Nassau County Health Department 571-3410
Nassau County Social Services Department 227-8519
Nassau County Dept. of Senior Citizen Affairs 227-8900
Town of Hempstead Senior Enrichment Program 485-8100

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

Administration on Aging 1-202-401-4541
Federal Information Center (for all locations) 1-800-688-9889
Health Care Fraud Hot Line (Inspector General) 1-800-447-8477
Internal Revenue Service - Information Line 1-800-829-1040
Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection 1-518-434-1935
New York State Only 1-800-442-3863
Medicare Hot Line 1-800-633-4227
Social Security Administration Hot Line 1-800-772-1213
TTY 1-800-325-0778
Veterans Affairs, Department of 1-800-827-1000

TOLL-FREE HELPLINES & OTHER IMPORTANT NUMBERS

AARP 1-202-434-2277
Alliance for Aging Research 1-202-293-2856
Alzheimer’s Association 1-800-272-3900
Alzheimer’s Association, Long Island Chapter 1-516-935-1033
American Association of Homes & Services
for the Aging for publications
1-800-508-9442
American Cancer Society Response Hot Line 1-800-227-2345
American Council of the Blind 1-800-424-8666
American Diabetes Association 1-800-342-2383
American Diabetes Foundation 1-800-232-3472
American Heart Association 1-800-242-8721
American Lung Association
(Northeast New York)
1-800-586-4872
Arthritis Foundation Information Line 1-800-283-7800
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 1-800-669-4000
Help for Incontinent People 1-800-252-3337
Medicare and Medicaid Services Hotline 1-800-MEDICARE
(1-800-633-4227)
1-877-486-2048 (TTY)
National Cancer Institute 1-800-422-6237
National Caregiving Foundation 1-800-930-1357
National Center on Elder Abuse 1-202-898-2586
National Citizens’ Coalition for
Nursing Home Reform
1-202-332-2275
National Committee to Preserve
Social Security / Medicare
1-800-966-1935
National Eye Care Project Helpline 1-800-222-3937
National Health Information Center 1-800-336-4797
National Hospice Organization 1-800-658-8898
National Institute on Aging 1-800-222-2225
Parkinson’s Disease Foundation 1-800-457-6676


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