WHERE to TURN 2005
A resource directory for older adults
in Douglas County
Updated annually by Douglas County Senior Services
Emergency Numbers
Police/Sheriff/Fire/Ambulance ............................................ 911
Poison Control ................................................. 1-800-332-6633
Hospital (Lawrence Memorial) ....................................749-6100
24-hour emergency number .................................749-6162
Electricity (emergencies) ...................................1-800-794-4780
Gas (emergencies). ........................................... 1-800-303-0357
Hotlines
Aging Hotline (Kansas Department on Aging)...1-800-435-3535
Adult Abuse and Neglect...................................... 1-800-922-5330
Adult Care Complaints. ....................................... 1-800-842-0078
Consumer Hotline (Attorney General's Office) ...1-800-432-2310
Douglas County Rape Victim Support Services...... .... 841-2345
Headquarters (24-hour hotline for personal crises)...... 841-2345
Kansas Insurance Department ............................ 1-800-432-2484
Kansas Elder Law Hotline .................................... 1-888-353-5337
Medicare (BC&BS) ................................................1-800-432-3531
Medicare Fraud Hotline...........................................1-800-432-3913
Medicare Information Line. ..................................... 1-800-medicare
OR .........................................................................1-800-633-4227
National Eldercare Locator. .................................. 1-800-677-1116
Women's Transitional Care Services
(24-hour hotline for battered women)........................... 843-3333
Abuse and Neglect - Prevention and Intervention
Adult Abuse Hotline ................................................. 1-800-922-5330
Douglas County Rape Victim Support Services............... 841-2345Kansas Department of Health and Environment. ...............842-4600
OR ........................................................................... 1-800-842-0078
Long Term Care Ombudsman ................................. 1-877-662-8362
SRS Adult Protective Services ............................................ 832-3700
Adult Day Care
Douglas County Senior Services, Adult Day Program...... 842-0543
The Oasis Adult Day Care Retreat....................................... 331-2995
Cooper's Home Care ............................................................ 865-3769
Advocacy
AARP, Douglas County Chapter (Jane Pracht)................... 832-9261
Douglas County Senior Services .......................................... 842-0543
Douglas County Advocacy Council on Aging
(Linda O'Donnell)........................................................................... 843-3733
Independence, Inc.................................................................... 841-0333
Jayhawk Area Agency on Aging. ............................... 1-800-798-1366
Pelathe Community Resource Center. ................................. 841-7202
Kansas Advocates for Better Care ....................................... 842-3088
Older Women's League (Gayle Sigurdson). ........................ 832-1692
Alcohol/Drug Abuse Assistance
Alcoholics Anonymous (24-hour help line) ............................ 842-0110
Al-Anon (for friends and families of alcoholics)...........1-800-398-1121
DCCCA Center......................................................................... 841-4138
First Step House....................................................................... 843-9262
Headquarters ............................................................................ 841-2345
Assisted Living
The Windsor of Lawrence, 3220 Peterson Road .................. 832-9900
Brandon Woods, 1501 Inverness Dr ....................................... 838-8000
Lawrence Presbyterian Manor, 1429 Kasold Dr. ...................841-4262
Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community,
4851 Harvard Lane ............................................................... 749-2000
Vintage Park, Baldwin City ....................................................... 594-4255
Caregiver Assistance
DCSS Caregiver Support Services ......................................... 842-0543
Trinity Respite Care ................................................................... 842-3159
Jayhawk Area Agency on Aging. .................................. 1-800-798-1366
Case Management
Jayhawk Area Agency on Aging. ................................... 1-800-798-1366
Project Lively (Law.-Doug. Co. Health Dept.). ......................... 843-3060
Companionship for Lonely or Homebound
DCSS Friendly Visitor Program ............................................... 842-0543
Interfaith Caring Neighbors (ICaN) ........................................... 749-2005
Douglas County Visiting Nurses ............................................... 843-3738
Consumer Information and Advocacy
Attorney General's Consumer Hotline ............................ 1-800-432-2310
Better Business Bureau. ............................................................. 766-2009
Insurance Commissioner's Hotline ................................. 1-800-432-2484
Kansas Elder Law Hotline ............................................... 1-888-353-5337
Counseling
Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center (24-hours)............843-9192
Catholic Community Services ..................................................... 841-0307
