Elderwerks Senior Resource Directory 2025/2026

TABLE OF CONTENTS - LISTED BY PAGE NUMBER

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SECTION 1 OUTREACH ASSISTANCE

SECTION 2 ABUSE / EMERGENCY

SOCIAL SERVICES, ORGANIZATIONS & OUTREACH_ _ 9 - 38 Social Service Assistance______________________ 11 - 23 LGBTQ+ Resources_ ________________________ 23 - 24 Assistance for Non-English Speaking & Various Nationalities_______________________ 25 - 27 Area Agencies on Aging_ ____________________ 28 - 29 Education Resources____________________________29 Support Groups____________________________ 29 - 38 If you don’t find a group listed, support groups can be found at hospitals, senior & community centers, libraries, places of worship, townships and park districts, etc. ALS_ ________________________________________29 Amputee_ ____________________________________29 Arthritis_ _____________________________________29 Bereavement______________________________ 29 - 30 Brain Injury____________________________________30 Brain Tumor___________________________________30 Burn Survivors Caregivers________________________30 Cancer____________________________________30 - 31 Cardiac_ __________________________________31 - 32 Caregiver_________________________________ 32 - 33 Compulsive Hoarding____________________________33 Dementia _ _______________________________ 33 - 34 Depression_ __________________________________ 34 Diabetes_ ________________________________ 34 - 35 Fibromyalgia_ _________________________________35​ Grandparents Raising Grandchildren________________35 Hearing Loss__________________________________35 Holocaust Survivors_____________________________35 Huntington’s Disease____________________________35 LGBTQ+__________________________________ 35 - 36 OCD/Anxiety_ _________________________________36 Parkinson’s Disease_________________________ 36 - 37 Stroke_______________________________________ 37 Vision________________________________________ 37 Miscellaneous_ ____________________________ 37 - 38 CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS_________________ 38 - 42 VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS_ ________________ 42 - 44 PET RESOURCES_ ___________________________ 44 - 47

ILLINOIS LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMEN________ 50 - 51 ELDER ABUSE HOTLINES _ ________________________ 51 Agencies Responding to Abuse, Neglect & Financial Exploitation - Phone Lists _ ______________ 52 - 55 ELDER ABUSE PROVIDER AGENCIES ____________ 56 - 61 Domestic Violence Assistance_________________ 59 - 60 EMERGENCY SERVICES_______________________ 60 - 61 Crisis Prevention_ ______________________________60 Suicide Prevention______________________________60 Emergency Response Systems_ ___________________60 Emergency Response & Recovery - Disaster Planning___ 61 Disaster Preparedness _________________________ 62 - 63 SECTION 3 LEGAL ASSISTANCE & INFORMATION ELDER LAW/LEGAL SERVICES__________________ 65 - 71 What is Elder Law? ______________________________66 Legal Advice & Services__________________________66 Free & Reduced Cost Legal Advice & Representation_____________________________ 66 - 70 GUARDIANSHIP SERVICES_ _______________________ 71 SECTION 4 CAREGIVING CARE MANAGEMENT_________________________ 74 - 75 MEDICAL RESOURCES________________________77 - 104 Affordable/Low Cost Medical Care_______________78 - 81 Physician/RN House Calls_ _______________________ 81 Disabilities_________________________________81 - 82 Behavioral Health___________________________ 82 - 87 Behavioral Health Hospitals___________________ 87 - 88 Memory Assessment Programs_ _______________ 88 - 89 County Health Departments___________________ 89 - 90 Dental Resources____________________________90 - 91 Medical Equipment & Supplies__________________91 - 92 Equipment for Low Cost/No Cost Lending Closets by Location_ _________________ 92 - 94 SECTION 5 MEDICAL RESOURCES

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