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RIPAE pays a portion of the cost for approved medications purchased during the deductible phase of a Medicare Part D plan and may offer partial reimbursement to those who enter the "donut hole".

Guardianship is a legal arrangement through which the Guardian is authorized to make certain decisions for another person. Works with the probates courts to match people age 60 years or older living in care facilities with certain cognitive conditions to caring volunteer guardians, when they are needed

RI Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Educates and assists Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, family members, and caregivers throughout Rhode Island to protect personal healthcare information, detect healthcare errors, waste, fraud, and abuse, and to resolve suspected instances of healthcare fraud, errors or abuse. To report Medicare fraud, waste or abuse, call Rhode Island SMP at 462-0560.

volunteers are people age 55 and older who provide companionship for frail older adults in the home, at day centers, or other community sites. Companions assist with daily tasks, helping those served to remain living in the community for longer. Companions may provide transportation to medical appointments, shopping assistance, meal preparation, and advocacy. They also provide respite to caregivers of frail elders. By remaining active and contributing to their communities, Companions benefit from the program along with the clients they serve.

They offer 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 • Chronic-disease management education • Family supports, including respite care • Community and home-delivered meals • 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

@Home Cost Share: For older adults with care needs, the @Home Cost-Share program is available to help with some care expenses. Eligible participants can access in-home services – such as help with housekeeping, meal preparation or personal care – and/or community-based programming at adult day health centers at a reduced rate. You may be eligible for the program if you are age 65 or older, meet income guidelines, and need some assistance in the home with your personal or health care.

DEA Protective Services Unit is responsible for investigating complaints of elderly abuse of Rhode Islanders 60 and older by a family member, caregiver or person with duty of care.. Abuse may include physical, emotional, sexual, financial exploitation, or abandonment. The DEA Protective Services Unit develops a care plan to prevent additional abuse and address the elder’s social service needs. Self-Neglect occurs when a person is no longer able to care for himself/herself. Reports of self-neglect are also made to the DEA Protective Services Unit. The senior’s needs are assessed and necessary services are 0ffered.

If you have Medicare, the Medicare Savings Program may be able to pay for some of the costs (for example, premiums, co-payments, or deductibles.)

Department prefers that all calls go through main number. Housing Security Program, Joyce Torrice, 462-0539 Heating Assistance Program **R.I. Pharmaceutical Assistance Program (RIPAE) Provides discounts on drugs for limited income persons 65+ and disabled persons. **Customer Information Assistance and Referral Unit **Home and Community Care Provides homemaker/home health aide services for limited income persons 65+, either on a free or co-pay basis. **Protective Abuse Unit Investigates reports of abuse, neglect, exploitation and self-neglect among persons 60+. **Senior Companion Program, Maria Agonia (401) 462-0569 Provides opportunities for federally subsidized job training and employment for limited income persons 55+. **Silver Haired Legislature Provides a forum for seniors to meet, debate issues, and recommend legislation to the governor, general assembly and the U.S. Congress.

Home Health Aide Services, Home Health Care, Home Health Care Complaints, Home HIV Test Collection Kits, Home Improvement/Accessibility, Homemaker Assistance. Professional nurses, therapists, and social workers treat a wide range of medical conditions, allowing you to rest and recover in the comfort of home. Home health can help if you or a family member: Has a new diagnosis or an exacerbation of an existing diagnosis; Has a new medication; Requires teaching on a disease process or medication; Is at risk for or experiencing complications requiring labs; Requires other skilled nursing services (wound care, teaching, observation, and assessment); Requires frequent follow-up from a physician’s office; Has frequent re-hospitalizations; Exhibits behaviors that indicate risk for falls; Needs physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, or medical social services.

Services: Employment & Training Center Financial Education Services Vocational & Rehabilitation Services The Harbour Youth Center Healthy Transitions Employment & Training Center: We offer a range of training programs to help people get back on the employment track. In addition to skills-building, we provide support to prepare job seekers for the work world, job placement assistance and education supports. Financial Education & Coaching: Includes group training, one‐on‐one coaching, budgeting, credit repair, help with opening a checking or savings account, home ownership, mortgage default or reverse mortgage counseling, and free tax preparation.

Hope Nursing Home Care provides home health care services to Rhode Island residents who require assistance with everyday living. Offers physical therapy to improve movement.

