Local senior resources for Downtown Des Plaines and the surrounding Des Plaines area — the free and low-cost help that keeps an older adult safe and supported, whether they're aging at home or planning a move.
Resources serving Downtown Des Plaines
- AgeOptions, the Area Agency on Aging for suburban Cook County (and the Illinois Department on Aging Senior HelpLine 1-800-252-8966): free options counseling and benefits screening for Cook County families.
- Community Care Program (CCP): Illinois Department on Aging in-home care, homemaker, and adult day services to help seniors avoid nursing-home placement near Downtown Des Plaines.
- Senior centers & home-delivered meals: congregate and Meals on Wheels programs, fitness, and social programs near Downtown Des Plaines.
- Medical transport: when it's not an emergency, rides to appointments at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, AMITA Health Resurrection Medical Center.
- Veterans: VA Aid & Attendance through Jesse Brown VA Medical Center and Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital; VA Caregiver Support Line 1-855-260-3274.
- Report elder abuse: Illinois Adult Protective Services hotline 1-866-800-1409 (24/7).
Des Plaines is a north-suburban city near O'Hare with a practical mix of assisted living and memory care, convenient to Lutheran General in nearby Park Ridge and the northwest suburbs.
Where to start
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