1. Helpful Numbers & Websites
VISIONARY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT – JOHN YOUNG – 830-608-1990
AACOG BEXAR AREA AGENCY ON AGING - (210) 362-5254, 800-749-2010
ABUSE HOTLINE FOR THE TEXAS DEPT. OF FAMILY & PROTECTIVE
SERVICES – Adult abuse & financial exploitation hotline - 1-800-252-5400
ADOPT A NURSING HOME VOLUNTEER PROGRAM - 1-800-889-8595
NURSING HOME VOLUNTEER OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM – 1-800-252-2412
ALCOHOLISM & DRUG DEPENDENCE (NATIONAL) - 1-800-622-2255
ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS – 800-272-3900
AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION – 1-800-232-3472, Local - 210-829-1765
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY – 210-614-4211
AMERICAN CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATION – 1-800-986-4636
AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND – 1-800-232-5463
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION – 1-800-242-8721, Local - 210-614-4121
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION OF TEXAS – 1-800-252-5864
AMERICAN PARKINSON DISEASE ASSOCIATION – 1-800-223-2732
AMERICAN PODIATRIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION – 1-800-366-8227
AMERICAN RED CROSS – 1-800-775-6803
AMERICAN SOCIETY ON AGING – 1-800-537-9728
AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION – 1-800-638-8255
AMERICAN STROKE ASSOCIATION – 1-800-553-6321
ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION OF SOUTH TEXAS – 1-880-442-6653
ASSIGNMENT EDITOR – http://www.assignmenteditor.com/ - Great search site
originally set up for journalists to get info and aggregate sources, but now is open to all. Red
lettered links require a Subscription. Blue links are free.

2. ATTORNEY GENERAL’S CONSUMER HELPLINE - 1-800-621-0508
ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OFFICE FRAUD AGAINST SENIORS – 1-800-337-3928
BENEFITSCHECKUP -http://www.benefitscheckup.org - BenefitsCheckUp includes more
than 1,550 public and private benefits programs from all 50 states and the District of
Columbia helping thousands every day to find programs for people ages 55 and over that
may pay for some of their costs of prescription drugs, health care, utilities, and other
essential items or services.
CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE (DONATIONS/BEQUESTS) – 1-800-223-7874
CARESCOUT - http://www.carescout.com/ - 1-800-571-1918 x 344 Search and compare
nursing homes, assisted living facilities, home health and hospice agencies. Obtain discounts
on eldercare. Talk to an eldercare expert for advice.
CARESEEK - http://www.careseek.com/ - Review and research healthcare providers
CLEARING HOUSE FOR ALCOHOL & DRUG INFORMATION – 1-800-788-2800
COALITION OF TEXANS WITH DISABILITIES – 1-800-998-3363
COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS – 1-800-532-5441
CONSUMER CREDIT HOTLINE (COMPLAINT HOTLINE) – 1-800-538-1579
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION – 1-800-638-2772
CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS ON NURSES AIDES – 512-231-5800
DIASABILITY ASSISTANCE – ADMINISTRATION ON DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES – 202-401-9215
DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT - Palmetto GBA is the Durable Medical Equipment
Regional Carrier (DMERC) for Region C. They process claims for durable medical
equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) for Medicare beneficiaries who
live in Texas. Some examples of DMEPOS items are canes, walkers, hospital beds, glucose
monitors, wheelchairs, artificial lower limbs and corrective lenses after cataract surgery. If
you have questions about Medicare coverage of home medical equipment, you may call their
toll-free Medicare Beneficiary Call Center at 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227),
Monday – Friday from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. (EST).
ELDER OPTIONS OF TEXAS – http://www.elderoptionsoftexas.com/ - A Healthcare,
Senior Housing, and Community Resource Directory

