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HEALTH CARE
GENERAL INFORMATION
City of Minneapolis
Senior Ombudsman Office
www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us
Provides information and assistance to individuals so they may fully access and use resources to meet their needs and maintain independent living.
Phone: 612-673-3004 TTY: 612-673-2157
Eldercare Partners
www.eldercarepartners.org
Provides caregiver coaching and care management.
Phone: 651-234-2262
Healthfront
www.healthfront-info.org
Serves to improve the health care experience through market innovation, education, and community involvement.
Phone: 952-896-5188
Metro Center for Independent Living
www.frontpage.mcil-mn.org
Serves to promote independence, choice, and control for individuals with disabilities.
Phone: 651-646-8342 TTY: 651-603-2001
Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging
www.tcaging.org
Links people to information, assists community groups and service providers with planning, coordination and development; and improves the quality of life for seniors and their families.
Phone: 651-641-8612
Minnesota Department of Health
www.health.state.mn.us
Protects and improves the health of all Minnesotans.
Phone: 651-215-5800
Minnesota Department of Human Services
www.dhs.state.mn.us
Helps with administering health care coverage, economic assistance, and a variety of services. Also provides multi-lingual links and documents.
Phone: 651-297-3933 TTY/TDD: 1-800-627-3529
Minnesota Senior Federation
Health Plan Information Center
www.mnseniors.org/health.cfm
Offers information on low and modest income programs including Senior Partners Care, Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB), Service Limited Medicare Beneficiaries (SLMB), Senior Drug Program and Medical Assistance. Discount programs for dental, optometric, chiropractic, podiatric, and durable medical equipment.
Phone: 651-645-0261 Ext.145 Toll Free: 1-877-645-0261 Ext.145
Senior LinkAge Line
www.tcaging.org/senior.htm
A free telephone information service, which assists older adults and their families to locate community services.
Phone: 1-800-333-2433
Stratis Health
www.stratishealth.org
A non-profit independent organization that collaborates with providers and consumers to improve health care.
Phone: 952-854-3306 Toll Free: 1-877-787-2847
Help Line: 952-853-1818
ADULT DAY SERVICES
Adult Day Services are community-based group programs designed to meet the needs of functionally and/or cognitively impaired adults through an individual plan of care. These structured, comprehensive programs provide a variety of health, social, and other related support services in a protective setting.
Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minneapolis (JFCS)
AlterCare
www.jfcsmpls.org
Serving people of all backgrounds. Adult Day Program complies with the Dementia Training Law. Offers two locations in St. Louis Park:
7916 Minnetonka Blvd. and
Ackerberg Campus, 3620 Phillips Pkwy.
For more information about JFCS see Appendix B.
Phones: 952-922-1147 952-939-1511
ASSISTIVE SERVICES AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
Access Lifts
www.accesslifts.net
Provides chair and platform lifts, residential elevators and ceiling lifts.
Phone: 651-688-9222
Allina Home Oxygen and Medical Equipment
www.allina.com
Respiratory equipment, ambulatory aids, patient room equipment, bathroom safety items. Delivers.
Phone: 651-628-4800 Toll Free: 1-800-737-4473
Apria Healthcare
www.apria.com
Respiratory equipment, ambulatory aids, patient room equipment, bathroom safety items. Infusion and nutrition services. Delivers.
Phone: 952-404-1600
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
Telephone Equipment Distribution
www.tedprogram.org
The TED Program provides telephone equipment to people who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, speech impaired or have a physical disability and need adaptive equipment in order to use the phone.
Phone: 651-297-1507 TTY: 1-800-657-3513
Toll Free: 1-800-657-3663
4-day Medical Store
Sales and rental of ambulatory aids, patient room equipment, bathroom safety items.
Phone: 952-922-2420
Goodwill/Easter Seals Minnesota
Medical Equipment Loan Program
Offers free use of medical equipment for up to six months to anyone with temporary needs: walkers, commodes, bathtub rails and chairs, transfer benches, wheelchairs, and crutches.
