Through our years of working with seniors we have researched and found these many resources which are available to help you through the journey of aging as well as caregiving for those you love.
We hope you find them helpful and remember to call Reverse Mortgages SIDAC to help you look at a Reverse Mortgage for financing your retirement and long term care needs and desires.
- Resources for Assistance
- Miscellaneous Resoures
- Government – State
- Governmnet – Federal
- Home Products
- Assessing Your Home
- Associations
- Caregiver Support
- Library Resources
Governor Mark Dayton
Office of the Governor
130 State Capitol
75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155
651-201-3400
1-800-657-3717
TTY: 800-627-3529
Facsimile: 651-797-1850
email contact form
Office of Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson
1400 Bremer Tower
445 Minnesota Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
651-296-3353
1-800-657-3787
TTY: 651-297-7206
TTY: 1-800-366-4812
www.ag.state.mn.us/Contact/Default.htm
Minnesota Department of Commerce
(for banking and securities)
651-296-4026
Minnesota State Legislature
www.leg.state.mn.us
Minnesota Better Business Bureau
651-699-1111 or 1-800-955-5100
Do-Not-Call List Registration
1-888-382-1222 (TTY 1-866-290-4236)
www.donotcall.gov
Free Credit Reports
1-877-322-8228
www.annualcreditreport.com/cra/index.jsp
Charities Review Council
651-224-7030 or 1-800-733-4483
National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
202-682-4140
www.preventelderabuse.org
Self-Help for Hard of Hearing People, Inc.
301-657-2248
www.shhh.org
Property Tax Deferral
www.taxes.state.mn.us
Rebuilding Together (assistance for home repair/modifications)
1-800-4-Rehab-9
www.rebuildingtogether.org
Energy Assistance (various programs providing funds for emergency crisis assistance for people who may otherwise be without heat)
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (liheap) Clearing House
1-800-657-3805
www.liheap.ncat.org/profiles/energyhelp.htm
www.state.mn.us
Benefits Checkup/A service of the National Council on the Aging (helps connect to government programs for prescription drugs, healthcare, utilities, and other needs)
www.benefitscheckup.org
Minnesota Housing Finance Agency (provides funding for a variety of housing needs)
612-296-7608 or 1-800-657-3769
www.mnhousing.gov
National Aging in Place: www.seniorsafehome.com
FHA/Housing and Urban Development (HUD): https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/housing/sfh/hecm/hecmhome
Alliance for Retired Americans: www.retiredamericans.org
National Council on Aging/Use Your Home to Stay at Home: https://www.ncoa.org/economic-security/home-equity/housing-options/use-your-home-to-stay-at-home/
Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging: www.tcaging.org
Minnesota Help: www.MinnesotaHelp.info
Senior Linkage Line: www.mnaging.org/advisor/SLL.htm
American Bar Association: www.abanet.org/aging
Vital Aging Network (VAN): www.vital-aging-network.org
Financing Long Term Care: www.financinglongtermcare.umn.edu
The National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers: www.caremanager.org
National Association for Home Care: www.nahc.org
American Geriatrics Society: www.americangeriatrics.org
American Society on Aging: www.asaging.org
National Council on the Aging: www.ncoa.org
Who Get’s Grandma’s Yellow Pie Plate (guide to passing on personal belongings): www.yellowpieplate.umn.edu/indexB.html
National Caucus and Center on Black Aged, Inc.: www.ncba-aged.org
National Council of La Raza: www.nclr.org
National Institute on Aging: www.nih.gov/nia
Own Your Future Minnesota: mn.gov/ownyourfuture
Minnesota Board on Aging: www.mnaging.org
Minnesota Department of Human Services: www.dhs.state.mn.us
Minnesota Department of Health: www.health.state.mn.us
Minnesota Statewide Independent Living Councils: www.mnsilc.org
Administration on Aging: www.aoa.gov
Federal Department of Health & Human Services: www.eldercare.gov
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): www.cms.hhs.gov
FirstGov.gov/U.S.Government’s Official Web Portal: www.seniors.gov
U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging: http://aging.senate.gov
Live Oak: www.buyliveoak.com
Ageless Design – Alzheimer’s specialists: www.alzstore.com
Barrier Free Architecturals, Inc.: www.barrierfree.org
Lifease, Inc.: www.lifease.com
Certified Aging-in-Place Specialists (CAPS): www.nahb.org/category.aspx?sectionID=686
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Aging: www.hhs.gov/aging/index.html
Alzheimer’s Association: www.alz.org
American Parkinson’s Disease Association: www.apdaparkinson.org
American Cancer Society: www.cancer.org
American Heart Association: www.americanheart.org
American Association of Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Rehabilitation: www.aacvpr.org
American Stroke Association: www.strokeassociation.org
National Stroke Association: www.stroke.org
American Diabetes Association: www.diabetes.org
National Osteoporosis Foundation: www.nof.org
Brain Injury Association of Minnesota: www.braininjurymn.org
National Arthritis Foundation: www.arthritis.org
The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.: www.aota.org
Alzheimer’s Speaks:www.alzheimersspeaks.com
CaregiverMN.org: www.caregivermn.org
Family Caregiver Alliance: www.caregiver.org
Caregiver Action Network: www.caregiveraction.org
Full Circle Care: www.fullcirclecare.org
GriefNet.org (Internet community of persons dealing with grief): www.Griefnet.org
National Alliance for Caregiving: www.caregiving.org
Well Spouse: www.wellspouse.org
Caregiver’s Home Companion: www.caregivershome.com
Caregiving Solutions: www.caregiving.com
Today’s Caregiver Magazine: www.caregiver.com
A group of Minnesota libraries have resources on Universal Design and home accessibility. You can go to their websites for a list of the books and videos they have as well as receive a description of their contents. The materials were obtained with federal Family Caregiver Support grant funds administered by the Minnesota Board on Aging. Man with a reverse mortgage enjoying retirement
Hennepin County: www.hclib.org 
St. Paul: www.stpaul.lib.mn.us
Minnesota Public Libraries Metronet directory: www.metrolibraries.net/library-wire/overview.html
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