3. ELDERCARE LOCATOR – This national information and referral service helps identify
community resources for elderly services throughout the United States 1-800-677-1116
FINDYOURPOLICY.COM - Is designed to ensure that the beneficiaries you name
actually receive financial assets like life insurance benefits, safe deposit box contents, bank
and certain types of investment accounts. Many times, when a life insurance policy holder
passes away, his or her beneficiaries don’t know where the life insurance policy was held,
which can mean that the benefits are delayed or never paid out.
http://www.findyourpolicy.com:80/
FOOD STAMPS – 1-800-252-9330
FOR ANSWERS ABOUT: Part A & Part B bills and services, hospital care, skilled nursing
care, and fraud. TrailBlazer Health Enterprises, LLC 1-800-633-4227
FOR ANSWERS ABOUT: Bills for durable medical equipment and a list of approved
suppliers of this equipment. CIGNA (Connecticut General Life Insurance Company) 1-
800-633-4227
FRIENDLY 4 SENIORS - http://www.friendly4seniors.com/ - Database populated with
over 2000 senior related listings that are reviewed and approved as a senior related Web Site
prior to listing.
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION OF TEXAS -1-877-541-7905
GLAUCOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION – 1-800-826-6693
GOLD VIOLIN – http://www.goldviolin.com - Find “gadgets” for independent living.
GOVERNOR’S HELP LINE - 1-800-843-5789
GRAY PANTHERS – 1-800-280-5362
HEALTH CHECK SYSTEMS – Nice site for health, wellness and fitness products. There
is a lot of valuable information here as well as some charts and calculators.
http://www.healthchecksystems.com/heightweightchart.htm
HEALTHGRADES - http://www.healthgrades.com/ - Ratings on Physicians, Hospitals &
Nursing Homes.
HEARING AID HELPLINE BETTER HEARING INSTITUTE – 800-327-9355
HOME HEALTH AGENCY ABUSE REPORTING (CONSUMER RIGHTS &
HOTLINE -1-800-228-1570
HOPELINE - 24/7 1-800-SUICIDE (784-2433)

4. HUNTINGTON’S DISEASE – 1-800-345-4372
INCONTINENCE – 1-800-252-3337
INFORMATION ABOUT LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES - 1-800-252-8016
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE – 1-800-829-1040
KIDNEY HEALTH PROGRAM - 1-800-222-3986
LEGAL HOTLINE FOR OLDER TEXANS – Texans 60 and older or who are Medicare
eligible: Call 1-800-622-2520 for legal assistance.
LEUKEMIA – 1-800-955-4572
LIGHTHOUSE NATIONAL CENTER FOR VISION & AGING - 1-800-334-5497
LIVING BANK, THE (FOR ORGAN DONATIONS) 1-800-528-2971
LONG-TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN – 800-252-2412
LUPUS FOUNDATION – 1-800-558-0121
MEDICAID HOTLINE - 1-800-252-8263 – Information on Medicaid 1-512-834-0162
MEDICARE HOTLINE – 1-800-663-4227
MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION – 1-800-633-8747
MEDICARE – http://www.medicare.gov/ - The official U. S. Government site for people
with Medicare. This is where you can check on all the prescription drug plans. They also
have links to information on health plans. Be aware that these are private health plans. They
do not have information on Medicare supplements. 1-800-633-4227, Quality of Care
Complaints affiliated with HMOs 1-800-725-8315, Fraud & Abuse -- 1-800-633-4227 or 1-
800-447-8477 - The amount of the reward will not exceed 10% of the overpayments
recovered in the case, or $1,000, whichever is less.
MDHub - http://www.mdhub.com/ - Tired of waiting on hold when you call your doctor?
Have you left a message for the doctor and had to sit around waiting for a call back? Or
perhaps you have a question after office hours. Well, there’s a better way to reach your
doctor. At this site, simply enter the information in an online form. Then you can send it to
your doctor’s fax machine. You can request appointments, test results and even prescription
renewals. MDhub claims every doctor in the country can be contacted via its Web site. This
service is for non-emergency purposes only.
MILITARY BENEFIT ASSOCIATION – 1-800-336-0100

