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Resources for Older Delawareans

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ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
Alzheimer Association New Castle:302-633-4420
Kent/Sussex:1-800-219-7666
Alzheimer's Day Treatment Programs, Evergreen Center New Castle:302-995-8448
Kent/Sussex:  302-422-1575
CONTACT Delaware, Inc. 1-800-262-9800
Delaware Elwyn New Castle: 302-658-8860

DEATH AND BEREAVEMENT

Compassionate Care Hospice of Delaware New Castle:  302-683-1000
Kent/Sussex: 1-800-219-0092
Delaware Hospice, Inc. New Castle: 302-478-5707
Kent:  302-678-4444
Sussex: 302-856-7717
Statewide:  1-888-838-9800
Oncology Care New Castle:  302-455-1500
Visiting Nurse Association Kent:  302-424-4801
Sussex: 302-855-9700
Statewide: 1-888-862-0001
GUARDIANSHIP AGENCIES
Public Guardian's Office   302-255-1900

PRIVATE GUARDIANSHIP AGENCIES

IKOR Pennsylvania
Patricia Maisano X701
1-610-444-1454
Life Solutions  Mary Ferry: 302-622-8292
Senior Partner Incorporated
New Castle: 
Jim Reynolds: 302-764-7880 
Supportive Care Services Incorporated
New Castle:
Tom Psatko:302-655-5518 
HOME HEALTH SERVICES
Cheer Home Services Sussex: 302-856-5187
Christiana Care Visiting Nurses Association Statewide: 1-888-862-0001
Division of Services for the Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities New Castle:  302-453-3820
1-800-223-9074
Kent/Sussex: 302-422-1386
Generations Home Care New Castle: 302-658-6731
Statewide: 1-888-810-5422
Home Health Care Corp. New Castle: 302-738-9756
Kent: 302-697-7125

HEALTH INSURANCE

ELDERinfo 1-800-336-9555
Kent:  302-739-6266
Health insurance counseling for people with Medicare.
Consumer Services 1-800-282-8611
Kent: 302-739-4251
Automobile and homeowners insurance.
Fraud Prevention 1-800-632-5154
Kent:  302-739-4257
Insurance fraud.
HOUSING INFORMATION
Community Housing, Inc. New Castle: 302-652-3991
DE State Housing Authority New Castle: 302-577-5001
Kent:  302-739-4263
Sussex: 302-337-0219
Dover Housing Authority Kent: 302-678-1965
Interfaith Housing New Castle:  302-995-7428
Kent:  302-424-4650
Housing Opportunities of Northern Delaware New Castle:  302-429-0794
New Castle County Community Services New Castle:  302-395-5600
Newark Housing Authority New Castle:  302-366-0826
Wilmington Housing Authority New Castle:  302-429-6700
LEGAL ASSISTANCE
Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. New Castle:  302-575-0660
or 1-800-292-7980
Kent: 302-674-8500 or 1-800-537-8383
Sussex: 302-856-0038 or 1-800-462-7070
DE Department of Justice Victims Services Statewide
1-800-870-1790
New Castle:  302-577-8500
Senior Advocate Program
New Castle:  302-577-8500
Kent/Sussex: 302-739-4211
Consumer Protection Unit
New Castle:  302-577-8600
Kent/Sussex: 1-800-220-5424
Medicaid Fraud Control Unit 
New Castle:  302-577-8938
Patient Abuse Unit
New Castle:  302-577-8303
Kent: 302-739-4211
Sussex: 302-853-5353
DE State Police  Statewide:  1-800-VICTIM
DE Volunteer Legal Services New Castle:  1-302-478-8680 or 1-800-773-0606
Low income, elderly or persons with disabilities, 
civil law cases only.
Legal Help Link Lawyer Referral Services
New Castle:  302-478-8850
Kent/Sussex: 1-800-733-0606
Legal Services Corporation New Castle:  302-575-0408
Kent/Sussex: 302-734-8820
Victims Advocacy Program New Castle: 302-577-2200, extension 3098
OTHER SERVICES
Academy of Lifelong Learning New Castle: 302-573-4417
American Assoc. of Retired Persons 1-800-897-2277 (meet at various locations)
Catholic Charities New Castle: 302-654-6473
Kent: 302-674-4016
Sussex: 302-684-8694
Cheer Connection Sussex: 302-856-5187
Consumer Credit Counseling Services New Castle:  302-996-9004
1-800-642-2227
Kent: 302-672-7772
Debt management.
Delaware Cooperative Extension New Castle: 302-831-1239
Kent: 302-697-4000
Sussex: 302-856-7303
Budget counseling.
Delaware Helpline 1-800-464-4357
Information and referral only.
Delaware Money Management Program 1-800-223-9074
Statewide for seniors and disabled.
Division of Services for the Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities New Castle:  302-453-3820
1-800-223-9074
Kent/Sussex: 302-422-1386
HOME Program, Lutheran Community Services New Castle:  302-654-8886
Home repair for seniors.
Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers New Castle: 302-225-1040
Kent: 302-284-4825
Sussex: 302-732-3371
Salvation Army New Castle: 302-656-1667
Kent:  302-678-9551
Sussex: 302-628-2020
Senior Citizens Affordable Taxi (SCAT) 1-800-355-8080
Senior Employment Programs Wilmington Senior Center
New Castle: 302-651-3440
Modern Maturity Center
Kent: 302-734-1200
First State Community Action
Sussex: 302-856-7761
Social Security Administration 1-800-772-1213
Telephone Reassurance Programs Generations Home Care
Sussex: 302-856-7774
RSVP, Modern Maturity Center
Kent: 302-734-1200
Senior Rollcall
New Castle:  302-239-5151


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