SENIOR SERVICES / AGING
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION 800-272-3900
National Toll Free Information & 800-574-1787
Referral Service
BLAINE COUNTY SENIOR CENTER 208-788-3468
721 Third Ave. South
Hailey, ID 83333
Director: Kim Coonis
AREA SERVED: Blaine County
PURPOSE: Service to the elderly
SERVICES: Meals: Tues/Wed/Fri at noon. Meals on wheels, TWF, transportation. Health services, information and referral, outreach. Exercise classes.
ELIGIBILITY: Over age 60 or a spouse that's over 60.
FEES: Ask for donations. Fees vary for meals and transportation.
MOBILE MEALS
BLAINE COUNTY SENIOR CENTER 208-788-3468
721 Third Ave. South
Hailey, ID 83333
AREA SERVED: Blaine County
PURPOSE: To deliver meals to the elderly.
SERVICES: Nutritious meals delivered to the elderly who cannot prepare own meals or who need a special diet. Frozen dinners for Sat,Sun, & Mon delivered on Friday.
ELIGIBILITY: Elderly not able to prepare own meals or in need of a special diet; doctors sometimes recommend participants.
FEES: Donations, or $3.00 for meals
HOW TO APPLY: Call.
SOURCE OF FUNDS: Federal funding--Office on Aging.
AREA AGENCY ON AGING 208-736-2122
P.O. Box 1238
Twin Falls, Idaho 83303
AREA SERVED: Magic Valley.
PURPOSE: To meet the needs of the senior citizens of the Magic Valley area.
SERVICES: Serves as third party between senior and the agency he or she is having difficulty with--such as utility company, insurance, health benefits, Social Security, nursing home complaints, etc. This office also gives referrals for legal assistance for elderly as well as assistance with completing forms. Many problems for the elderly--Nutrition, Foster Grandparents, Senior Companion, Retired Volunteer, JTPA, etc.
ELIGIBILITY: Age 60 years and over.
FEES: None.
LIVING IN PLACE PROGRAM 208-788-3468
Blaine County Senior Center
P.O. Box 28
Hailey, Idaho 83333
AREA SERVED: Blaine County.
PURPOSE: To provide relief for care-givers or provide a caregiver to homebound individuals. Perform daily living tasks for the homebound.
COMMENTS: A volunteer service.
SENIOR HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS 208-788-3468
Blaine CountySenior Center 208-622-3333
PURPOSE: A program which provides community-based advisors to assist seniors with Medicare and Medicaid insurance questions; i.e., eligibility, coverage, claims, supplemental insurances.
SERVICES: Provide advisors to assist seniors with insurance questions.
FEES: None.
LUKE’S FAMILY PHARMACY 208-788-4970
Bullion 9-7 M-F, 10 -6 Sat
Hailey, Idaho 83333
PURPOSE: To provide medical supplies for the home. Rent and sell equipment
SUICIDE
CANYON VIEW HOSPITAL 800-657-8000(24 hrs)
228 Shoup Avenue West 208-734-6760
Twin Falls, Idaho 83301
SERVICES: Treatment center for alcoholism and chemical dependency as well as other addictive problems. Staff available for intervention. Adolescents, elderly served as well. 1) Psychiatric, 2) chemical dependency, 3) sexual abuse, 4) eating disorders.
EASTERN IDAHO REGIONAL BEHAVIORAL
HEALTH CENTER 208-227-2100 Healthline
2280 East 25th Street
Idaho Falls, Idaho
SERVICES: 24 hours, seven days per week, telephone counseling for depression, anxiety. No charge. Confidential. Mental health facility for adolescents, adults. Must be admitted by a doctor or the emergency room.
FEES: None.
IDAHO CARELINE 211
Idaho State Resource and Referral Service 24 hour Hotline. Resources in every town in Idaho.
They refer callers to our phone number.
IDAHO STATE MENTAL HOSPITALS 208-785-1200 (Blackfoot)
208-736-2177 (Twin Falls)
PURPOSE: Residential treatment for seriously disturbed people. Contact Regional Mental Health Center in Twin Falls (208-734-9770--24 hours) because all referrals to the State Hospital must come from and through the Regional Center.
HOW TO APPLY: Call 208-736-2177, Mental Health, Twin Falls.
INTERVENTION – 180 888-435-7960
Based in Boise, National Org.
SERVICES: Intervention and transport to a facility. They go to the client, for a two-day process and presentation to the family and escort the client to a treatment facility. Locations throughout the U.S.
Intervention180.com
INTERMOUNTAIN HOSPITAL 208-377-8400
303 N. Allumbaugh 800-321-5984 (24 hrs)
Boise, Idaho 83704 Intermountainhospital.com
PURPOSE: Psychiatric & Substance Abuse hospital. Mental health services, including depression. In – patient services with 94 beds.
SERVICES: Free problem assessment/counseling and referral contact.
FEE: Medicaid will cover psychiatric care but not substance abuse
Medicare covers substance abuse.
