1-25 of 133

Provides services and programs for Rochelle area senior citizens. Offers nutritious meal, meet with friends over coffee, play pool, play cards, take a computer, exercise, or a yoga class, join the quilting, crafting groups or the book club. Many other activities are available.

Offers information and assistance in applying for state benefit programs and Medicare counseling.

Categories

General Benefits and Services Assistance
Congregate Meals/Nutrition Sites
Medicare Information/Counseling
Senior Centers

Congregate and home delivered meals.

Blood pressure clinics monthly.

Senior centers offer, pool, shuffleboard, exercise, cards (pitch, bridge and chicken foot), puzzles, socialization with coffee every day and pedicures.

Information and referral services.

Categories

Home Delivered Meals
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Blood Pressure Screening
Foot Screening
Congregate Meals/Nutrition Sites
Senior Centers
Medicare Information/Counseling

Outreach Counselors work to connect seniors and disabled individuals, with emphasis on those with lower incomes, with those programs that will help them to remain independent. These programs include Benefit Access Applications. SHIP (Senior Health Insurance Program), Real Estate tax reductions, Medicare Part D counseling. SNAP, LIHEAP, and other state and federal programs, Assistance with hearing, A small reserve of funds for occasional GAP funding for emergency needs.

Categories

Case/Care Management
Eye Care
Medicare Information/Counseling
Medical Expense Assistance
Temporary Financial Assistance

Outreach Counselors work to connect seniors and disabled individuals, with emphasis on those with lower incomes, with those programs that will help them to remain independent. These programs include Benefit Access Applications. SHIP (Senior Health Insurance Program), Real Estate tax reductions, Medicare Part D counseling. SNAP, LIHEAP, and other state and federal programs, Assistance with hearing, A small reserve of funds for occasional GAP funding for emergency needs.

Categories

Case/Care Management
Eye Care
Medicare Information/Counseling
Medical Expense Assistance
Temporary Financial Assistance
Benefits counseling for people age 60 and over, including information on Medicare, Medicare supplemental insurance policies, life, and long term care policies.

Categories

Medicare Information/Counseling
Benefits Screening
Long Term Care Insurance Information/Counseling

Senior Care Options program available to older Nebraskans who are considering admission to a nursing home and may be eligible for Medicaid assistance. Clients are screened according to a standardized assessment process developed by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Care Managers arrange for services, which allow older adults to live as independently as possible, for as long as possible.

Housekeeping and supportive services to include grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry, transportation and personal care.

Family Caregiver Support for those caring for an aging adult or grandparents caring for a minor child. Provides information, assistance, support group, respite care, and supplemental services.

Home delivered meals are provided to homebound by reason of illness, disability or isolation. The meals meet 1/3 of the daily dietary recommended needs of adults 60 years and over and the requirements of the Older Americans Act and state and local laws.

Public benefit services, legal assistance, education, Medicare filing, and volunteer training through SHIIP.

Categories

Adult In Home Respite Care
Case/Care Management
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Area Agencies on Aging
Home Delivered Meals
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Medicare Information/Counseling
Homemaker Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral
Children's In Home Respite Care
Provides free informational materials as well as one-to-one assistance with questions and problems related to Medicare benefits, Medicare supplement insurance, Medicare and insurance claims and other related issues.

Categories

Long Term Care Insurance Information/Counseling
Medicare Information/Counseling
Volunteers can help seniors and their families find answers to important questions on Medicare, supplemental insurance, long-term care insurance, other health insurance issues and Medicare prescription drug coverage.
Provides information and assistance to older adults at several sites in the community. Seniors needing assistance with Medicare, housing, energy assistance, Public Aid or other needs are able to meet with and receive assistance from a certified caseworker. Seniors may call to speak with a caseworker or meet with a caseworker in their own home if they unable to come into one of the sites affiliated with Ogle County SIS.

Categories

Senior Housing Information and Referral
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Medicare Information/Counseling
Case/Care Management
Specialized Information and Referral
Benefits counseling for people age 60 and over, including information on Medicare, Medicare supplemental insurance policies, life, and long term care policies.

Categories

Medicare Information/Counseling
Benefits Screening
Long Term Care Insurance Information/Counseling
Provides information and assistance to older adults at several sites in the community. Seniors needing assistance with Medicare, housing, energy assistance, Public Aid or other needs are able to meet with and receive assistance from a certified caseworker. Seniors may call to speak with a caseworker or meet with a caseworker in their own home if they unable to come into one of the sites affiliated with Ogle County SIS.

Categories

Senior Housing Information and Referral
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Medicare Information/Counseling
Case/Care Management
Specialized Information and Referral

Medicare information and assistance signing up for a Medicare Part D plan.

Categories

Medicare Information/Counseling
Long Term Care Insurance Information/Counseling

Congregate and home delivered meals.

Blood pressure clinics monthly.

Senior centers offer, pool, shuffleboard, exercise, cards (pitch, bridge and chicken foot), puzzles, socialization with coffee every day and pedicures.

Information and referral services.

Categories

Home Delivered Meals
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Blood Pressure Screening
Foot Screening
Congregate Meals/Nutrition Sites
Senior Centers
Medicare Information/Counseling
Trained counselors provide health insurance information to area senior citizens and help with organizing medical bills, medicare statements, and filing claims. Information is provided on Medicare, Medicare supplements, long term care insurance, and claim reports.

Categories

Medicare Information/Counseling
Health Insurance Claims Assistance for Beneficiaries
Peer Advocates are volunteers over the age of 60 who are available to help other people, age 60 or older, with a variety of situations, concerns, problems, or questions. Services include:

HELP with questions or just someone to talk to.

