Helpful resources available to seniors and their families:
www.medicare.gov US Medicare site
www.mhahouston.org Mental Health Association
www.texmed.org Texas Medical Association
www.hcoa.org University of Texas Center for Aging
www.aarp.com AARP
www.alz.org Alzheimer's Association
www.alz.org/texas Texas Alzheimer's Association
www.houstontx.gov/health/Aging/ Area Agency on Aging, City of Houston
www.dads.state.tx.us/ Texas Department of Aging
www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/AoA_Programs/
HCLTC/Caregiver/index.aspx Administration on Aging- Caregiver site
www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/AoA_Programs/
HCLTC/Alz_Grants/index.aspx Administration on Aging- Alzheimer's site
www.va.gov US Department of Veterans Affairs
www.caregiver.org Family Caregiver Alliance
www.caregiving.org National Alliance for Care giving
www.nfcacares.org National Family Caregivers Association
www.healthinaging.org American Geriatrics Society Foundation for Health in Aging
www.aahsa.org American Assn. of Homes & Services for the Aging
www.alfa.org Assisted Living Federation of America
www.abanet.org/aging American Bar Association Commission on Law & Aging
www.naela.org National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
www.va.gov US Department of Veterans Affairs
www.hospiceinfo.org National Hospice Foundation
www.ncoa.org National Council on the Aging
www.dmachoice.org Consumer Assistance- to get off mailing lists
Phone Contacts:
General Resources
Elder Care Locator:
800-677-1116 (To Locate Senior Services Anywhere in the USA.)
Texas Department on Aging and Disability Services:
800-252-9240
Nursing Home Ombudsman:
800-252-2412
Long-Term Care Regulatory:
800-458-9858
Access To Legal Services:
Family Law Hotline:
800-777-3247
Legal Hotline For Older Texans:
800-622 2520
State Bar Of Texas:
800-204-2222
Lawyer Referral Service:
800-252-9690
Grievances Against Lawyers:
800-932-1900
Texas Rural Legal Aid:
800-369-0574
Office Of The Attorney General:
Public Information And Assistance:
800-252-8011
Consumer Protection:
800-621-0508
Criminal Justice:
Texas Crime Stoppers:
800-252-8477
Texas DPS - Missing Persons:
800-346-3243
TDCJ Victims' Services:
800-848-4284
Child And Family Issues:
Texas Council On Family Violence:
800-525-1978
Child And Elder Abuse:
800-252-5400
Texas Association Against Sexual Assault:
800-918-2272
Women's Advocacy Project:
800-374-4673
Consumer Protection:
Federal Trade Commission:
877-382-4357
FTC Identity Theft:
877-438-4338
Texas Department of Insurance:
800-252-3439
Public Utility Commission:
800-782-8477
www.medicare.gov US Medicare site
www.mhahouston.org Mental Health Association
www.texmed.org Texas Medical Association
www.hcoa.org University of Texas Center for Aging
www.aarp.com AARP
www.alz.org Alzheimer's Association
www.alz.org/texas Texas Alzheimer's Association
www.houstontx.gov/health/Aging/ Area Agency on Aging, City of Houston
www.dads.state.tx.us/ Texas Department of Aging
www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/AoA_Programs/
HCLTC/Caregiver/index.aspx Administration on Aging- Caregiver site
www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/AoA_Programs/
HCLTC/Alz_Grants/index.aspx Administration on Aging- Alzheimer's site
www.va.gov US Department of Veterans Affairs
www.caregiver.org Family Caregiver Alliance
www.caregiving.org National Alliance for Care giving
www.nfcacares.org National Family Caregivers Association
www.healthinaging.org American Geriatrics Society Foundation for Health in Aging
www.aahsa.org American Assn. of Homes & Services for the Aging
www.alfa.org Assisted Living Federation of America
www.abanet.org/aging American Bar Association Commission on Law & Aging
www.naela.org National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
www.va.gov US Department of Veterans Affairs
www.hospiceinfo.org National Hospice Foundation
www.ncoa.org National Council on the Aging
www.dmachoice.org Consumer Assistance- to get off mailing lists
Phone Contacts:
General Resources
Elder Care Locator:
800-677-1116 (To Locate Senior Services Anywhere in the USA.)
Texas Department on Aging and Disability Services:
800-252-9240
Nursing Home Ombudsman:
800-252-2412
Long-Term Care Regulatory:
800-458-9858
Access To Legal Services:
Family Law Hotline:
800-777-3247
Legal Hotline For Older Texans:
800-622 2520
State Bar Of Texas:
800-204-2222
Lawyer Referral Service:
800-252-9690
Grievances Against Lawyers:
800-932-1900
Texas Rural Legal Aid:
800-369-0574
Office Of The Attorney General:
Public Information And Assistance:
800-252-8011
Consumer Protection:
800-621-0508
Criminal Justice:
Texas Crime Stoppers:
800-252-8477
Texas DPS - Missing Persons:
800-346-3243
TDCJ Victims' Services:
800-848-4284
Child And Family Issues:
Texas Council On Family Violence:
800-525-1978
Child And Elder Abuse:
800-252-5400
Texas Association Against Sexual Assault:
800-918-2272
Women's Advocacy Project:
800-374-4673
Consumer Protection:
Federal Trade Commission:
877-382-4357
FTC Identity Theft:
877-438-4338
Texas Department of Insurance:
800-252-3439
Public Utility Commission:
800-782-8477
