Elderwerks Senior Resource Directory 2025/2026

MEDICAL RESOURCES

Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP) 800-252-8966 www2.illinois.gov/aging/ship SHIP counselors assist with questions regarding Medicare, Medicare Supplemental insurance, long-term health care plans, retiree health plans, pharmaceutical assistance programs, claims processing and appealing claim denials. www.Healthcare.gov This website is managed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Information & resources for Health Insurance Marketplace, helps people find and enroll in plans. 800-318-2596 | 855-889-4325

ABHF Hearing Health Clinic at PCIL 12940 Western Avenue 3rd Floor Blue Island, IL 60406 708-343-6655 ABHF Hearing Health Clinic at Dr. Nissan’s 5140 N. California Ave., Suite 550 Chicago, IL 60625 630-321-3555 Achieving Independence and Mobility Center for Independent Living (AIM CIL)

HEARING RESOURCES Americans for Better Hearing Foundation www.abhf.org

A non-profit foundation that provides on-site auditory therapy at Supportive and Assisted Living Facilities. They also have hearing health clinics for hearing diagnostics and hearing aids. These clinics accept Medicaid and most MCOs. To make an appointment to visit any one of the following clinics, please call 630-321-3555

ABHF Hearing Health Clinic 100 Tower Dr., Suite 101 Burr Ridge, IL 60527 630-908-5759

3130 Finley Rd., Suite 500 Downers Grove, IL 60515

630-469-2300 www.aim-cil.org

Provides services, information and resources for housing, benefits and transportation to residents living in Kane, Kendall and DuPage Counties.

ABHF Hearing Health Clinic at Loretto Hospital 645 Central Avenue, 6th Floor, Suite 6 Chicago, IL 60644 773-295-5034

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Can’t Hear on the Phone? Get a NO-COST CapTel Captioned Telephone!

The CapTel® Captioned Telephone shows captions of everything a caller says, letting you read anything you cannot hear over the phone. People with hearing loss qualify to receive a CapTel phone at no cost — all you need is an Internet connection! Contact your local Outreach Educator to get started. Lynda Strelitz 847-226-7779 lynda.strelitz@oeius.org

Several models to choose from!

MEDICAL RESOURCES

FEDERAL LAW PROHIBITS ANYONE BUT REGISTERED USERS WITH HEARING LOSS FROM USING INTERNET PROTOCOL (IP) CAPTIONED TELEPHONES WITH THE CAPTIONS TURNED ON. Advanced speech recognition software is used to process calls, and, in certain circumstances, a live communications assistant may be included on the call. There is a cost for each minute of captions generated, paid from a federally administered fund. No cost is passed on to the CapTel user for using the service. CapTel captioning service is intended exclusively for individuals with hearing loss. CapTel® is a registered trademark of Ultratec, Inc. (v1.7 01-23)

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