Toll-Free Numbers
of Interest to Older Adults and Their Caregivers
Agency |
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| Alcohol & Drug Abuse Helpline | |
| Alliance for the Mentally Ill | |
Alzheimer's Association (Eastern NC)  |
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| Alzheimer's Association National Headquarters | |
| Alzheimer's Center (Brian Alzheimer's Disease & Research Center - Duke University) |
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| Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral | |
| Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders
(Duke Family Support) |
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| American Association of Kidney Patients | |
| AARP | |
| American Cancer Society | |
| American Council for the Blind | |
| American Diabetes Association of North Carolina | |
| American Foundation for the Blind | |
| American Heart Association of North Carolina
(mid-Atlantic) |
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| American Lung Association of North Carolina |
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| American Osteopathic Association | |
| American Parkinson Disease Association | |
| American Running & Fitness Association (Exercise Across America) | |
| Arthritis Foundation - Carolina Chapter |
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| Arthritis Hotline | |
| Ask a Nurse | |
| Ask Your Pharmacist
(NCAssociation of Pharmacists) |
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| Association for Home and Hospice Care
of NC |
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| Asthma Hotline | |
| Banking (complaints and information) | |
| Better Hearing Institute Hearing Helpline | |
| Breast Cancer Information (Crisis Hotline) | |
| Cancer Information Service | |
| Captioned Media Program, National Association of the Deaf | |
| CARELINE (I&R) | |
| Carolina Organ Procurement Agency |
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| CDC Immunization Hotline | |
| CDC National AIDS Prevention Information | |
| CDC National STD Hotline | |
| Center for Food Safety | |
| Children of Aging Parents | |
| Consumer Information Center | |
| Cooperative Extension Service Teletip | |
| Dial A Hearing Screening Test | |
| Disability Hotline of North Carolina (NC Justice
Center) |
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| Dosing Partners (meds reminder in bottle cap) | |
| Duke Alzheimer's Family Support |
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| Easter Seal Society of North Carolina |
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| Eldercare Locator (I&R) | |
| Energy Assistance Hotline | |
| Epilepsy Information Service | |
| Family Caregivers Alliance | |
| Federal Fraud Reporting | |
| Food and Drug Administration (MED Watch) | |
| Fraud Hotline (Office of Inspector General) | |
| Friends of Residents in Long-Term Care |
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| Governor's Office of Citizen Affairs |
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| Grief Recovery Hotline | |
| Hearing Aid Helpline (x333) | |
| Hearing Helpline (Better Hearing Institute) | |
| Home Health Complaint Hotline | |
| Hospice for the Carolinas |
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| InfoLinc (Triangle United Way I&R) |
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| Insurance Consumer Service
(NC Department of Insurance) |
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| Kidney Information (American Kidney Foundation) | |
| Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped | |
| Lawyer's Referral Service of North Carolina |
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| Mature Market Resource Center | |
| Medical Review of NC
(Complaints - Medicare recipients) |
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| Medicare Choice + | |
| Medicare Durable Medical Equipment (Medicare coverage) | |
| Medicare Fraud and Abuse Hotline | |
| Medicare Home Health Hotline | |
| Medicare Part B (CIGNA) | |
| Medicare Telephone Hotline (HCFA) | |
| MedPrompt (beeper reminder to take meds) | |
| National AIDS Hotline | |
| National Cancer Institute | |
| National Center for Sight (Prevent Blindness America) | |
| National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Dependence | |
| National Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare (outreach) | |
| National Council on Aging | |
| National Eye Care Project Helpline (eye exams on limited income) | |
| National Fraud Information Center | |
| National Health Information Center | |
| National Hospice Organization | |
| National Institute on Aging | |
| National Insurance Consumer Helpline | |
| National Kidney Foundation of NC | |
| National Lung Line Service | |
| National Mental Health Association | |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | |
| National Osteoporosis Foundation | |
| National Parkinson's Foundation | |
| National Senior Service Corps Hotline for National & Community Service | |
| National Stroke Association | |
| National Women's Health Information Center | |
| North Carolina Crisis Line |
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| North Carolina Association for
Home and Hospice Care |
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| North Carolina Department of Insurance (Careline) |
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| North Carolina Division of Health Service Regulation Long-Term Care Complaint Hotline |
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| North Carolina Division of Services for the Blind |
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| NC Governor's Advisory Council
for Persons w/ Disabilities |
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| North Carolina Governor's Office for Citizens Affairs |
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| North Carolina Lawyer Referral Service |
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| North Carolina Library
for the Blind and Physically Handicapped |
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| North Carolina Podiatry Medical Society (referrals) |
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| North Carolina Senior Citizens Association |
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| North Carolina Tourism & Transportation |
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| Office of the Inspector General Fraud Hotline | |
| Prevent Blindness North Carolina |
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| Recording for the Blind | |
| Relay NC (telephone service for deaf) |
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| RESPOND (Psychiatric Assessment Service) | |
| Senior Flash Information Hotline (legislative updates) | |
| Seniors' Health Insurance Information Program |
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| Simon Foundation for Incontinence | |
| Social Security Administration | |
| The Living Bank (organ donors) | |
| TRICARE (military healthcare) | |
| Veterans Affairs (Regional Office) |
