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2008 Interim Report, State Advisory Council on Aging

ASSISTANCE & INFORMATION

• SEARCH FOR MICHIGAN SERVICES
      Go beyond northwest Michigan and search the entire state by 
      type of service, by agency, by geographic criteria, or by clicking    
      on a map. this Michigan Office of Services to the Aging site also 
      includes a long-tern care self-assessment tool.
• Michigan Senior Services
      The Google listing

• MICHIGAN MEDICARE/MEDICAID ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
      A free counseling service for Medicare/Medicaid beneficiaries 
      and their caregivers. Advice on bills, insurance, coverage, claims, 
      prescriptions, etc.
  
• Michigan Prescription Drug Prices
     As most consumers know, the prices of prescription drugs can vary from   
     pharmacy to pharmacy. The Michigan Department of Community Health 
     (MDCH) has created this website to help the citizens of Michigan compare 
     prices among pharmacies, since drug prices typically are not advertised or 
     even displayed.
  
• MIPATH:  Evidence-based disease prevention programs in Michigan.
  
• Michigan Housing Locator: Mi State Housing Development Authority
      Search for or list rental housing free.
  
• MICHIGAN REGIONAL DIRECTORY
      State links arranged in categories (arts, economy, education, 
      government, etc.)

• GENERAL MICHIGAN RESOURCES
      To round things off, here's a link to Everything Michigan, which 
      provides a large number of links to everything official, everything 
      outdoors, and everything resourceful.

• AARP OF MICHIGAN
      Announcements, information, contacts, etc.

• MICHIGAN MEDIA ONLINE
      Some local magazines and any newspaper in Michigan with a web 
      presence will show up in one of these links.
  
• PUBLIC LIBRARIES throughout MICHIGAN  
  
• MICHIGAN COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES 
  
• MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION
      Thousands of informational files on various topics, including food safety, home repair, plants, water quality, and many more.
  
  GoogleSearch:  Senior Services in Michigan
  

COMMISSIONS & AGENCIES ON AGING

• ALL MICHIGAN AREA AGENCIES ON AGING: AAAM
      The state is divided into sectors. Look here to find geographic 
      regions other than northwest Michigan.
  
• Area Agencies on Aging Association of Michigan 
      Michigan's statewide network of 16 Area Agencies on Aging.
  
• ALL OTHER MICHIGAN COMMISSIONS ON AGING
      From Alcona County to Wayne County, links to their 
      Commissions on Aging--or at least to county information.
  
• ALL SENIOR CENTERS IN MICHIGAN
      Addresses and contact information.
  
• ONLINE SENIOR CENTERS IN MICHIGAN
      Not every senior center has a website, but here are some which 
      do. At the end, there's a listing of every senior center in Michigan.

GOVERNMENT

• STATE GOVERNMENT
      In addition to information about senior centers, home health 
      agencies, nursing homes, long-term care, nutrition, home safety, 
      insurance, publications, and so forth, you'll find links to the Library 
      of Michigan, the Michigan Association of Counties, the Michigan 
      Townships Association, and the Michigan Municipal League.
  
• LIST OF COUNTIES, CITIES, VILLAGES, and TOWNSHIPS  in MICHIGAN
  
• MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES   
  
• MICHIGAN TOWNSHIPS ASSOCIATION   

SERVICE INSTITUTIONS

• MICHIGAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE      
  
• MICHIGAN CHURCHES   
  
• MICHIGAN COURTS   

• MICHIGAN STATE POLICE
  
• MICHIGAN COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

• MICHIGAN TRAVEL

• Special State Issue: Long Term Care
      MI Center of the Demography of Aging
      MI Single Point of Entry for LTC
      MI CHOICE

Green House Project
    See how Pinecrest Medical Care Facility in Powers, Michigan, is applying the principles of the Eden Alternative to its facility.

2006 State Advisory Council on Aging Focus:
Mental Health & Aging

Read the Executive Summary

Depression is NOT a normal part of aging.

• National Mental Health Screening Project
  Free online depression screening

• Mental Health Association in Michigan
  Free information on depression

• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
  Information on patient support groups

• Michigan Psychological Association
  Information and referrals to psychologists in your area

• Michigan Alliance for the Mentally Ill
  Family support and self-help groups

• American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
  Information on aging and mental health

• Click here to read the 2005 executive summary of the report from the State Advisory Council on Aging
• Click here to read the report of the Michigan Medicaid Long Term Care Task Force

To view informative reports from the Office of Services to the Aging and from the State Advisory Council on Aging, go to the bottom of the following page: www.michigan.gov/miseniors

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