LINK-AGE Indiana

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LINK-AGEIndianasAging Disability Resource
Center

• The POINT for all the answers.

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QUESTIONS
Social Security
Medicaid
Home Care
Assisted Living
Medicare
Caregiving
Nursing Facilities
Financial Assistance
Health Issues
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Where do I go?

• Trying to find answers to these questions can
  take you in MANY different directions.
• It can be quite confusing and frustrating.

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LINK-AGE/ADRC A Trusted Place

• The ADRC was developed as a cooperative effort
  between the Centers for Medicare Medicaid
  Services and the Administration on Aging.
  LINK-AGE is Indianas brand name for the ADRC.
• LINK-AGE is THE place for information, assistance
  and support for seniors, people with disabilities
  and those who help them.

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What does LINK-AGE do?

• Options counseling
• Maintains current information for national, state
  and local resources on topics relevant to aging
  and disabled adults
• Promotes healthy aging and aging in place through
  events and trainings in the community
• Helps people navigate through the long term care
  system
• All of this is offered at no cost to the inquirer

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Options Counseling Defined

• Assesses the need for services
• Empowers with current information
• Offers various options
• Assists with access to resources
• Links to services
• Advocacy
• Appropriate referrals to programs
• Offers solutions to various problems
• Screens for eligibility for public funding
• Assists with planning for the future

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Options Counseling Continued
Our Work
Socialization
Legal Assistance
Home Care
Guardianship
Informed Inquirer
Insurance
Housing Options
Advocacy
Transportation
Nutritional Needs
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Options Counseling may mean

• Making the informed decision between

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Who is served?

• LINK-AGE is a program of REAL Services, Inc. and
  serves residents in Elkhart, Kosciusko, La Porte,
  Marshall and St. Joseph counties
• Individuals who are disabled or aged
• Caregivers of disabled or aged
• All income-levels

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How to contact LINK-AGE

• Telephone [phone] or 800-552-7928
• Online www.realservices.org
• In Person 1151 S. Michigan St., South Bend

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Were here to help YOU.

• You dont need to know all the answers you just
  need to know where to go to find them.
• Call LINK-AGE today. Wed love to help you.