Rent Reimbursement - The Rent Reimbursement program is through DHHS. PEER assists people with filling out Online or Paper form applications. This is a one time, per year program, not a monthly or emergency rental assistance program, for those who meet eligibility requirements.

SHIIP - Can help do drug plan, MA or supplemental comparisons. As well as educate New to Medicare enrollees with process and how to get enrolled in plans.

Categories

Medicare Information/Counseling
General Health Insurance Information/Counseling
Senior Advocacy Groups
Peer Counseling
Long Term Care Insurance Information/Counseling
Medicaid Information/Counseling
Home Delivered Meals

Insurance counseling service for Medicare beneficiaries and their caregivers in Champaign County. SHIP counselors:

-- Answer questions about Medicare, Medicare Supplement insurance, long-term care insurance, Medicare managed care plans (HMO, PPO & PFFS) and other health insurance

-- Answer questions regarding prescription drug coverage through Medicare D and other sources

-- Assist in filing Medicare and Medicare Supplement claims

-- Analyze Medicare Supplement and long-term care insurance policies

-- Appeal claim denials

-- Answer questions about Extra Help, a federal program to assist low-income seniors with the costs associated with Medicare D.

Counselors will also assist with the completion of Extra Help applications.

Outreach Counselors work to connect seniors and disabled individuals, with emphasis on those with lower incomes, with those programs that will help them to remain independent. These programs include Benefit Access Applications. SHIP (Senior Health Insurance Program), Real Estate tax reductions, Medicare Part D counseling. SNAP, LIHEAP, and other state and federal programs, Assistance with hearing, A small reserve of funds for occasional GAP funding for emergency needs.

Categories

Case/Care Management
Eye Care
Medicare Information/Counseling
Medical Expense Assistance
Temporary Financial Assistance

Provides services and programs for Rochelle area senior citizens. Offers nutritious meal, meet with friends over coffee, play pool, play cards, take a computer, exercise, or a yoga class, join the quilting, crafting groups or the book club. Many other activities are available.

Offers information and assistance in applying for state benefit programs and Medicare counseling.

Categories

General Benefits and Services Assistance
Congregate Meals/Nutrition Sites
Medicare Information/Counseling
Senior Centers

Senior Care Options program available to older Nebraskans who are considering admission to a nursing home and may be eligible for Medicaid assistance. Clients are screened according to a standardized assessment process developed by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Care Managers arrange for services, which allow older adults to live as independently as possible, for as long as possible.

Housekeeping and supportive services to include grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry, transportation and personal care.

Family Caregiver Support for those caring for an aging adult or grandparents caring for a minor child. Provides information, assistance, support group, respite care, and supplemental services.

Home delivered meals are provided to homebound by reason of illness, disability or isolation. The meals meet 1/3 of the daily dietary recommended needs of adults 60 years and over and the requirements of the Older Americans Act and state and local laws.

Public benefit services, legal assistance, education, Medicare filing, and volunteer training through SHIIP.

Categories

Adult In Home Respite Care
Case/Care Management
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Area Agencies on Aging
Home Delivered Meals
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Medicare Information/Counseling
Homemaker Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral
Children's In Home Respite Care

Education and assistance for Medicare beneficiaries. Homestead exemptions filing assistance.

Categories

Tax Information
Medicare Information/Counseling
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Provides information and assistance to older adults at several sites in the community. Seniors needing assistance with Medicare, housing, energy assistance, Public Aid or other needs are able to meet with and receive assistance from a certified caseworker. Seniors may call to speak with a caseworker or meet with a caseworker in their own home if they unable to come into one of the sites affiliated with Ogle County SIS.

Categories

Senior Housing Information and Referral
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Medicare Information/Counseling
Case/Care Management
Specialized Information and Referral
Benefits Outreach Program connects older Americans and their families to public and private benefits that support health and financial security; provides fact sheets for each state, Benefits QuickLINK on-line screening tool that connects people to programs in their community, and Prepare to Care planning guides for families who are, or may soon be, supporting parents and/or older relatives.

Categories

Medicaid Information/Counseling
Long Term Care Insurance Information/Counseling
General Health Insurance Information/Counseling
Medicare Information/Counseling
Provides free informational materials as well as one-to-one assistance with questions and problems related to Medicare benefits, Medicare supplement insurance, Medicare and insurance claims and other related issues.

Categories

Medicare Information/Counseling
Long Term Care Insurance Information/Counseling

Provides health insurance counseling for Medicare beneficiaries.

Medicare enrollment begins every year in mid October and continues through early December.

Categories

Long Term Care Insurance Information/Counseling
General Health Insurance Information/Counseling
Medicare Information/Counseling
Medicaid Information/Counseling

Senior Care Options program available to older Nebraskans who are considering admission to a nursing home and may be eligible for Medicaid assistance. Clients are screened according to a standardized assessment process developed by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Care Managers arrange for services, which allow older adults to live as independently as possible, for as long as possible.

Housekeeping and supportive services to include grocery shopping, cleaning, laundry, transportation and personal care.

Family Caregiver Support for those caring for an aging adult or grandparents caring for a minor child. Provides information, assistance, support group, respite care, and supplemental services.

Home delivered meals are provided to homebound by reason of illness, disability or isolation. The meals meet 1/3 of the daily dietary recommended needs of adults 60 years and over and the requirements of the Older Americans Act and state and local laws.

Public benefit services, legal assistance, education, Medicare filing, and volunteer training through SHIIP.

Categories

Adult In Home Respite Care
Case/Care Management
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Area Agencies on Aging
Home Delivered Meals
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Long Term Care Options Counseling
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Medicare Information/Counseling
Homemaker Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral
Children's In Home Respite Care