STATE & NATIONAL SENIOR SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS STATE HEALTH INSURANCE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SHIP) Central Office: 311 W. Washington St., Indianapolis IN 46204 • 800-452-4800 Toll Free: 800-253-2188, all counties DeKalb County: Council on Aging/Heimach Center 1800 E. Seventh St., Auburn IN 46706 • 260-925-3311 LaGrange County: Council on Aging 410 E. Central Ave., LaGrange IN 46767 • 260-463-4161 Noble County: Council on Aging 561 S. Main St., Kendallville IN 46755 • 260-347-4226 Steuben County: Council On Aging/ The Heritage Club of Steuben County 1905 Wohlert St., Angola IN 46703 • 260-665-8191 The State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) is a free counseling service provided by the Indiana State Department of Insurance and the Administration on Community Living. SHIP provides free, impartial information to help consumers make decisions regarding their Medicare health insurance options related to Medicare. They strive to help you be a wise consumer and to get the most value for your Medicare health insurance dollars. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) 200 Independence Ave. S.W., Washington DC 20201 • 877-696-6775 hhs.gov It is the mission of HHS to enhance and protect the health and well-being of all Americans. They fulfill that mission by providing for effective health and human services and fostering advances in medicine, public health and social services. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 800-698-2411 Benefits: 800-827-1000 Health care: 877-222-8387 va.gov The following Veterans Service Organizations are located at the Indianapolis Regional Benefit Office, 575 N. Pennsylvania St., Indianapolis IN 46204 • American Legion, Rm. 325 • 317-916-3605 • American Veterans, Rm. 314 • 317-916-3612 • Disabled American Veterans, Rm. 324 • 317-916-3615 • Military Order of the Purple Heart, Rm. 312 • 317-916-3625 • Paralyzed Veterans of America, Rm. 313 • 317-916-3626 • Veterans of Foreign Wars, Rm. 319 • 317-916-3629 • Vietnam Veterans of America, Rm. 305T • No number listed To fulfill President Lincoln’s promise “to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan” by serving and honoring the men and women who are America’s veterans.
SENIOR & MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING (ADLs): Self-care activities such as bathing, dressing, eating, walking and all necessary activities required to function on a daily basis. ACUTE: A word used for a serious and sudden condition that lasts a short time and is not chronic. Examples include a heart attack, pneumonia or appendicitis. 2022
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