Phone: 651-379-5922
Liberty Oxygen and Home Care
Respiratory equipment, ambulatory aids, patient room equipment, bathroom safety items. Delivers.
Phone: 952-920-0460
Lifeline Coordinating Services
Home modifications, customized kitchens and bathrooms for physically impaired people.
Phone: 651-771-1193
Midwest Medical Services
Respiratory equipment, ambulatory aids, patient room equipment, bathroom safety items, supplies. Delivers.
Phone: 763-780-0100 Toll Free: 1-800-780-8553
Paul's Grab Bars
Specializes in grab bar installation and repair.
Phone: 612-822-0756
St. Louis Park Senior Program
Lends crutches, canes, walkers, and wheelchairs. Limited availability.
For more information about Senior Program see Appendix C.
Phone: 952-928-6444
Tonka Medical Supplies
Orthopedic shoes and supports, ambulatory aids, bathroom safety items.
Phone: 952-939-1171
Transtech Mobility
www.transtechmobility.com
Provides power chairs, power scooters, and power lift chairs.
Phone: 763-478-6000
Vision Loss Resources
www.visionlossresources.org
Provides a comprehensive, professional evaluation for those with vision loss; helps to identify individual needs and develop a plan of service; includes information on other community resources.
Phone: 612-871-2222
CLINICS
For referrals to individual physicians and providers please call your insurance provider.
Avada Audiology & Balance Centers
www.avada.net
Free testing for hearing aids.
Phone: 952-931-0555
Creekside Family Physicians
Park Nicollet
Phone: 952-931-7700
HealthPartners West Clinic
www.healthpartners.com
Audiology, family practice, internal medicine, mental/chemical health care, gynecology, ophthalmology, optometry, podiatry and surgery.
Phone: 952-593-8777 TTY: 952-967-7970 Appointments: 952-967-7720
Hear USA
www.hearusa.com
Audiology.
Phone: 952-926-4485
Hearing Care Specialists, Inc.
www.hcshearing.com
Audiology.
Phone: 952-931-9144
Minnesota Dizziness and Balance Clinic P.A.
Special rehabilitation services for dizziness, balance and fall prevention.
Phone: 952-345-3000
Minnesota Medical and Rehabilitative Services, LLC
www.mnrehab.com
Physical, occupational and speech therapy, social work services.
Phone: 952-381-3434
Park Nicollet Clinic
www.parknicollet.com/Clinic
Family practice, internal medicine and geriatrics.
Phone: 952-993-5041
Primary Care and Rehabilitation Texa Tonka Clinic
Internal medicine, podiatry and physical therapy.
Phone: 952-933-8900
Senior Abilities Unlimited
www.seniorabilitiesunlimited.com
Private pay strength and balance training in your home.
Phone: 952-746-3222
St. Mary's Clinic
Residents with no insurance or with limited incomes can call to schedule a health care appointment at Creekside Clinic in St. Louis Park.
Phone: 651-690-7029
DENTAL SERVICES
Donated Dental Services (DDS)
www.dentalreferral.com
Volunteer dental service program helps people obtain free, comprehensive, donated dental treatment if they are disabled, elderly, or medically compromised and are unable to pay for dental care. Volunteer dentists treat unresolved dental problems (not routine or emergency care) in their offices where they can work more efficiently with their own equipment, supplies, and staff. Patients will be referred to nearby offices in their community. Transportation is not provided.
Phone: 651-454-6290
Minneapolis District Dental Society
www.mplsdds.org
A dental referral agency serving the 9-county area.
Phone: 651-631-9845
HOME HEALTH CARE
Home Health Care helps seniors live independently for as long as possible. It covers a wide range of services and can often delay the need for long-term care. Specifically it may include occupational, physical and speech therapy as well as skilled nursing. It may also help seniors with activities such as bathing, dressing, eating, cooking, cleaning, and other housekeeping jobs.
All of the following agencies will serve clients in their homes in St. Louis Park.
Before hiring home help see Appendix E.
