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Network of health providers offering the following services: patient care coordination, nursing home network and referrals, post-discharge medication review, coordinates home health services, provides medical equipment delivery, medication management, nutritional management, and social work services focused on financial, legal, housing, mental health, and family issues.

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Medical Equipment/Supplies
Senior Housing Information and Referral
Nutrition Education
Case/Care Management
Medication Information/Management

Services for individuals with disabilities. Includes information and referral, service coordination, independent living skills training, individual and system advocacy, equipment loan and rental, equipment repair, barrier removal consultations and grants, peer mentoring, and disability awareness training. Personal assistant referral and management program.

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Medical Equipment/Supplies
Specialized Information and Referral
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Assistive Technology Information
Disease/Disability Registries
Home Barrier Evaluation/Removal Services

Free 4-line, 28 cell slate and a round or saddle stylus to any blind or low vision person needing one. Individuals can request a free slate and stylus once per year.

Employment program for people who experience a disability. Assists people with disabilities prepare for, find, and keep a job. Program is voluntary and the services provided will be specific to an individual's needs.

Helps businesses recruit, train, and retain employees with disabilities.

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Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Vocational Rehabilitation
Assistive Technology Equipment
Employment program for people who experience a disability. Assists people with disabilities prepare for, find, and keep a job. Program is voluntary and the services provided will be specific to an individual's needs.

Helps businesses recruit, train, and retain employees with disabilities.

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Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Vocational Rehabilitation
Assistive Technology Equipment

Provides medical equipment that has been donated to this program is loaned out for those in need. Items in the loan closet include wheelchairs, bath/shower stools, walkers, crutches, commodes and more.

Provides a medical equipment lending library.

Referrals for hearing loss issues and programs.

Advocacy for deaf and hard of hearing individuals and assist in Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) issues to secure such services. Promotes awareness and understanding of the rights of persons with a hearing loss.

Equipment loan programs (amplified phones, TTY phone equipment, amplified headsets and two hearing aid banks). Offers telephone equipment demonstrations.

Maintains an inventory of services available to meet the needs of the deaf and hard of hearing and assist them in securing these services.

Conducts a voluntary census of deaf and hard of hearing persons in Nebraska and compile a registry.

Provides reconditioned hearing aids to persons who need these instruments and meet the age and financial guidelines.

Expands programs and services available to deaf and hard of hearing persons throughout the state. Implements new programs through collaboration with consumer groups, the governor, legislature, organizations, institutions, and agencies. Broadens the collection and dissemination of information on hearing loss and deafness.

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Assistive Technology Equipment
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Sign Language Interpretation
Interpreter/Translator Registries
Disease/Disability Information

Free white cane available to any blind or low vision individual in the United States, regardless of ability to pay. Individuals may request a cane as often as every six months. The cane is a straight white fiberglass cane.

Employment program for people who experience a disability. Assists people with disabilities prepare for, find, and keep a job. Program is voluntary and the services provided will be specific to an individual's needs.

Helps businesses recruit, train, and retain employees with disabilities.

Categories

Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Vocational Rehabilitation
Assistive Technology Equipment

Offers medical equipment loans at no cost. Equipment includes, but is not limited to, wheelchairs, walkers, transport chairs, rolling walkers, knee walkers, canes, crutches, quad canes, half walkers, shower benches, commodes, shower seats, transfer benches, leg lifters, sock assisters, gait belts, medical equipment donations are also accepted.

Home health nursing and aides. Offer skilled nursing care, maternal care, medical social work, palliative care, home medical equipment, and speech, physical, and occupational therapies.

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Medical Social Work
Home Health Aide Services
Physical Therapy
Home Nursing
Palliative Care
Medical Equipment/Supplies
Speech Therapy
Assists low income individuals with a range of needs including mobility equipment, vehicle modifications, ramps and minor house modifications for accessibility, medical equipment and prostheses.

