Resources for Older Adults, Caregivers and Adults with Disabilities
2-1-1
- Visit Website
- Phone: 211
- Calling 211 connects you to a trained professional, a caring expert to help locate resources you need in the community, such as housing, food, paying bills, and childcare. It is free and confidential.
Administration for Community Living
- Visit Website
- Phone: 401-421-0008; 800-244-1428
- Resource site on Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.
Alzheimer’s Association
- Visit Website
- Phone: 202-619-0724
- National resource site on services and opportunities for older Americans.
CareLink
- Visit Website
- Phone: 401-490-7610
- A partnership of health and community resources in Rhode Island, including long term care, home care, and adult day services.
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Visit Website
- Phone: 877-267-2323 (toll free)
- Information on Medicare, Medicaid, and other programs.
Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitative Facilities
- Visit Website
- Phone: 520-325-1044
- Another accrediting agency.
The Conversation Project
- Visit Website
- Phone: 616-301-4868
- Dedicated to helping people talk about their end-of-life care.
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
- Visit Website
- Phone: 630-792-5000
- Site for information on accredited healthcare organizations, including hospitals and nursing homes.
Long Term Care Coordinating Council
- Visit Website
- Phone: 401-222-2371
- Resource information about long term care services.
Long Term Care Ombudsman (RI State Program)
- Visit Website
- Phone: 401-785-3340; 888-351-0808
- Under the federal Older Americans Act (OAA) every state is required to have an Ombudsman Program that addresses complaints and advocates for improvements in the long-term care system.
- The program advocates for the well-being and rights of individuals in long term care, ensuring their health, safety, and welfare are protected. They respond to and investigate complaints made by residents in nursing homes and assisted living, providing valuable information and support to residents and their families.
Medicare
- Visit Website
- Phone: 800-633-4227
- The website for Medicare information. It also has a very helpful section called “Find Care,” with guides to home health services, nursing homes, and other types of long-term care providers, and each includes quality and patient survey ratings. The sections on nursing homes and home health services include links to tips as well as checklists and additional information as you scroll through the section.
Mesothelioma Guide
- Visit Website
- Mesothelioma Guide provides patients and their loved ones with resources, answers, and information over a wide spectrum of free assistance options.
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
- Visit Website
- Phone: 800-658-8898
- Information on hospice care and hospice programs.
The Point
- Visit Website
- Main Call/Walk-In Center: United Way of Rhode Island, 50 Valley Street, Providence, RI 02909
- Phone: 401-462-4444 or 402-462-4445 TTY
- Rhode Island Aging and Disability
- Resource Center hotline, provides information specific to services and programs for aging adults, persons with disabilities and caregivers.
R.A.M.P. (Real Access Motivates Progress)
- Visit Website
- RAMP educates and advocates for accessibility and inclusion, seeking to create safe and barrier-free environments.
RI Department of Health
- Visit Website
- Phone: 401-222-2231
- Information on licensed nursing homes and assisted living residences.
RI Department of Human Services
- Visit Website
- Phone: 401-462-5000
- Information on services for aging adult Rhode Islanders.
RI Elder Info
- Visit Website
- Phone: 401-585-0509
- Provides comprehensive information and resources for aging adults, caregivers and professionals.
RI Legal Services - Pro Bono Volunteer Law Program (VLP)
- Visit Website
- Phone: 401-421-7758
- The Volunteer Lawyer Program (VLP) is a public service program of the Rhode Island Bar Association designed to help people who have low-incomes obtain legal help when they need it. Its purpose is to provide legal assistance to those who cannot obtain legal representation either on their own or through other existing agencies.
RI Office of Healthy Aging
- Visit Website
- Phone: 401-462-3000; 401-462-0740 TTY
- Information on SSI program, Medicaid waiver program, and all types of aging adult services; publishes Pocket Manual of Elder Services. Reporting of aging adult abuse or self-neglect.
