FM Area Resources
Comprehensive Resource Guide for Elders and their Families in Cass and Clay County Link
Hard copies of the resource guide are available through Memory Cafe of the Red River Valley.
Southeast Human Service Center (SEHSC) Link
701-298-4500 or 1-855-462-5465
24-hour Crisis Line: 701-298-4500
Suicide Prevention: 1-800-TALK (8255)
Additional Aging Services from SEHSC (some available on sliding fee scale or free) include:
- Home and community-based long-term care services paid for by Medicaid, Service Payments for the Elderly and Disabled (SPED), and the Expanded-SPED programs
- Long-Term Care Ombudsman program
- Older Americans Act services: assistive devices, senior meals, health screenings, elder legal assistance, options counseling, and Senior Companion program
- Senior Community Services Employment Program
- Telecommunications equipment distribution program
- Vulnerable Adult Protective Services
- Dementia care
Aging and Adult Services ND: (toll-free) 855-462-5465
Family Caregiver Support Program Link
Provides free respite care for limited number of hours/week.
Minnesota’s Senior LinkAge Line Link
800-333-2433
senior.linkage@state.mm.us
A One Stop Shop for Minnesota Seniors
218-299-5514
moorheadseniors@moorheadmn.gov
Social, education, recreation program for MN seniors over the age of 55 years old. Noon meal.
Valley Senior Services Link (North Dakota)
701-293-1440
www.valleyseniorservices.org
Resource specialists, community dining program, Meals-On-Wheels, Nutrition program, transportation services.
Dementia Care Services Program – Alzheimer’s Association Link
701-277-9757 (local)
Care consultation for individuals and families, education, MedicAlert+Alzheimer’s Association Safe Return, support groups.
Lutheran Social Services (Moorhead, Minnesota)
Caregiver Classes and Morning Out Respite Program
Contact Cassandra Walsh: Cassandra.walsh@lssmn.org or 218-220-7517
Contact Justine Irakiz: Justine.Irakiza@lssmn.org
North Dakota Association for the Disabled (NDAD) Link
Direct Financial Assistance program for wide variety of uses including prescriptions, medical equipment, out-of-town medical travel expenses, home and vehicle accessibility, personal attendant care expenses, in-town accessible transportation fees, adaptive recreational activities; Healthcare equipment loan program; financial loan program for assistive devises; information and referral services; advocacy; community fundraising projects.
Resource Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing–Adult Outreach Services–(ND residents only).
Program Coordinator: Pam Smith
Medicaid/QSP Services – See Comprehensive Resource Guide (listed above)
Email: www.aarpnd@aarp.org
Wide range of supportive services and aging resources.
Resources for Advance Care Planning
- Sanford Health: 701-234-6980
- Essentia Health: 888-993-4274
- HRRV Compass Program: 701-356-1500
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