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| Assistance & Advocacy
DSHS Food Benefits / Medicaid DSHS Home / Community Services LAW Advocates Meals-on-Wheels Medicare Help Northwest Justice Project Senior Information & Assistance Long Term Care Ombudsman Whatcom County Health & Human Services |
| Assistance, Information, & Referral
Adult Family Home Licensing Adult Family / Nursing Home / Residential Care Services Complaint Line Attorney General Consumer Protection Elder Care Locator DSHS Food Benefits / Medicaid DSHS Home / Community Services Health Support Center Nursing Home Placement (DSHS) Nursing Home Surveys Opportunity Council Community Resource Center Senior Information and Assistance Veterans Assistance Office WA Long Term Care Ombudsman Washington State Home & Community Services Whatcom County Medical Society |
| Calling & Emergency Response
Health Watch Lifeline ResponseLink |
| Caregivers in the Home
COPES Program, DSHS Caregiver Network Catholic Community Services Home Attendant Care OptionCare St Francis Home Health Senior Information & Assistance Visiting Angels Living Assistance Visiting Nurse Home Care |
| Crisis / Counseling Assistance
Adult Protective Services, if living in residential care Adult Protective Services, if living at home Domestic Violence Hotline (State) Opportunity Council Sexual Assault / Domestic Violence Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center |
| Day Care Programs For Adults
St Joseph Hospital Adult Day Health Washington Adult Day Services Association Whispering Sisters Women's Adult Day Care 360 656-5147 |
| Elder Abuse Reporting
Adult Family Home / Nursing Home Complaint Line Adult Protective Services; reporting abuse at a facility Adult Protective Services; reporting abuse at home |
| Education & Employment
55 Alive Academy of Lifelong Learning University Extended Programs Bellingham Technical College Career Center Hearing Speech & Deafness Center Lifequest Senior Information & Assistance Washington State University Cooperative Extension Whatcom Community College Whatcom Literacy Council Workforce Development Council |
| Financial & Legal Services
Crime Victims Advocacy DSHS 800 735-7040
Love I.N.C. Laurendeau Foundation for Cancer Care Northwest Justice Project Project Hope Salvation Army Senior Legal Assistance Senior Will Program Social Security, Bellingham Social Security / Supplemental Security Income Veterans Center Whatcom County Assessor's Office |
| Food Banks
Bellingham Food Bank (M W F: 12:30 - 3; W: 5 - 7) Blaine Food Bank (T & F: 9 - NOON; W: 5 - 7) Christ the King Deming-Foothills (T: 9 - 11:30) St Peters Catholic Church Ferndale (M, W, Sat: 9-11) Hillcrest Chapel Lighthouse Mission (open Daily call for times) Lummi Neighborhood Maple Alley Inn (W & Th: 11:30 - 1:30) Nooksack Valley Project Hope (M, W, F: 9-3) Whatcom / San Juan Nutrition Project |
| Heating & Utility Assistance
Opportunity Council Energy Assistance Bellingham Blaine Everson Lynden Salvation Army Washington Telephone Assistance Program |
| Home Health Care
Apria Healthcare Bellevue Healthcare Whatcom County OptionCare Signature Home Health Visiting Nurse Personal Services |
| Home Help
Catholic Community Services COPES Program Home Attendant Care Respite Care Senior Information & Assistance Visiting Angels Living Assistance Visiting Nurse Personal Services |
| Hospitals
Center for Senior Health Interfaith Family Health Whatcom County Health & Human Services Sea Mar Community Health Sea Mar Counseling & Social Services St Joseph Hospital St Joseph Walk-In Clinic Western Washington University |
| Housing
U.S. Dept of Agriculture Rural Development Hamilton Place Sterling Senior Apartments Woodrose Apartments Bellingham Whatcom Housing Authority Bayview Plaza Blaine Manor Ferndale Manor Pinetree Apartments Washington Plaza Blaire Garden Estates (Income Eligible) Crest Home Apartments Apple Valley Apartments Heritage Apartments Sumas Square Sunset Apartments |
| Insurance, Medicare & Medicaid
Basic Health Plan DSHS Community Service Office DSHS Medical Options Hotline Medicare Part A & B Qualis Health SHIBA - Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors Washington State Insurance Commissioner |
| Libraries
Whatcom County Library System Administration |
| Medical Supplies & Oxygen
Apria Health Care Health Care Supply Bellevue Healthcare Whatcom County Hoagland Pharmacy Holland Homecare Lincare Lions Club (M,F 8-11:W 5-7) OptionCare Pacific Pulmonary Services |
| Mental Health
Care Crisis Line Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services Mental Health Access Line Mental Health Ombudsman Service National Association for Mentally Ill (NAMI) NAMI of Whatcom County Rainbow Center Sea Mar Counseling & Social Services, Bellingham Whatcom Counseling & Psychiatric Clinic Womencare Shelter |