5. MOTLEY FOOL - http://www.fool.com/retirement.htm?ref=G02A04 – Retirement section
of Motley Fool
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF AREA AGENCIES ON AGING - 1-800-677-1116
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON AGING – 1-800-424-9046
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY – 202-272-2004
NATIONAL EYE CARE PROGRAM – 1-800-222-3937
NATIONAL INSURANCE COMMISSIONER – 1-800-942-4242
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING (PUBLICATIONS) 1-800-222-2225
NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION FOR SOUTH & CENTRAL TX. -210-829-1299
NATIONAL LIBRARY FOR THE BLIND & PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED –
1-800-424-9100
NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION – 1-800-969-6642
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR RARE DISORDERS – 1-800-999-6673
NATIONAL OSTEOPOROSIS FOUNDATION – 1-800-223-9994
NATIONAL PSORIASIS FOUNDATION – 1-800-723-9166
NATIONAL REHABILITATION INFORMATION CENTER – 1-800-346-2742
NATIONAL STROKE ASSOCIATION - 1-800-787-6537
NURSING HOME COMPLAINTS – 1-800-458-9858
OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM (NURSING HOMES) – 1-800-491-4636
PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY INFORMATION 1-800-424-8580
PRESCRIPTION DRUG ASSISTANCE PROGRAM – 1-800-252-9240
POISON CONTROL CENTER – 1-800-222-1222
PREVENT BLINDNESS/TEXAS – 432-620-8228
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ORGANIZATION FOR TEXAS – For appealing early
hospital dismissals - TMF Health Quality Institute - Bridgepoint I, Suite 300, 5918 W
Courtyard Dr. Austin, TX 78730-5036 Telephone: 512-329-6610 fax: 512-327-7159

6. For Nursing Home Quality contact Ms. Gloria Bean, RN Ph: (800) 725-9216, X664
For Home Health Quality contact Kevin Warren Tel.: 512-329-6610 Fax: 512-327-7159
RATE MD’s - http://www.ratemds.com/social/ - Give your doctor a checkup or browse
online ratings on over 450,000 physicians nationwide
REPORTING COMPLAINTS AND INCIDENTS - 1-800-458-9858 Nursing Facilities,
Personal Care Facilities, Adult Day Care Facilities
RETIREMENT DICTIONARY - http://www.retirementdictionary.com/ - Retirement
consulting service
RXLIST.COM - http://www.rxlist.com/script/main/hp.asp - Search the medical dictionary
for health definitions and medical abbreviations. Research medicines and more
SAVINGS BOND CALCULATOR - Find out what your bonds are worth with the online
calculator. The calculator will price Series EE, E, I bonds, and Savings Notes. Features
include current interest rate, next accrual date, final maturity date, year-to-date interest
earned, and more... http://www.treasurydirect.gov/indiv/tools/tools_savingsbondcalc.htm
SENIOR CITIZENS LEAGUE - http://www.seniorsleague.org//index.php - With 1.2 million
supporters, TREA Senior Citizens League (TSCL) is one of the nation's largest nonpartisan seniors groups.
Their mission is to promote and assist members and supporters, to educate and alert senior
citizens about their rights and freedoms as U.S. Citizens, and to protect and defend the
benefits senior citizens have earned and paid for.TSCL consists of vocally active senior
citizens concerned about the protection of their Social Security, Medicare, and veteran or
military retiree benefits.
SENIORNET - http://www.seniornet.org/jsnet/index.php - SeniorNet is the nation's leading
and most respected provider of access to and education on computer technologies and
Internet for adults age 50+.
SENIORS DISCOUNTS - http://www.seniordiscounts.com/ - The largest senior discount
database anywhere…over 150,000 businesses listed!
SENIOR JOURNAL - http://www.seniorjournal.com/ - Senior Citizen News and
Information Daily on the Web
SKIN CANCER FOUNDATION – 1-800-754-6490
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION - http://www.ssa.gov/ - Social Security has a
toll-free number that operates from 7AM to 7PM, Monday to Friday: 1-800-772-1213, Local
-- (210) 472-4400, Seguin Office – (830)-379-8802, San Antonio South Office -- (210) 534-
5443
SMARTER TRAVEL - http://www.smartertravel.com/senior-travel/ - Senior travel site

