Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan /
Blue
Care Network is pleased to provide the first Senior HelpCard.
The Senior HelpCard offers important telephone numbers for free and
low-cost senior services in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties.
GENERAL
INFORMATION & REFERRAL
American Association of Retired
Persons
State (517)
482-2772
Detroit (313)
832-6846
Area Agency on Aging
Detroit (313)
222-5330
Macomb &
Oakland Counties (800) 852-7795
Wayne County
(Sr. Alliance) (800) 815-1112
Adult Well-Being Services
(313) 833-3765
Detroit Senior Citizen’s
Dept.... (313) 224-1000
Social Security and SSI
(800) 772-1213
Tel-Help (Information and
Referral) (800) 552-1183
TIP (The Information Place)..
(313) 833-1000
ABUSE
AND NEGLECT
Adult Protective Services
Macomb (weekdays)
(810) 412-6109
Macomb
(evenings/weekends) (810) 254-1513
Oakland County (24
hours).. (248) 975-4804
Wayne County (24
hours).. (313) 963-6006
Family Violence Help line
(800) 996-6228
Citizens for Better Care
(Nursing Home Issues)
(800) 833-9548
EMPLOYMENT
& VOLUNTEERING
Operation ABLE... (248) 443-0370
FOOD
FOCUS HOPE (All Areas)
(313) 494-4600
Food Stamps (800) 221-5689
HEALTH
CARE
Alzheimer’s Memory Program..
(800) 337-3827
Health Departments
Detroit (313)
876-4000
Macomb County.....
(810) 469-5235
Oakland County.....
(248) 858-1280
Wayne County.....
(734) 727-7000
Medicaid (800) 642-3195
Medicare (800) 482-4045
Mental
Health
Detroit/Wayne
County..... (313) 224-7000
Macomb County.....
(810) 948-0222
Oakland County.....
(248) 858-1510
Ml Emergency Pharmaceutical
Program.. (313) 494-4600
Support Group/Self Help
Information (800) 777-5556
World Medical Relief
(Medications) (313) 866-5333
Poison Control/Medication
Overdose (800) 764-7661
HOUSING
Emergency Shelter....
(800) 274-3583
Ml Home Improvement (Low Int.
Loans) (800) 327-9158
LEGAL
Legal Hotline for Ml Seniors
(800) 347-5297
Tele-Court (800) 968-5669
TAX
ASSISTANCE
Accounting Aid Society
(313) 647-9620
Internal Revenue Service...
(800) 829-4477
TRANSPORTATION
SMART (all areas except
Detroit).... (800) 624-3455
Detroit Dept. of
Transportation
(Press #2 for handicapped) (313)
933-1300
FOCUS HOPE (All Areas)
(313) 365-4673
Note:
Additional copies of the Senior HelpCARD are available by calling
BCBSM’s Community Affairs Hotline, (800) 733-BLUE (=2583)
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