A+ Home Health Care
www.aplushomecare.org
Phone: 952-854-7760
AA Care, Inc.
Phone: 651-767-0808
Advanced Care, Inc.
Phone: 612-721-1957
Age Well Home Care
www.agewellhomecare.com
Phone: 952-345-8770
Affordable Professionals, Inc.
Phone: 612-874-8266
All Home Caring
www.allhomecaring.com
Phone: 612-378-1474
Alliance Health Care
Phone: 651-895-8030
AmeriMed Home Care, Inc.
Phone: 952-854-9071
Anova Healthcare, Inc.
Phone: 612-879-9511
Ardent Home Health Care
Phone: 651-489-4239
Around the Clock Nursing Care, Inc.
Phone: 952-920-6944
Aspen Home Care
Phone: 651-637-2922
At Home Solutions, LLC
www.athomesoluntions.com
Phone: 952-292-5801
Best Care Home Health, Inc.
Phone: 612-378-1040
Breanna Health Care, Inc
Phone: 612-285-8743
CareFocus Corporation
Phone: 952-544-6223
CareMate Home Health Care, Inc.
Phone: 651-659-0208
Care Plus HHA, Inc.
www.careplushha.com
Phone: 763-529-5520
Caring Companion
Phone: 952-545-7670
Comfort Keepers
www.comfortkeepers.com
Phone: 763-546-8070
Comfort Plus HealthCare, Inc.
Phone: 651-646-0560
CompanionCare
Phone: 651-646-0560
Heartland Home Health Care and Hospice
Phone: 651-633-6522
Hennepin Home Health Care, Inc.
www.hennhomehealth.com
Phone: 763-521-0072
Home Advantage Health Services
Phone: 651-645-9011
Home Care Solutions
www.homecaresolutions.info
Phone: 763-231-9000
Toll Free: 1-877-468-2561
Home Health Care, Inc.
Russian speaking.
Phone: 612-781-9400
Home Instead
Phone: 763-544-5988
Homewatch Home Care
www.homewatchmn.com
Phone: 763-546-8899
Interim Health Care
www.interimhealthcare.com
Phone: 651-917-3634
Intrepid USA
Golden Valley Office
Phone: 763-544-0315
Life Tree
www.lifetreepcs.com
Phone: 612-522-4185
LivHOME
www.livhome.com
Phone: 952-545-0570
Methodist Hospital
Home Care
www.parknicollet.com
Phone: 952-993-6087
Metro Social Services, Inc.
www.metrosocialservices.org
Phone: 651-647-0647
Minnesota Quality Care, Inc.
Phone: 612-872-8811
Minnesota Visiting Nurse Agency
www.mvna.org
Phone: 612-617-4600
Nightingale Care Services
www.homecareforyou.com
Phone: 763-545-3131
Toll Free: 1-866-334-7776
North Memorial Home Health Care
Phone: 763-520-3900
Nursing Enterprises, Inc.
www.spectrumhealthcos.com
Phone: 612-627-9177
People, Inc. Home Health Agency
Phone: 651-774-0202
Personal Care Solutions, Inc.
Phone: 952-886-9215
Prairie River Home Care, Inc.
www.prhomecare.com
Phone: 763-295-5300
Toll Free: 1-888-250-1730
Premier Care Home Services
Phone: 952-890-5043
Professional Resource Network, Inc.
Phone: 952-858-8827
Quality Home Healthcare, Inc.
Phone: 952-898-1994
REM Health, Inc.
www.reminc.com
Phone: 952-926-9808
Ridgeview Home Support
www.ridgeviewmedical.org
Phone: 952-442-6030
Toll Free: 1-800-967-4751
Royal Health Care
Phone: 763-504-4559
Safety Care, Inc.
Phone: 651-645-4537
Seniors' Choice at Home
www.seniorschoiceaz.com
Phone: 763-546-1599
Summit Healthcare, Inc.
Phone: 651-645-9341
V-Care Home Health, Inc.
