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Resource Guide for Guardians and Conservators
by: Iowa Legal Aid

Advocacy

Iowa Department of Elder Affairs(www.state.ia.us/government.dea/index.html)
515-281-5187

Adult Care Programs Area Agencies on Aging

Northland - Decorah 563-382-2941 or 800-233-4603

Elderbridge - Mason City 641-424-0678 or 800-243-0678

Field Offices
Ft. Dodge 515-955-5244 or 800-543-3280
Carroll 712-792-3512 or 800-543-3265

Northwest - Spencer (www.nwaging.org) 712-262-1775 or 800-242-5033

Siouxland - Sioux City 712-279-6900 or 800-798-6916

Hawkeye Valley - Waterloo (www.hvaaa.org) 319-272-2244 or 800-779-8707

Scenic Valley - Dubuque 563-588-3970

Great River Bend - Davenport 319-324-9085 or 800-892-9085

Heritage - Cedar Rapids (www.heritageaaa.org) 319-398-5559 or 800-332-5934

Southwest Senior Services - Council Bluffs (www.southwest8.org) 712-328-2540 or 800-432-9209

Area XIV - Creston 641-782-4040

Seneca - Ottumwa 641-682-2270 or 800-642-6522

Southeast - Burlington (www.southeasastiowaagingservices.com) 319-752-5433 or 800-292-1268

Aging Resources of Central Iowa - Des Moines 515-255-1310 or 800-747-5352

Adult Protection

Iowa Elder Abuse Hotline1-800-362-2178

Long Term Care Ombudsman  515-242-3324 or 800-532-3213

Consumer

Attorney General of Iowa - Consumer Division (www.state.ia.us/government/ag/index.html) 515-281-5926

Better Business Bureau

Des Moines 800-222-1600 or 515-243-8137
Bettendorf 563-355-6344
Sioux City 712-252-4501

Citizen's Aide Ombudsman (staffweb.legis.state.ia.us/cao/) 888-426-95/6 or 515-281-3592

Funeral Consumers Alliance (www.funerals.org) 800-458-5563

Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals (www.state.ia.us/government/dia/index.html) 515-281-3642

Iowa Utilities Board - Consumer Services (www.state.ia.us/government/com/util/) 877-565-4450 or 515-281-5979

Iowa Insurance Division (www.iid.state.ia.us/)

Life: 515-281-8246
Health: 515-281-4241
Property: 515-281-4025

Iowa Civil Rights Commission 800-457-4416

IRS Problem Resolution Office 800-829-1040

SHIIP - Senior Health Insurance Information Program (www.shiip.state.ia.us/) 800-351-4664

Social Security Administration (www.ssa.gov/) 800-772-1213

Taxpayer Service/Tax Counseling for the Elderly Des Moines 515-283-0523 or 800-829-1040

Department of Veterans Affairs - Disability Programs (www.va.gov/) 800-827-1000 or 515-284-0219

Employment

Green Thumb Senior Community Service Employment Program (www.experienceworks.org) 515-243-2430

JTPA Older Individual Program 515-281-9715

Vocational Rehabilitation 800-432-1486

Health

Alzheimer's Associations

Big Sioux Chapter - Sioux City 800-426-6512 or 712-279-5802
Mid Iowa Chapter - Des Moines 800-738-8071
or 515-263-2464
East Central Iowa Chapter - Cedar Rapids 319-398-3550
Mississippi Valley Chapter - Davenport 800-448-3650
or 563-324-1022
Heart of Iowa Chapter - Ames 515-733-6038

Medicare Consumer Helpline 800-752-7014

Medicare Part A (specific cases) 877-910-8139 or 515-471-7200

Medicare Part B 800-532-1285

Durable Medical Equipment 800-899-7095

Iowa Hospice Organization 515-243-1046

Legal Assistance

Iowa State Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service 800-532-1108
or 515-280-7429

Iowa Legal Aid (www.iowalegalaid.org) 800-532-1275
or (Espaņol) 800-272-0008

Legal Hotline for Older Iowans 800-992-8161 or 515-282-8161

Senior Citizens Legal Clinic Drake University Law School 515-271-3851

Mental Health Alliance for the Mentally Ill 515-254-0417

ARC of Iowa 515-283-2358

Iowa Association of Community Providers 515-270-9495

Iowa Protection & Advocacy Services 800-779-2502 or 515- 278-2502

Funding for this information was provided by the Iowa Governor's Developmental Disabilities Council.

 

 
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