7. SPINLIFE – http://www.spinlife.com/ - Information on manual wheelchairs, electric
wheelchairs, electric mobility scooters, wheelchair and scooter lifts, and lift chairs at the
lowest possible prices.
STATE BAR OF TEXAS – 1-800-932-1900
STATE SECURITIES BOARD OF TEXAS – 1-512-305-8300
STRENGHT TRAINING PROGRAM FOR OLDER ADULTS - Studies at laboratories
around the world have shown that strength training benefits women and men of all ages and
all levels of fitness. This website by the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention was
designed specifically for the older adult who wants to grow stronger, healthier, more active,
and more independent.
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/growing_stronger/exercises/index.htm
TALKING BOOK PROGRAM -1-800-252-9605 – Library services for blind and
physically disabled Texans
TEXAS ASSOCIATION FOR HOME CARE – 1-800-880-8893
TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL CONSUMER HELP LINE – 800-252-8011
TEXAS DENTAL ASSOCIATION – 512-443-3675
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES LONG TERM CARE
REGULATORY - 1-800-458-9858 (Licensing/certification and inspections of Nursing and
Assisted Living facilities and Adult Day Care)
TEXAS DEPARTMENT ON AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES - Aging Services
- 1-800-252-9240 - Community Based Services - 1-800-252-9330
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE – 1-800-252-3439
TEXAS HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION - 1-800-252-9330 Local --
(210) 337-3550
TEXAS LEGISLATURE ON-LINE – http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/
TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD - (to file a physician complaint) – 1-800-201-9353
TEXAS MEDICAL FOUNDATION – 1-800-725-8315
TEXAS PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION – 1-888-782-8477
TEXAS SILVER HAIRED LEGISLATURE – 1-800-491-4636 The Texas Silver Haired
Legislature are persons 60+ who have been elected from 28 regions in Texas to serve two-

8. year terms in this official senior advocacy volunteer program established by the Texas
Legislature. No funds were appropriated for this program. They meet in the House of
Representatives of the Texas Capitol and conduct a non-partisan legislative session on even
numbered years. They are sworn in by the Secretary of State as an official member of the
Texas Silver Haired Legislature.
During their legislative session they pass resolutions addressing the needs of Texans. They
provide this information to the Texas Legislature. They select ten priority issue resolutions
and present them to the Texas Legislature for sponsorship during the Texas Legislature
Session, which is held on odd numbered years. They actively advocate for or against issues
for all citizens of Texas and provide education on issues. They provide a forum for
exercising our responsibilities as informed citizens from our communities to our state.
THE HEALTHCARE SCOOP - https://www.thehealthcarescoop.com/hcs/ - Patient
reviews of healthcare providers
UNITED OSTOMY ASSOCIATION – 1-800-826-0826
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT WEBSITE – http://www.usa.gov/
VETERAN’S BENEFITS - 1-800-827-1000 - Benefits Information and assistance
WIDOWNET - http://www.widownet.org/ Online information and self-help resource for,
and by, widows and widowers. Topics covered include grief, bereavement, recovery, and
other information helpful to people, of all ages, religious backgrounds and sexual
orientations, who have suffered the death of a spouse or life partner.
72T ON THE NET - http://www.72t.net/Default.aspx - Site dedicated to those individuals
seeking information on IRC. Section 72(t), the exception to the 10% penalty tax for
withdrawals from IRA accounts taken prior to the age of 59.5. They also offer limited
information of Required Minimum Distributions including the calculators.
If you find any information contained here to be incorrect please let
me know so that I may update it for the benefit of all.