Healthcare
Local
For information and resources in local communities please return to the Home page and select the appropriate county, tribe or AAA from the map or the drop down menus. You can also call our toll-free number, 1-866-843-9810, and a resource specialist will help you find the local healthcare resources to meet your needs.
State
Agape Center - Substance abuse and dependency centers
Alzheimer's Greater WI - Alzheimer's Association branch in Green Bay (with satellite offices in Ashland, Eau Claire, Fox Valley, Hayward, La Crosse, Rhinelander, Superior, Wausau and Wautoma)
Alzheimer's South Central - Alzheimer's Association branch in Madison (with satellite offices in Portage and Lancaster)
Alzheimer's Southeast - Alzheimer's Association in Milwaukee
Blind/Vision Impaired - Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired
Caregiver-Information on Healthcare - Good collection of links for people looking for insurance
Hospice information - By DHFS; for providers
Hospice and Palliative Care Wisconsin - The Hospice Organization and Palliative Experts of Wisconsin (HOPE)
Palliative Care - List of Palliative Care providers in WI
Parkinson - Wisconsin Parkinson Association
WI Board on Aging & Long Term Care - Includes information on the Medigap Program
WI Bureau of Quality Assurance - by DHFS; information on program and information on hospitals, health care providers, hospices, etc.
WI Medicaid - By DHFS
National
Alzheimer's Association - National website
AARP and AHQA - (pdfs) Checklists for staying healthy over 50. Caregivers can use these with their parents; includes daily steps to good health and screening tests that should be kept up to date. Men-English Men-Spanish Women-English Women-Spanish
AlzOnline - University of Florida's online resource for caregivers of people w/ Alzheimer's
American Cancer Society
American Diabetes Association
American Heart Association
Disability Info.gov - an online resource for those with disabilities
Gilda's Club - A support site for cancer survivors and their supporters
Hospital Compare - From the DHHS, Medicare and Medicaid; a tool that provides you with information on how well the hospitals care for all their adult patients with certain conditions or procedures
How to Care - From Canada, a handy guide w/ good tips and information
Hereditary Disease Foundation - For those dealing w/ Huntington's disease
Medicare - Federal website with information on Medicare
Medicare Caregivers - One-stop website for caregivers providing easy access to information about Medicare and other essential resources to help with caregiving
Medicare Rights Center - Independent source of information and assistance for those with Medicare
MDA - Muscular Dystrophy Association
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Social Security Disability Claims
Strength for Caring - Johnson & Johnson's Caregiver Initiative
U.S. Recovery - Online tool to find mental health recovery facilities
Used Home Medical Equipment - a FREE nationwide listing service where people can buy, sell, or donate used home medical equipment; Zip-code driven (resource is local for those interested)
