288 - 289 FINANCES Should I Be on My Parents' Bank Accounts 290 Illinois State Treasurer's iCash Program 291 FRAUD Common Ways Identity Theft Occurs 292 Tips to Prevent Consumer Fraud 293 - 296 Preventing Scams & Fraud 297 - 298 Embracing Technology: A Simple Guide for Older Adults 299 - 301 HEALTH Falling 302 Home Safety Checklist 303

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