Popular Toll-free Senior Related Phone Numbers
AdminaStar Federal (Durable Medical Equipment)
Medicare 1-800-270-2313
Medicare Part B 1-800-482-4045
Medicare Fraud 1-800-447-8477
Medicare Hotline 1-800-633-4227
Medicaid Helpline 1-800-642-3195
Nursing Home Information 1-800-292-7852
Medicare Medicade Assistance Program (MMAP) 1-800-803-7171
Tax Issues
Taxpayer Assistance (State) 1-415-554-4400.
Taxpayer Assistance (Federal) 1-800-829-1040
Prescription Drug Credits (tax forms) 1-800-367-6263
Service Issues
Energy Assistance 1-800- 292-5650
Social Security 1-800- 772-1213
Veterans Assistance 1-800- 827-1000
Hospice 1-800- 331-1620
Utilities (Public Services Comm.) 1-800- 292-9555
Legal and Consumer Information
Legal Hotline for Seniors 1-800- 347-5297
Lawyer Referral 1-800- 968-0738
Auto Repair and Sales Complaints 1-800- 292-4204
California's Insurance Hotline 1-800-927-HELP
(4357) 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. M-F.
Nursing Home Ombudsman 1-800- 782-2918
Special Telephone Needs
Health and Medical Information
Alzheimer's and Related Diseases 1-800- 272-3900
American Cancer Society 1-800- 227-2345
Cancer Information Service 1-800- 422-6237
American Council for the Blind 1-800- 424-8666
American Diabetes Association 1-800- 232-3472
American Parkinson's Disease 1-800- 223-2732
American Speech-Language-Hearing Assoc. 1-800-
638-8255
Arthritis Foundation 1-800- 283-7800
Guiding Eyes for the Blind Inc. 1-800- 942-0149
National Association for Continence 1-800- 252-3337
Hearing Aid Helpline 1-800- 521-5247
Medic Alert Foundation 1-800- 432-5378
National Multiple Sclerosis Society 1-800- 344-4867
Poison Control 1-800- 222--1222
National Stroke Association 1-800- 787-6537
For further information, call
the Senior Info-Line at:
San Joaquin Area Agency on Aging, (209) 468-2202 |