Senior Services | Aging
- ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION
- National Toll-Free Information & Referral Service
- 800-574-1787
- 800-272-3900
- National Toll-Free Information & Referral Service
- BLAINE COUNTY SENIOR CENTER
- 721 Third Ave. South Hailey, ID 83333
- 208-788-3468 Director: Kim Coonis
- AREA SERVED: Blaine County
- PURPOSE: Service to the elderly
- SERVICES: Meals: Tues/Wed/Fri at noon. Meals on wheels, TWF, transportation. Health services, information and referral, outreach. Exercise classes.
- ELIGIBILITY: Over age 60 or a spouse that’s over 60.
- FEES: Ask for donations. Fees vary for meals and transportation.
- 721 Third Ave. South Hailey, ID 83333
- MOBILE MEALS BLAINE COUNTY SENIOR CENTER
- 721 Third Ave. South Hailey, ID 83333
- 208-788-3468
- AREA SERVED: Blaine County
- PURPOSE: To deliver meals to the elderly.
- SERVICES: Nutritious meals delivered to the elderly who cannot prepare their own meals or who need a special diet. Frozen dinners for Sat, Sun, & Mon were delivered on Friday.
- ELIGIBILITY: Elderly are not able to prepare their own meals or are in need of a special diet; doctors sometimes recommend participants.
- FEES: Donations, or $3.00 for meals
- HOW TO APPLY: Call.
- SOURCE OF FUNDS: Federal funding–Office on Aging.
- 721 Third Ave. South Hailey, ID 83333
- AREA AGENCY ON AGING
- P.O. Box 1238 Twin Falls, Idaho 83303
- 208-736-2122
- AREA SERVED: Magic Valley.
- PURPOSE: To meet the needs of the senior citizens of the Magic Valley area.
- SERVICES: Serves as a third party between the senior and the agency he or she is having difficulty with–such as utility company, insurance, health benefits, Social Security, nursing home complaints, etc. This office also gives referrals for legal assistance for the elderly as well as assistance with completing forms. Many problems for the elderly–Nutrition, Foster Grandparents, Senior Companion, Retired Volunteer, JTPA, etc.
- ELIGIBILITY: Age 60 years and over.
- FEES: None.
- P.O. Box 1238 Twin Falls, Idaho 83303
- LIVING IN PLACE PROGRAM
- Blaine County Senior Center P.O. Box 28 Hailey, Idaho 83333
- 208-788-3468
- AREA SERVED: Blaine County.
- PURPOSE: To provide relief for caregivers or provide a caregiver to homebound individuals. Perform daily living tasks for the homebound.
- COMMENTS: A volunteer service.
- Blaine County Senior Center P.O. Box 28 Hailey, Idaho 83333
- SENIOR HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS
- Blaine CountySenior Center
- 208-788-3468
- 208-622-3333
- PURPOSE: A program that provides community-based advisors to assist seniors with Medicare and Medicaid insurance questions; i.e., eligibility, coverage, claims, and supplemental insurance.
- SERVICES: Provide advisors to assist seniors with insurance questions.
- FEES: None.
- Blaine CountySenior Center
- LUKE’S FAMILY PHARMACY
- Bullion Hailey, Idaho 83333
- 208-788-4970
- 9-7 M-F, 10 -6 Sat
- PURPOSE: To provide medical supplies for the home. Rent and sell equipment
- Bullion Hailey, Idaho 83333
Suicide
- CANYON VIEW HOSPITAL
- 228 Shoup Avenue West Twin Falls, Idaho 83301
- 208-734-6760
- 800-657-8000 (24 hrs)
- SERVICES: Treatment center for alcoholism and chemical dependency as well as other addictive problems. Staff available for intervention. Adolescents, and the elderly served as well. 1) Psychiatric, 2) chemical dependency, 3) sexual abuse, 4) eating disorders.
- 228 Shoup Avenue West Twin Falls, Idaho 83301
- EASTERN IDAHO REGIONAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER
- 2280 East 25th Street Idaho Falls, Idaho
- 208-227-2100 Healthline
- SERVICES: 24 hours, seven days per week, telephone counseling for depression, and anxiety. No charge. Confidential. Mental health facility for adolescents, and adults. Must be admitted by a doctor or the emergency room.