LAW ENFORCEMENT/AMBULANCE Dial 911
Hailey, Ketchum, Sun Valley
SERVICES: KPD--911
Blaine County Sheriff--911
Ambulance (Ketchum Fire Department)--911
Blaine County Ambulance Service (788-5577)--911
NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE 800-273-8255
or 800-784-2433
Hearing Impaired Ph No: 800-799-4889
IDAHO SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE
SOS TEEN SUICIDE HOTLINE 800-949-0057
24 hr/7days/week
They cover Southeastern Idaho only and take calls only as far north as Boise. Based in Pocatello.
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VETERAN’S
AMERICAN LEGION POST No. 15 208-726-5524
P.O. Box 625
220 Cottonwood
Ketchum, Idaho 83340
AREA SERVED: Ketchum and Sun Valley.
PURPOSE: To promote patriotism, good citizenship.
SERVICES: Provides honor guard for funeral services for members or veterans. Provide Memorial Day Services. Decorates town with flags for major holidays. Provides meeting hall for girl scouts. Donates and organizes Food Caravan, sends to Veterans Home in Boise.
ELIGIBILITY: Must be veteran who served in time of war.
FEES: Annual dues.
HOW TO APPLY: Visit American Legion Hall or call.
SOURCE OF FUNDS: Membership dues.
BLAINE COUNTY SERVICES
VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE 208-788-5566
P.O. Box 27 9-12 & 1-5 M-F
Hailey, Idaho 83333
Wilma: Veteran Service Officer
Milt Smith, the State Veteran’s Officer comes to Hailey every 2 or 3 months to meet with veterans. Notice will be given in the Mtn. Express. His fax no: 208-577-2333
PURPOSE: Service assistance with Veteran's benefits.
SERVICES: Helps vets get into a VA hospital, obtain a loan, obtain educational benefits, etc. Provides assistance in completing forms and helps to appeal case if vet is denied benefits.
ELIGIBILITY: Service is available to any veteran.
FEES: None.
HOW TO APPLY: Call.
HIGHER GROUND (Wounded Warrior Veterans Program) 208-726-9298
P.O. Box 6791
Ketchum, ID 83340 WWW.HGVETS.ORG
PURPOSE: In partnership with the Department of Defense, major military medical centers and veterans service organizations, Higher Ground serves men and women of the armed forces who have been severely wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. The types of injuries SVAS specializes in include traumatic brain injuries, blindness, visual impairment, PTSD, spinal cord, amputations and severe burns.
SERVICE: Certified trained veteran’s outreach coordinators are available to provide phone counseling. Higher Ground use’s sports and recreational activities as a means of healing, therapy and rehabilitation. The program offers four winter snowsports camps, one watersports camp, and two fly-fishing camps to more than 80 warriors and their significant others each year. Some of the more popular activities include alpine skiing, snowboarding, Nordic skiing, sled hockey, snowshoeing, ice skating, fly fishing, water skiing, wakeboarding, kayaking, whitewater rafting, horseback riding, mountain biking, canoeing, hiking and paragliding.
IDAHO DIVISION OF VETERAN SERVICES 208-334-1245
805 W. Frauthin St., RM. 201 8-5 M-F
Boise, Idaho 83702
PURPOSE: To help vets get into the system--help in completing all Veterans Administration paperwork.
SERVICES: Emergency relief, financial, help with the completion of applications, personal help, veteran's advocate.
ELIGIBILITY: Wartime veteran and Idaho veteran. Two years Idaho residence required, but call for details for emergency relief grant.
NATIONAL HOPELINE HOTLINE FOR VETERANS 1-877-VET-2-VET (1-877-838-2838)
PURPOSE: This a toll-free line targeted to the population of returning armed forces men and women and veterans from previous conflicts and wars. This “life” line is a confidential connection which plans to utilize trained peer veterans ready to provide hope and help 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
For veterans who came back from active duty and has trouble with memories and experiences of the war. It is a time to honor soldiers who gave their lives in service to their country. Some soldiers lost much of themselves in combat though they may have not lost their lives. Some have returned deadened and numbed to emotion, wracked with survivor guilt and images of what they witnessed.
PTSD HELP FOR VETERANS U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs website www.ptsd.va.gov
VA MEDICAL CENTER 208-422-1000 (For transportation call: 208-336-5100 or 208-336-7555)
500 West Fort Street
Boise,Idaho 83702
8-4 M-F
AREA SERVED: All of Idaho.
PURPOSE: Vets helping other vets, filing claims.
SERVICES: Filing claims, transportation to and from any medical appointment (basically low-income vets), emergencies, grants up to $250.00 for vets with wartime injuries.
ELIGIBILITY: Being a veteran.
FEES: None.
HOW TO APPLY: Come into office ( bring DD214 papers) or call and will mail information.
VETERANS SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE 800-273-8255, ext. 1
PURPOSE: The Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has founded a national suicide prevention hotline to ensure veterans in emotional crisis have free, 24/7 access to trained counselors. To operate the Veterans Hotline, the VA partnered with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Veterans can call the Lifeline number, 1-800-273-TALK (8255), and press "1" to be routed to the Veterans Suicide Prevention Hotline.