Sojourner House
- Visit Website
- Phone: 401-861-6191
- Resource for information on aging adult safety and domestic abuse prevention.
- Because resources change frequently, please verify any information before acting on it.
St. Elizabeth Community - Safe Haven for Elder Justice
- Visit Website
- Phone: 401-739-2844, X36
- A program within St. Elizabeth Community that offers a safe place for an aging adult victim of abuse to stay for a short period of time.
Administration for Community Living
- Visit Website
- Phone: 401-421-0008; 800-244-1428
- Resource site on Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
- Visit Website
- Phone: 630-792-5000
- Site for information on accredited healthcare organizations, including hospitals and nursing homes.
Sojourner House
- Visit Website
- Phone: 401-861-6191
- Resource for information on aging adult safety and domestic abuse prevention.
- Because resources change frequently, please verify any information before acting on it.
St. Elizabeth Community - Safe Haven for Elder Justice
- Visit Website
- Phone: 401-739-2844, X36
- A program within St. Elizabeth Community that offers a safe place for an aging adult victim of abuse to stay for a short period of time.
Alzheimer’s Association
- Visit Website
- Phone: 202-619-0724
- National resource site on services and opportunities for older Americans.
CareLink
- Visit Website
- Phone: 401-490-7610
- A partnership of health and community resources in Rhode Island, including long term care, home care, and adult day services.
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Visit Website
- Phone: 877-267-2323 (toll free)
- Information on Medicare, Medicaid, and other programs.
Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitative Facilities
- Visit Website
- Phone: 520-325-1044
- Another accrediting agency.
The Conversation Project
- Visit Website
- Phone: 616-301-4868
- Dedicated to helping people talk about their end-of-life care.
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
- Visit Website
- Phone: 630-792-5000
- Site for information on accredited healthcare organizations, including hospitals and nursing homes.
Long Term Care Coordinating Council
- Visit Website
- Phone: 401-222-2371
- Resource information about long term care services.
Long Term Care Ombudsman (RI State Program)
- Visit Website
- Phone: 401-785-3340; 888-351-0808
- Under the federal Older Americans Act (OAA) every state is required to have an Ombudsman Program that addresses complaints and advocates for improvements in the long-term care system.
- The program advocates for the well-being and rights of individuals in long term care, ensuring their health, safety, and welfare are protected. They respond to and investigate complaints made by residents in nursing homes and assisted living, providing valuable information and support to residents and their families.
Medicare
- Visit Website
- Phone: 800-633-4227
- The website for Medicare information. It also has a very helpful section called “Find Care,” with guides to home health services, nursing homes, and other types of long-term care providers, and each includes quality and patient survey ratings. The sections on nursing homes and home health services include links to tips as well as checklists and additional information as you scroll through the section.
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
- Visit Website
- Phone: 800-658-8898
- Information on hospice care and hospice programs.
R.A.M.P. (Real Access Motivates Progress)
- Visit Website
- RAMP educates and advocates for accessibility and inclusion, seeking to create safe and barrier-free environments.
RI Department of Health
- Visit Website
- Phone: 401-222-2231
- Information on licensed nursing homes and assisted living residences.
Sojourner House
- Visit Website
- Phone: 401-861-6191
- Resource for information on aging adult safety and domestic abuse prevention.
- Because resources change frequently, please verify any information before acting on it.
St. Elizabeth Community - Safe Haven for Elder Justice
- Visit Website
- Phone: 401-739-2844, X36
- A program within St. Elizabeth Community that offers a safe place for an aging adult victim of abuse to stay for a short period of time.
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Visit Website
- Phone: 877-267-2323 (toll free)
- Information on Medicare, Medicaid, and other programs.
Long Term Care Coordinating Council
- Visit Website
- Phone: 401-222-2371
- Resource information about long term care services.