- FEES: None.
- 2280 East 25th Street Idaho Falls, Idaho
- IDAHO CARELINE
- Idaho State Resource and Referral Service 24-hour Hotline. Resources in every town in Idaho. They refer callers to our phone number.
- 211
- Idaho State Resource and Referral Service 24-hour Hotline. Resources in every town in Idaho. They refer callers to our phone number.
- IDAHO STATE MENTAL HOSPITALS
- 208-785-1200 (Blackfoot)
- 208-736-2177 (Twin Falls)
- PURPOSE: Residential treatment for seriously disturbed people. Contact Regional Mental Health Center in Twin Falls (208-734-9770–24 hours) because all referrals to the State Hospital must come from and through the Regional Center.
- HOW TO APPLY: Call 208-736-2177, Mental Health, Twin Falls
- INTERVENTION –
- Based in Boise, National Org.
- 180 888-435-7960
- SERVICES: Intervention and transport to a facility. They go to the client, for a two-day process and presentation to the family and escort the client to a treatment facility. Locations throughout the U.S.
- Intervention180.com
- Based in Boise, National Org.
- INTERMOUNTAIN HOSPITAL
- 303 N. Allumbaugh Boise, Idaho 83704
- 800-321-5984 (24 hrs)
- 208-377-8400
- Intermountainhospital.com
- PURPOSE: Psychiatric & Substance Abuse hospital. Mental health services, including depression. Inpatient services with 94 beds.
- SERVICES: Free problem assessment/counseling and referral contact.
- FEE: Medicaid will cover psychiatric care but not substance abuse Medicare covers substance abuse.
- 303 N. Allumbaugh Boise, Idaho 83704
- LAW ENFORCEMENT/AMBULANCE
- Hailey, Ketchum, Sun Valley
- Dial 911
- Hailey, Ketchum, Sun Valley
- SERVICES:
- KPD–911
- Blaine County Sheriff–911
- Ambulance (Ketchum Fire Department)–911
- Blaine County Ambulance Service (788-5577)–911
- NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE
- 800-273-8255
- 800-784-2433
- Hearing Impaired Ph No: 800-799-4889
- IDAHO SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINE
- SOS TEEN SUICIDE HOTLINE
- 800-949-0057
- 24 hr/7 days/week
- They cover Southeastern Idaho only and take calls only as far north as Boise. Based in Pocatello.
- SOS TEEN SUICIDE HOTLINE
- SUICIDE: THE FOREVER DECISION BOOK
- website: Hopeline.com/QPR Institute by Paul Quinnett, Ph.D.
- To help save lives, the best-selling book Suicide the Forever Decision, For those Thinking about Suicide and for Those who Know, Love and Counsel Them, by Paul Quinnett, Ph.D. is herewith made available in a free electronic format to anyone in the world who wishes to read it or share it with others. Electronic copying, translation, and distribution are strongly encouraged
- VETERAN’S
- AMERICAN LEGION POST No. 15
- P.O. Box 625 220 Cottonwood Ketchum, Idaho 83340
- 208-726-5524
- P.O. Box 625 220 Cottonwood Ketchum, Idaho 83340
- AREA SERVED: Ketchum and Sun Valley.
- PURPOSE: To promote patriotism, and good citizenship.
- SERVICES: Provides honor guard for funeral services for members or veterans. Provide Memorial Day Services. Decorates town with flags for major holidays. Provides meeting hall for girl scouts. Donates and organizes Food Caravan, sends to Veterans Home in Boise.
- ELIGIBILITY: Must be a veteran who served in a time of war.
- FEES: Annual dues.
- HOW TO APPLY: Visit American Legion Hall or call.
- SOURCE OF FUNDS: Membership dues.
- AMERICAN LEGION POST No. 15
- BLAINE COUNTY SERVICES
- VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE
- P.O. Box 27 Hailey, Idaho 83333
- 208-788-5566
- 9-12 & 1-5 M-F
- P.O. Box 27 Hailey, Idaho 83333
- Wilma: Veteran Service Officer
- Milt Smith, the State Veteran’s Officer comes to Hailey every 2 or 3 months to meet with veterans. Notice will be given in the Mtn. Express.