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Medical Equipment/Supplies
Assistive Technology Equipment
Home Barrier Evaluation/Removal Services

Provides a directory of Lions Clubs and would refer based on where inquirer lives for possible assistance with glasses and hearing aid needs. Accepts donations of used eyeglasses for third world projects. Also accepts used hearing aids. Eye screenings for children 6 months to 48 months.

PROJECTS include an Eye Bank and donor information.

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Civic Groups
Eye Screening
Assistive Technology Equipment
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options

Provides assistive technology for blind or visually impaired students to use in their homes.

Makes annual award to Nebraska teacher of the blind and visually impaired.

Offers a scholarship to graduating senior high school students.

Sponsors annual Christmas Party for blind and visually impaired children.

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Assistive Technology Equipment
Scholarships
Christmas Programs

Offers a loan closet that includes walkers, wheelchairs, crutches, chairs, canes, commodes, and bed pans as available. Also offers eyeglass recycling.

Categories

Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Medical Equipment/Supplies
Pre-operative or post-operative visitation in hospital or home to ostomy patients to help patients adjust and for support.

Support and education for ostomy patients and their families on the first Monday of each month at 6:30 pm, call for locations. There are no meetings in July, August, or December.

Free ostomy supplies for emergency situations, when available. Referrals provided.

A monthly newsletter subscription is available.

Contact by phone to secure services.

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Medical Equipment/Supplies
Health/Disability Related Support Groups

Hair pieces for financially disadvantaged children under age 21 suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis.

To donate hair use the following guidelines:

-- 10 inches measured tip to tip is the minimum length needed for donation

-- Hair must be in a ponytail or braid before it is cut

-- Hair must be clean and completely dry before it is mailed in

-- Place the ponytail or braid inside of a plastic bag, and then inside of a padded envelope

-- Fill out the hair donation form, or write your name and address on a separate sheet of paper and include inside the envelope

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Natural Hair/Wig Donation Programs
Assistive Technology Equipment
Provides resources for seniors so they may continue living independently at home.

Services include:

Meals on Wheels
Chore Lawn Care
Snow Removal
Home Repairs
Adult Day Center
Medicare Assistance
Medical Lending Closet

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Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Medicare Information/Counseling
Medical Equipment/Supplies
Home Delivered Meals
Adult Day Programs
General Yard Work
Home medical equipment including ambulatory and bathroom aids, oxygen, continuous positive air pressure (CPAPs), nebulizers, standard and custom wheelchairs, scooters, beds, and lifts.
Health Equipment Loan Program (HELP) loaning donated medical equipment.

Provides a vision wellness program offering vision and low vision exams, preventive eye care, vision protection, low vision aids & technology, vision rehabilitation therapy.

Center for Independent Living.

Information and referral for disability services.

Independent living skills training that will enable an individual with disabilities to remain in their home, or when transitioning into their first independent living.

Advocacy for individuals and systems that serve them.

Driver's Education School is DMV certified; provides evaluation of reaction time, visual perception, and behind the wheel skills. Education and training includes classroom and on-the-road instruction. Offers adaptive equipment evaluation and training.

Durable medical equipment rent/loan at Grand Island and Scottsbluff locations. Donations of equipment accepted.

Peer mentoring, where people with disabilities support each other in their daily lives.

Housing counseling assists people with disabilities in locating, acquiring, and maintaining safe, affordable, accessible housing.

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Peer to Peer Networking
Centers for Independent Living
Medical Equipment/Assistive Technology Donation Programs
Driving Evaluation
Specialized Information and Referral
Driver Training
Medical Equipment/Supplies
Disability Rights Groups
Disease/Disability Registries
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Provides medical equipment for sale or for rent to patients. Services offered include sleep care, respiratory care, diabetes care, enternal nutrition care, pharmacy, and wound care. For specific information on what medical equipment that is available for sale or for rent clients must call.

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Assistive Technology Equipment
Medical Equipment/Supplies
Durable medical equipment and home care items for sale or rent.

24-hour oxygen.

Professional nursing uniforms.

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Work Clothing
Medical Equipment/Supplies