Phone: 651-793-7635
Volunteers of America (VOA)
MAO Home Care
www.voamn.org
Phone: 612-617-7822
Warm Hands Kind Hearts
www.warmhands.org
Phone: 763-550-1774
Toll Free: 1-888-285-9276
HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE
Hospice/Palliative Care is a specialized form of care for individuals in the last months of life. It provides physical, emotional and spiritual support for terminally ill individuals and their families.
Hospice Minnesota
www.hospicemn.org
Serves as a resource for the general public and consumers by providing information about hospice care and access to hospice programs.
Phone: 763-464-2698 Toll free: 1-877-66-62372
Allina Hospice & Palliative Care
www.allina.com
Phone: 651-635-9173
Fairview Home Care & Hospice
www.fairview.org
Phone: 612-728-2468 Toll Free: 1-866-827-5039
Health Partners Hospice of the Lakes
www.healthpartners.com
Phone: 952-883-6877 Intake: 952-883-6875
Heartland Hospice
Phone: 651-633-6522
Hospice of the Twin Cities
www.hospiceofthetwincities.com
Phone: 763-531-2424 Toll Free: 1-800-364-2478
Methodist Hospital Hospice
www.parknicollet.com
Phone: 952-993-6087
North Memorial Hospice
www.northmemorial.com/more/hospice
Phone: 763-520-5770
Ridgeview Home Care & Hospice
www.ridgeviewmedical.org
Phone: 952-442-6030 Toll Free: 1-800-967-4751
HOSPITAL
Methodist Hospital
www.parknicollet.com/methodist
Phone: 952-993-5000
INSURANCE
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
www.medicare.gov
www.medicaid.gov
Provides information and counseling about Medicare, Medicaid, State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), HIPAA, and CLIA.
Toll Free: 1-877-267-2323 TTY Toll-Free: 1- 866-226-1819
National Medicare Number: 1-800-633-4227
Minnesota Senior Federation
Health Plan Information Center
www.mnseniors.org
Offers information about Medicare, Medicare Supplements, Senior Partners Care, Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB), Service Limited Medicare Beneficiaries (SLMB), Senior Drug Program, Medical Assistance and other aspects of obtaining health care.
Phone: 651-645-0261 Ext.145 Toll Free: 1-877-645-0261 Ext.145
Medica
Center for Healthy Aging
www.medica.com
Helps to find a plan that fits your needs. Resources on Medicare and individual coverage.
General Information: 952-992-2900
Medicare coverage: 952-992-2345 Toll Free: 1-800-906-5432
Individual coverage: 952-992-2080 Toll Free: 1-800-670-5935
TTY: 952-992-3650 TTY Toll Free: 1-800-234-8819
Minnesota Department of Human Services
Medical Assistance
www.dhs.state.mn.us
Helps people meet their basic needs by providing or administering health care coverage, economic assistance, and a variety of services.
Phone: 651-297-3933 TTY/TDD: 1-800-627-3529
Senior Community Services
Health Insurance Counseling
www.seniorcommunity.org
Provides a volunteer to help with health insurance concerns, Medicare forms and record keeping needs.
Appointments are required.
For more information about Senior Community Services see Appendix D.
Phone: 952-928-6433
Ucare Minnesota
Senior Health and Wellness Programs
www.ucare.org
Provides the support to maintain and improve your health. Serves members of Minnesota Health Care Programs, including Medical Assistance and MinnesotaCare.
Seniors' representatives:
Phone: 612-676-3500 Toll Free: 1-877-523-1518
TTY: 612-676-6810 TTY/Toll Free: 1-800-688-2534
General Info: 612-676-6500
Toll Free: 1-877-523-1515 TTY: 612-676-6810
TTY/Toll Free: 1-800-688-2534
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Criris Connection
24-hour free and confidential counseling service.
www.crisis.org
Phone: 612-379-6363
Toll Free: 1-800-273-8255
Crisis Connection and National Suicide Preventino Lifeline
www.crisis.org
Phone: 612-379-6363
Toll Free 1-800-273-TALK or 1-800-273-8255
HealthPartners West Clinic
www.healthpartners.com
Phone: 952-593-8777 TTY: 952-967-7970
Appointments Line: 952-967-7720
Jewish Family and Children's Service of Minneapolis (JFCS)
www.jfcsmpls.org
Serving people of all backgrounds. Offers mental health support and counseling.