Housing and Consumer Credit Counseling ............................... 749-4224
DCCCA (drug/alcohol problems) ................................................ 841-4138
K.U. Psychological Clinic ............................................................. 864-4121
Crisis and Disaster Services
American Red Cross (fire, disaster, crime victim relief)............843-3550
Headquarters (24-hour Hotline) .................................................. 841-2345
Emergency Services Council (rent and utility assistance)Apply at any of the following agencies:
Ballard Community Center ........................................... 842-0729
Douglas County Senior Services ................................. 842-0543
ECKAN ........................................................................... 841-3357
Penn House..................................................................... 842-0440
The Salvation Army ........................................................ 843-4188
Dental Services
Douglas County Dental Clinic...................................................... 312-7770
Affordable Dentures........................................................... 1-800-336-8873
Johnson County Community College Dental Clinic ........ 913-469-3808
UMKC School of Dentistry ................................................... 816-235-2111
Disability Services
Audio-Reader. ............................................................................. 864-4600
Independence, Inc. ...................................................................... .841-0333
T.T.Y for Independence, Inc ......................................................... 841-1046
Schiefelbusch Speech, Language & Hearing Clinic................. 864-4690
T.T.Y. for Speech, Language & Hearing Clinic ......................... 864-5094
SRS Services for the Blind. ................................................. 785-296-4424
Talking Books (Topeka Public Library). .......................... 1-800-432-2925
Kansas Relay Center ........................................................ 1-800-766-3777
Education
DCSS Leisure and Learning Department. ............................... 842-0543
Adult Learning Center. ................................................................ 832-5960
Douglas County Extension Office .............................................. 843-7058
K.U. Continuing Education ......................................................... 864-4790
Lawrence Continuing Education ................................................ 832-5097
Lawrence Memorial Hospital Education Department ..............840-3072
Emergency Assistance —
(See Crisis/Disaster Services)
Employment
Lawrence Work Force Center .................................................... 840-9675
Older Kansans Employment Program. ................785-234-6208 Ex. 222
Financial
Better Business Bureau of Northeast Kansas .......................... 766-2009
Consumer Credit Counseling Service........................................ 749-4224
Jayhawk Support Services for Elders ................................ 785-354-8531
Kansas Veterans Commission ............................................785-296-3976
Social Security... ........................................................................... 843-2254
Social and Rehabilitation Services ............................................. 832-3700
Tax Counseling for Seniors (Feb. 1-Apr. 15), DCSS..................842-0543
Food/Meals
LINK, First Christian Church, 1000 Kentucky ............................. 331-3663
The Salvation Army, 946 New Hampshire .................................. 843-4188
Home Delivered Meals:Douglas County Senior Services ................................................ 842-0543
Meals on Wheels .......................................................................... .979-1440
Commodities Application and Emergency Food Banks:
Ballard Community Center, 708 Elm .......................................... 842-0729
ECKAN, 1600 Haskell, #197 ...................................................... 841-3357
Pelathe Community Resource Center,
1423 Haskell Ave. (Food Bank Only) ..................................... 841-7202Penn House, 1035 Pennsylvania ................................................ 842-0440
The Salvation Army, 946 New Hampshire ..................................843-4188
Congregate Meal Sites for Seniors:
(donations suggested)
Babcock Place, 1700 Massachusetts. ...................................... 842-6976
Baldwin Senior Center,
1223 Orchard Lane, Baldwin City .......................................... 594-2409
Edgewood Homes, 1600 Haskell. ............................................ .760-1504
Lawrence Senior Center ............................................................. 842-0543
Lecompton United Methodist Church,
353 Elmore, Lecompton .......................................................... 887-6327
Pine Crest II, 924 Walnut, Eudora .............................................. 760-2102
Health/Home Health
American Red Cross .................................................................. 843-3550
Assisted Health Care. ................................................................ 843-5139
Douglas County Health Department .......................................... 843-0721
Douglas County Visiting Nurses Association........................... 843-3738
Health Care Access. ................................................................... 841-5760
Heartland Medical Clinic. ............................................................ 841-7297