Adopt-A-Spot on the Bike Path: The Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council is looking for groups or individuals to adopt portions of the bike-path to keep it safe and well maintained. Adopting a portion of the path will get you a free t-shirt, litter pick, garbage bags and gloves, a listing on the website, and the satisfaction of making the bike path even more of an asset to the community. You will commit to conduct a weekly cleanup of your section and to be the "eyes and ears" of the path, checking in with Watershed Council when necessary to notify them of problems or issues that you or your group may not be able to deal with such as a fallen tree, graffiti removal, damaged planting etc. Multiple people can adopt the same site. A business can adopt a spot and a sign will be placed along the bike path acknowledging their adoption of that spot.

Services: 120 bed, licensed nursing facility for men and women providing extensive nursing care, physical, occupational, speech and recreational therapies, activities, dental services, social services, services for stroke patients and patients with Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's disease, ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) and osteoporosis. Daily chapel services.

Shower to Empower links basic needs such as complimentary showers and haircuts with case management and medical navigation services in a mobile delivery model. It is aimed to provide basic needs and restore dignity to Rhode Island’s experiencing homelessness, ultimately making connections to essential services. The unit is a customized 20’ x 8.3’ trailer that includes two individual showers, heated floors, an area for case management, and an enclosed private medical space. The mobile unit travels throughout Providence alongside House of Hope CDC’s street outreach team providing hot showers, haircuts, case management, and medical navigation services to individuals experiencing homelessness.

The substance abuse task force identifies and addressed the issue of substance abuse in the city and its mission is to develop, implement, and advocate for effective community-based prevention initiatives.

Offers Before and After School Program to school aged children in an educational and nurturing environment. AFTER SCHOOL: Nutritious snack followed by homework assistance and structured activities. These activities include: arts and crafts, board/card games, computers, and indoor and outdoor play. Capacity: 80

Children’s Friend is the innovative leader in improving the well-being and healthy development of Rhode Island’s most vulnerable young children. Our Strategic Priority: Too many of the youngest and most vulnerable children in Rhode Island are experiencing devastating outcomes, including death, as a result of abuse and neglect. As stewards of the resources entrusted to us, Children’s Friend is realigning itself to proactively respond to this crisis. Programs: Adoption Adoption Support & Preservation Birth Parent Counseling Child & Adult Care Food Program Child Care Clinical Services Early Head Start Early Intervention Family Care Community Partnership Fatherhood Initiatives First Connections Foster Care Fostering Families Head Start Head Start/Early Head Start Child Care Partnership Healthy Families America Nurse Family Partnership Pre-K Professional Development Project Connect Project Family Summer Learning & Enrichment Program WIC

Briarcliffe Manor is a five star rated, privately owned 122 bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation center located on 30+ lush, wooded acres in Johnston, RI. An award winning facility is conveniently located- just 15 minutes west of Providence and just minutes from area hospitals. Nursing Facility and Assisted Living Provides Memory Care/ Dementia and/or Alzheimer Number of Beds: 43 Briarcliffe Manor is a preferred provider for Lifespan, Coastal Medical, CharterCARE Health Partners and CharterCARE Provider Group RI, LLC. We are members of the Rhode Island Healthcare Association and the Visionary Heathcare Network, a group of local, privately owned nursing homes.

The Miriam Hospital Memory and Cognitive Disorders Assessment Service provides diagnostic and consultative services to evaluate adults who have symptoms of impaired memory and brain functioning.

Offers books, periodicals, pamphlets, audio cassettes, video cassettes, large type books, for loan. Programming for adults and children.

The Pharmacy Outreach Program is committed to providing the Rhode Island community with the latest, most complete information regarding medications. The program services multiple aspects of the community’s medication needs. The Medication Information Line is a toll-free resource for medication information. Staffed by pharmacists, this confidential service provides Rhode Islanders with answers concerning medications and drug therapy in addition to responding to topical health issues. This program is designed to supplement the informational services offered by community pharmacists, physicians and other health care workers. Offered in the housing units of the elderly, disabled, and needy, residents can take advantage of our monthly on-site scheduled visits. We are available to discuss medication questions and concerns, provide educational information concerning medications and disease states, and monitor blood pressure.

For women who are 40 or more years of age, have no health insurance coverage for Breast and cervical cancer screenings. Free Screenings Include: Clinical Breast Exam Pap Smear Pelvic Exam Mammogram Follow-up Services

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