Medicare
- Visit Website
- Phone: 800-633-4227
- The website for Medicare information. It also has a very helpful section called “Find Care,” with guides to home health services, nursing homes, and other types of long-term care providers, and each includes quality and patient survey ratings. The sections on nursing homes and home health services include links to tips as well as checklists and additional information as you scroll through the section.
The Point
- Visit Website
- Main Call/Walk-In Center: United Way of Rhode Island, 50 Valley Street, Providence, RI 02909
- Phone: 401-462-4444 or 402-462-4445 TTY
- Rhode Island Aging and Disability
- Resource Center hotline, provides information specific to services and programs for aging adults, persons with disabilities and caregivers.
RI Department of Health
- Visit Website
- Phone: 401-222-2231
- Information on licensed nursing homes and assisted living residences.
RI Department of Human Services
- Visit Website
- Phone: 401-462-5000
- Information on services for aging adult Rhode Islanders.
RI Office of Healthy Aging
- Visit Website
- Phone: 401-462-3000; 401-462-0740 TTY
- Information on SSI program, Medicaid waiver program, and all types of aging adult services; publishes Pocket Manual of Elder Services. Reporting of aging adult abuse or self-neglect.
RI Legal Services - Pro Bono Volunteer Law Program (VLP)
- Visit Website
- Phone: 401-421-7758
- The Volunteer Lawyer Program (VLP) is a public service program of the Rhode Island Bar Association designed to help people who have low-incomes obtain legal help when they need it. Its purpose is to provide legal assistance to those who cannot obtain legal representation either on their own or through other existing agencies.
2-1-1
- Visit Website
- Phone: 211
- Calling 211 connects you to a trained professional, a caring expert to help locate resources you need in the community, such as housing, food, paying bills, and childcare. It is free and confidential.
Alzheimer’s Association
- Visit Website
- Phone: 202-619-0724
- National resource site on services and opportunities for older Americans.
Long Term Care Ombudsman (RI State Program)
- Visit Website
- Phone: 401-785-3340; 888-351-0808
- Under the federal Older Americans Act (OAA) every state is required to have an Ombudsman Program that addresses complaints and advocates for improvements in the long-term care system.
- The program advocates for the well-being and rights of individuals in long term care, ensuring their health, safety, and welfare are protected. They respond to and investigate complaints made by residents in nursing homes and assisted living, providing valuable information and support to residents and their families.
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
- Visit Website
- Phone: 800-658-8898
- Information on hospice care and hospice programs.
R.A.M.P. (Real Access Motivates Progress)
- Visit Website
- RAMP educates and advocates for accessibility and inclusion, seeking to create safe and barrier-free environments.
RI Department of Human Services
- Visit Website
- Phone: 401-462-5000
- Information on services for aging adult Rhode Islanders.
RI Elder Info
- Visit Website
- Phone: 401-585-0509
- Provides comprehensive information and resources for aging adults, caregivers and professionals.
RI Office of Healthy Aging
- Visit Website
- Phone: 401-462-3000; 401-462-0740 TTY
- Information on SSI program, Medicaid waiver program, and all types of aging adult services; publishes Pocket Manual of Elder Services. Reporting of aging adult abuse or self-neglect.
Find Your Elected Official
Members of Congress make decisions that impact numerous domains. They choose reductions to Medicare and Social Security, open enrollment policies, and state funding for initiatives such as nutritional assistance (SNAP). Knowing your local, state, and national legislators enables you to advocate for or against particular pieces of legislation. Talking to your representatives will assist you in advocating for better housing, services, and health care for Rhode Island aging adults. Find your elected representative with our guide and make your voice heard. We at the Senior Agenda Coalition of RI are committed to empowering older individuals, caregivers, and individuals with disabilities. If we equip them with the information and assistance they require, together we can work. This will make Rhode Island a more inclusive and stronger community for our aging population.
Whether you are looking to show support or opposition to federal, state or local initiatives, the first step is finding out which office to contact.