Government Subsidized Prescription Drug Benefits | Rhode Island Office of Healthy Aging
25 Howard Avenue, Louis Pasteur Building, 2nd Floor, Cranston, RI 02920
Eligibility
Required documents
Hours
Voice - Main Phone
Application process
Call DEA or The Point for assistance Application is available online at www.dea.ri.gov Send completed application to: Rhode Island Department of Human Services Division of Elderly Affairs Hazard Building 2nd Floor 74 West Road Cranston, RI 02920
Fees
N/A
Service area
Rhode Island
Description
State Office of Healthy Aging: Offers a wide range of programs and opportunities that promote health and nurture connection. They work at the systems level to make Rhode Island more age- and life-friendly through investments in infrastructure, workforce, and community networks. • At-home companionship for people age 55 or older with limited mobility • Bridging the digital divide for older Rhode Islanders • Chronic-disease management education • Community and home-delivered meals • Elder abuse, neglect, financial exploitation and self-neglect reporting • Family supports, including respite care • Free healthcare insurance counseling • In-home and day-care cost assistance • Free and reduced legal services • Prescription drug cost assistance • Transportation assistance • Mental health/substance use support • Senior and community center programs • Volunteer Guardianship Program - provides court appoint health-care decision makers for low income elders & adults with disabilities who have no family/friends who can assist. They also connect people to the Point to get info & help 24/7 at 401-462-4444 or 2-1-1 anytime.
Providing organization
Rhode Island Office Of Healthy Aging
The Office of Healthy Aging advocates for people over 55 years of age and adults with disabilities. OHA delivers an array of programs and services that help people, their families, and caregivers thrive.