| Native & Tribal Resources
Governor's Executive Office of Indian Affairs Indian Policy & Support Services Little Bear Creek Senior Apartments Lummi Commodity Foods Lummi Elders Program Lummi Energy Assistance Lummi Health Center Lummi Housing Program Lummi Nation Lummi Senior Transport Nooksack Indian Housing Authority Nooksack Tribal Offices Nooksack Tribal Elders Program Nooksack Indian Health Clinic |
| Public Swimming Pools
Arne Hanna Bellingham Aquatic Center Bellingham Athletic Club Lynden YMCA Western Washington University YMCA |
| Residential & Long-Term Care: Adult Family Homes Senior Information & Assistance |
| Alzheimer's / Dementia Care Facilities
Bellingham Health Care & Rehabilitation Services Christian Health Care Center Cottage at Highgate House Courtyard Alzheimer's Community at Orchard Park Highland Convalescent Center Homeplace Special Care Centers Homeplace Special Care Centers Lynden Manor Merrill Gardens at Cordata Stafholt Good Samaritan Center |
| Assisted Living
Columbia Place Fairhaven Estates Assisted Living Grace Retirement Home Highgate Assisted Living The Leopold Louisa House Lynden Manor Meadow Greens Merrill Gardens at Cordata Orchard Park Assisted Living Rosewood Villa Seasons Retirement Stafholt Annex Summit Place at Mt Baker Where the Heart Is The Woodway Inn |
| Retirement & Life-Care
Columbia Place Fairhaven Estates Assisted Living Hamilton Place The Leopold Lynden Manor Meadow Greens Merrill Gardens at Cordata Orchard Park Assisted Living Parkway Chateau Spring Creek Rosewood Villa Summit Place at Mt Baker Where the Heart Is The Willows The Woodway Inn |
| Long Term:Skilled Nursing Facilities
Alderwood Park Convalescent Center Bellingham Health Care & Rehabilitation Services Christian Health Care Center Evergreen North Cascades Health & Rehab Center Highland Care Center Mt Baker Care Center St Francis Extended Health Center Shuksan Health Care Center Stafholt Good Samaritan Care Center |
| Senior Clubs & Associations
AARP Bellingham Senior Activity Center Blaine Senior Activity Center Everson Senior Activity Center Lummi Elders Program Ferndale Senior Activity Center Lynden Senior Community Center Point Roberts Senior Activity Center Sumas Community / Senior Center Welcome Senior Activity Center |
| Special & Misc. Services Blood Pressure Checks Bellingham Senior Activity Center Blaine Senior Center |
| Driver Safety
Bellingham Dept of Licensing Handicapped Parking Permits |
| Manicures & Pedicures
Whatcom County Council on Aging |
| Pets
Alternative Humane Society SSP Preferred Animal Care Whatcom County Animal Control |
| Support Groups
AIDS Hotline Adults ADD Association Al-Anon Alcoholics Anonymous Alzheimer's & Dementia Support Bellingham Alzheimer's & Dementia Support Blaine Alzheimer's & Dementia Support Lynden Alzheimer's Society of Washington American Cancer Society American Heart Association Amputee Support Group Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's Disease) Arc of Whatcom County Arthritis Foundation Brain Injury Support Group Cancer Support Caregiver Support Group Community Action for the Disabled Compassionate Friends Epilepsy Foundation of Washington Family & Friends of Violent Crime Victims Fibromyalgia Support Group Gamblers Anon Grief Support Group Health Support Center Hearing Loss Association of America Hepatitis Education Project Lupus Foundation of America National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Nicotine Addiction Northwest Braille Services Parkinson's Disease Support Group Prostate Cancer Schizophrenia Stroke Support Group Survivors of Violent Crime Turning Point Displaced Homemakers United Ostomy Support Group Visually Impaired Persons Weight Control - Take Off Pounds Sensibly |
| Transportation
Airporter Shuttle Amtrak Greyhound Bus Company Love INC Lummi Elders Transport Volunteer Transport Washington State Ferries Whatcom Transportation Authority Special Transportation Whatcom Transportation Authority |
| Vision
Bellingham Fairhaven Lions Club Bellingham Lions Club Multiple District Office Washington State Dept of Services for the Blind |
| Volunteer Organizations
Friendly Visitors Faith in Action Long Term Care Ombudsman Love I.N.C. Small Potatoes Gleaning Project WWU Employment & Volunteer Community Services Whatcom / San Juan Nutrition Project Whatcom Hospice Whatcom Volunteer Center |
| Weatherization
Building Performance Center City of Bellingham Housing Rehab Program Opportunity Council Energy Program Senior 504 Repair / Loan Grant Program |