Hospice Care in Douglas County................................................749-5006
Lawrence Memorial Hospital.......................................................749-6100Professional Sitters Unlimited.....................................................842-3301
Windsor Community Care ...................................................785-594-3047
Home Repairs/Modifications
ECKAN (weatherization)............................................................. 841-3357
Independence, Inc. (accessibility modifications) ......................841-0333
City of Lawrence Community Development.............................. 832-3100
Kansas Rural Development.........................................................843-4260
Homemaker Services
Assisted Healthcare .......................................................1-800-784-4744
Comfort Keepers ....................................................................... 856-5555
Lawrence Helpers. ..................................................................... 331-5850
Professional Sitters Unlimited .................................................. 842-3301
Trinity Respite Care ................................................................... 842-3159
Windsor Place At-Home Care .................................................. 594-3047
Hospice
Hospice Care in Douglas County ............................................ 749-5006
Midland Hospice. ........................................................... 1-800-491-3691
Heart of America Hospice. ....................................................... 841-5300
Southern Care Hospice.............................................................. 838-3027
Housing
Babcock Place, 1700 Massachusetts..................................... 842-8358
Brandon Woods, 1501 Inverness Dr........................................ 838-8000
Clinton Place, 2125 Clinton Parkway....................................... 841-1000
Drury Place at Alvamar, 15th and St. Andrews Dr ..................841-6845
Edgewood Homes, 1600 Haskell. ........................................... 842-8110
Hancuff Place, Baldwin City.......................................................594-6996
Lawrence Housing Authority, Section VII Housing...................842-8490
Lawrence Presbyterian Manor, 1429 Kasold Dr..................... 841-4262
Peterson Acres, 2930 Peterson Road .................................... 842-8358
Pine Crest Apartments, Eudora ............................................... 542-1020
Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community,
4851 Harvard Lane......................................................749-2000Prairie Commons, 5121 Congressional Circle ...................... 843-1700
Prairie Ridge Place, 2424 Melrose Lane ............................... 841-8660
Signal Ridge Villas, Baldwin City..............................................594-3794
Vermont Towers, 1011 Vermont .............................................. 841-6026
Windham Place............................................................................749-4646
Information and Referral Services
Douglas County Senior Services ............................................. 842-0543
Eldercare Locator (Nationwide resources)...................1-800-677-1116
Headquarters (24 hours)............................................................ 841-2345
Jayhawk Area Agency on Aging. .................................. 1-800-798-1366
K.U. Information Center ............................................................. 864-3506
Lawrence Public Library Reference Desk. ............................. 843-1178
Insurance
Insurance Commissioner's Office ................................. 1-800-432-2484
Medicare Information....................1-800-MEDICARE 1-800-633-4227
Medicare Claims Service (BC&BS),
Part B. .................................................................... 1-800-432-3531
Part A. .................................................................... 1-800-445-7170Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansas
(SHICK), DCSS. ............................................................... 842-0543
OR ........................................................................... 1-800-860-5260
Legal Services
Douglas County Legal Aid Society. ......................................... 864-5564
Kansas Elder Law Hotline ............................................. 1-888-353-5337
Landlord/Tennant Issues
Housing & Consumer Credit Counseling ............................... 749-4224
Kansas Elder Law Hotline ............................................ 1-888-353-5337
City of Lawrence - Fair Housing Office (Michelle Smith)........832-3314
Libraries
Baldwin City Library. ................................................................ 594-3411
Eudora Public Library............................................................... 542-2496
K.U. Watson Library ................................................................. 864-3956
K.U. Law Library ....................................................................... 864-3025
K.U. Science Library. ............................................................... 864-4715
Lawrence Public Library .......................................................... 843-3833
Reference Line...................................................................... 843-1178
Delivery for the homebound. ............................................... 843-3833
Topeka Public Libraries (Talking Books) .................. 1-800-432-2925