For more information about JFCS see Appendix B.
Phone: 952-542-0616 TTY: 952-591-0041
Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly
Elders Counseling Elders
www.littlebrothers.org/minneapolis
Helps seniors deal with the challenges associated with older age such as depression, anxiety, adjustment issues, and grief and loss. Offers friendly phone calls and mental health counseling.
Phone: 612-721-6215
Park Nicollet Clinic
www.parknicollet.com/Clinic
Treatment and counseling by mental health professionals.
Phone: 952-933-3123
Volunteers of America (VAO)
Mental Health Services
www.voamn.org
Offers mental health consultations, assessments, therapy and referral services designed specifically for older adults.
Phone: 763-225-4054
PERSONAL RESPONSE SERVICE - LifeLine
LifeLine is a personal response service for people to use at home. Subscribers to the service wear a light, waterproof "Personal Help Button" that, when pressed, sends a signal to the LifeLine Response Center, which is staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Lifeline Systems, Inc.
www.lifelinesystems.com
Information and referrals to providers in your area.
Phone: 1-800-380-3111
SALON SERVICES and PERSONAL CARE
First Source - Salon and Spa Home Service
Provides professional salon and spa services to persons who are impaired or homebound.
Phone: 612-240-3082
Footworks
Basic foot care in your home.
Phone: 651-501-0624
Happy Feet Footcare, Inc.
Routine foot care for older and diabetic feet by a licensed nurse in your home.
Phone: 763-560-5136
Homebound Beauty
Provides hair care and manicures in your home.
Phone: 763-497-8227
St. Louis Park Senior Program
Foot Care Clinic
Routine foot care for older and diabetic feet by a licensed nurse at your home or at Lenox Community Center (6715 Minnetonka Blvd, St. Louis Park, MN 55426).
For more information about Senior Program see Appendix C.
Phone: 763-560-5136
Westwood Foot Clinic
Routine foot care for older and diabetic feet by a licensed nurse in your home.
Phone: 952-544-1314
TESTING RESOURCES
St. Louis Park Senior Program
Offers blood pressure screening.
For more information about Senior Program see Appendix C.
Phone: 952-928-6444
Park Nicollet's Center for Senior Services
Cognitive Assessment Exam
Uses a team approach and includes geriatrician, social worker and nurse practitioner.
Phone: 952-993-5041
Free Hearing Tests at Costco
Appointment necessary. Written results will be received.
Phone: 763-582-9640
Seniors Eyecare Program
www.eyecareamerica.org
Ensures that every senior has access to medical eye care and promotes annual eye exams.
Toll Free: 1-800-222-3937
Seniors EyeCare Help Line: 1-800-222- 3937
State Services for the Blind (SSB)
www.mnssb.org
A rehabilitation consultant will discuss the services provided by the state and schedule an appointment to visit you in your home or at Lenox Community Center (6715 Minnetonka Blvd.).
Phone: 651-642-0864
St. Louis Park Senior Program and Prairie Stone Pharmacy Medicine Check Up
Meet with a pharmacist to review medications for safety and effectiveness.
For more information about Senior Program see Appendix C.
Phone: 952-928-6444
Vision Loss Resources
www.visionlossresources.org
Provides assessment for magnifiers, lighting and distance vision aids in the client's home or at their place of employment. Also provides hearing assessments.
Phone: 612-871-2222
Volunteers of America (VOA)
Senior Health Promotion
www.voamn.org
A pharmacist will come to community sites to help seniors determine the effects of their medicine.
Phone: 612-455-6689
URGENT CARE
For Emergency Help Call: 9-1-1