Resources

Advanced Directives/End of Life Planning

Illinois Advance Directives
Hard Choices for Loving People: CPR, Artificial Nutrition, Comfort Care & the Patient w/ a life-threatening illness
Light in the Shadows: Meditations while Living with a Life-Threatening Illness
National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization

Advocacy

How to Choose a Nursing Home
AARP
Illinois Long Term Care Ombudsman
Illinois Resident Rights Summary for LTC
Illinois Area Agency on Aging of Southwestern Illinois
Violence Prevention Center
Illinois Pioneer Coalition
Illinois Department on Aging
Pioneer Network
Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance

Alzheimer’s/Dementia

Washington University: Memory & Aging Project
Alzheimer’s Association
Dementia Checklist
Music & Memory

Caregivers

Family Caregiver Alliance
Caregiver How Tos
Tips for Avoiding Caregiver Burnout
American Heart Association Caregiver Resources

Choosing a Nursing Home

Medicare – Nursing Home Compare
How to Select A Nursing Home
Your Way: How to Find Dignity and Choice in A Nursing Home

Community Resources

Human Support Services
LINC -Disability Assistance
Grace Adoption
Monroe County Ambulance
Monroe County Health Department
Monroe County YMCA
Senior Companion Program – Southwestern Illinois College

Financial Resources

Affordable Assisted Living Coalition
Social Security
Medicare
Medicare Part D
Medicaid

Forms

Oak Hill Admission Application
Employment Application
Magnolia Terrace Admission Application
Health Care Power of Attorney
POLST Form
Illinois Medicaid Application for Long Term Care
Medical Records Release Form

Health-Related Agencies

American Cancer Society
American Diabetes Association
American Heart Association
American Lung Association
American Parkinson Disease Association – Greater St. Louis
Arthritis Foundation
National Kidney Foundation of Eastern Missouri and Metro East, Inc.

Medical Programs at Oak Hill

Resi-Dent Dental Program

Physicians On Staff

Family Practice Associates – Pickett
Progressive Family Care – Kirk, Lattimore, Daigle, Tracy
Dr. Rohlfing
Dr. Pichet – Internal Medicine

Senior Safety

Avoiding Overmedication and Harmful Drug Reactions
Monroe County Emergency Management Services
Home Safety Checklist
American Red Cross
Medic Alert – Safe Return Alzheimer’s Association
Warm Weather Safety
Cold Weather Safety
Waterloo Senior Academy

Transportation Resources

American Cancer Society
Monroe/Randolph Transit

Veterans Services

American Legion
Illlinois Dept of Veterans Affairs
VA St. Louis Healthcare System
Veterans of Foreign Wars Services
Honor Flight
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
American Association of Wartime Veterans (AAWV)
Veterans Burial Benefit

Wellness

Drug & Supplement Diary
BEERS Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication for seniors
Exercise Tips for Older Adults
Nutrition and Cardiac Health