Nursing Homes
Brandon Woods, 1501 Inverness ........................................... 838-8000
Eudora Nursing Center, 1415 Maple, Eudora ...................... 542-2176
Lawrence Presbyterian Manor, 1429 Kasold Dr................... 841-4262
Baldwin Care Center, 1223 Orchard Lane, Baldwin City......594-6492
Pioneer Ridge Retirement Community,
4851 Harvard Lane .............................................................. 749-2000
Organizations
AARP (Jane Pracht) ................................................................. 832-9261
Autumn Club .............................................................................. 841-7500
Golden Age Club of Eudora (Betty Ryan) .............................. 542-1912
Older Women's League (Gayle Sigurdson)............................ 832-1692
O.U.R.S. ..................................................................................... 842-0543
Physical Fitness/Exercise
DCSS Leisure and Learning Department. ............................. 842-0543
Lawrence Parks and Recreation. ............................................ 832-7930
Recreation/Leisure Activities
Baldwin Recreation ................................................................... 594-3670
DCSS Leisure and Learning Department. ............................. 842-0543
Lawrence Arts Center ............................................................... 843-2787
Lawrence Parks and Recreation. ............................................ 832-7930
Respite Care
Comfort Keepers ...................................................................... 856-5555
DCSS Adult Day Program........................................................ 842-0543
Lawrence Helpers. .................................................................... 331-5850
Trinity Respite Care .................................................................. 842-3159
Windsor Place At-Home Care ................................................. 594-3047
Professional Sitters Unlimited ................................................. 842-3301
Social Security/Medicare
Social Security, 1440 Wakarusa Dr., Suite 200.................... 843-2254
Toll free ....................................................................... 1-800-772-1213
Medicare Hotline (BC&BS) .......................................... 1-800-432-3531Medicare Information Line. ............................................ 1-800-medicare
OR................................................................................. 1-800-633-4227
Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansas
(SHICK), DCSS. .................................................................... 842-0543
OR................................................................................. 1-800-860-5260
Support Groups
Alzheimer's/Caregiver Support Group .................................... 842-0543
Breast Cancer Support Group...................................................766-8887Cancer Support Group (Donna Flory) ..................................... 864-9854
DCSS Caregiver Support Group...............................................842-0543
Fibromyalgia & Chronic Pain Syndrome Support Group
(Tammy)...........................................................................842-1725Stroke Support Group (Lynn Murphy)....................................... 840-2712
Parkinson's Support Group (Mary Jane Clement).................. 842-0200
Hearing Loss Association of Lawrence... ............................... 832-1692
Low Vision Support Group (Jo Byers) ..................................... 842-1487
Transportation
DCSS Transportation
Lawrence, Eudora, Lecompton ..................................... 842-0543
Baldwin City..............................................594-2411 OR 594-2904Independence, Inc.. ................................................................... 843-5576
Lawrence Transit System T-Lift ............................................... 312-7054
Utilities
Electricity: Westar Energy,
Emergency Service (24 hours) .......................... 1-800-794-4780
Gas: Aquila.................................................................... 1-800-303-0752
Emergencies ....................................................... 1-800-303-0357
Telephone: Southwestern Bell..................................... 1-800-464-7928Repair Service..................................................... 1-800-246-8464
Water: City of Lawrence, 6th and Massachusetts.................832-7878
Baldwin City Utilities ............................................................... 594-6427
Eudora City Offices ................................................................ 542-2153
Lecompton City Hall. .............................................................. 887-6407
Kansas Corporation Commission ............................ 1-800-662-0027
Utility Shut-Off Assistance
LIEAP (Low Income Energy Assistance Program)
Apply through SRS, Jan.-Mar. .......................................... 832-3700
Emergency Service Council
Apply at the following agencies:
Ballard Community Center ................................................... 842-0729
Douglas County Senior Services ........................................ 842-0543
ECKAN .................................................................................. 841-3357
Penn House............................................................................ 842-0440
The Salvation Army ............................................................... 843-4188