- His fax no: 208-577-2333
- PURPOSE: Service assistance with Veteran’s benefits.
- SERVICES: Helps vets get into a VA hospital, obtain a loan, obtain educational benefits, etc. Provides assistance in completing forms and helps to appeal cases if the vet is denied benefits.
- ELIGIBILITY: Service is available to any veteran.
- FEES: None.
- HOW TO APPLY: Call.
- VETERANS SERVICE OFFICE
- HIGHER GROUND
- P.O. Box 6791 Ketchum, ID 83340
- (Wounded Warrior Veterans Program) 208-726-9298
- WWW.HGVETS.ORG
- PURPOSE: In partnership with the Department of Defense, major military medical centers, and veterans service organizations, Higher Ground serves men and women of the armed forces who have been severely wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. The types of injuries SVAS specializes in include traumatic brain injuries, blindness, visual impairment, PTSD, spinal cord, amputations, and severe burns.
- SERVICE: Certified trained veteran outreach coordinators are available to provide phone counseling. Higher Ground uses sports and recreational activities as a means of healing, therapy, and rehabilitation. The program offers four winter snowsports camps, one watersports camp, and two fly-fishing camps to more than 80 warriors and their significant others each year. Some of the more popular activities include alpine skiing, snowboarding, Nordic skiing, sled hockey, snowshoeing, ice skating, fly fishing, water skiing, wakeboarding, kayaking, whitewater rafting, horseback riding, mountain biking, canoeing, hiking, and paragliding.
- P.O. Box 6791 Ketchum, ID 83340
- IDAHO DIVISION OF VETERAN SERVICES
- 805 W. Frauthin St., RM. 201 Boise, Idaho 83702
- 208-334-1245
- 8-5 M-F
- PURPOSE: To help vets get into the system–help in completing all Veterans Administration paperwork.
- SERVICES: Emergency relief, financial, help with the completion of applications, personal help, veteran’s advocate.
- ELIGIBILITY: Wartime veteran and Idaho veteran. Two years of Idaho residence is required but call for details for an emergency relief grant.
- 805 W. Frauthin St., RM. 201 Boise, Idaho 83702
- NATIONAL HOPELINE HOTLINE FOR VETERANS
- 1-877-VET-2-VET (1-877-838-2838)
- PURPOSE: This a toll-free line targeted to the population of returning armed forces men and women and veterans from previous conflicts and wars. This “life” line is a confidential connection that plans to utilize trained peer veterans ready to provide hope and help 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- For veterans who came back from active duty and have trouble with memories and experiences of the war. It is a time to honor soldiers who gave their lives in service to their country. Some soldiers lost much of themselves in combat though they may have not lost their lives. Some have returned deadened and numbed to emotion, wracked with survivor guilt and images of what they witnessed.
- PTSD HELP FOR VETERANS
- U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs website www.ptsd.va.gov
- VA MEDICAL CENTER
- 500 West Fort Street Boise,Idaho 83702
- 208-422-1000
- (For transportation call: 208-336-5100 or 208-336-7555)
- 8-4 M-F
- AREA SERVED: All of Idaho.
- PURPOSE: Vets helping other vets, filing claims.
- SERVICES: Filing claims, transportation to and from any medical appointment (basically low-income vets), emergencies, grants up to $250.00 for vets with wartime injuries.
- ELIGIBILITY: Being a veteran.
- FEES: None.
- HOW TO APPLY: Come into the office ( bring DD214 papers) or call and will mail information.
- 500 West Fort Street Boise,Idaho 83702
- VETERANS SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE
- 800-273-8255, ext. 1
- PURPOSE: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has founded a national suicide prevention hotline to ensure veterans in emotional crisis have free, 24/7 access to trained counselors. To operate the Veterans Hotline, the VA partnered with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Veterans can call the Lifeline number, 1-800-273-TALK (8255), and press “1” to be routed to the Veterans Suicide Prevention Hotline.
