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Senior Linkage Line®
1-800-333-2433
The free call that does it all!

The Senior LinkAge Line® is the Minnesota Board on Aging’s free statewide information and assistance service. The Senior LinkAge Line® service is provided by six Area Agencies on Aging that cover all 87 counties of Minnesota and helps connect you to local services.

Senior LinkAge Line® makes your life easier

Just one phone call to 1-800-333-2433 is all it takes. Senior LinkAge Line® help  simplify the complex issues and decisions you face every day as a senior, Baby Boomer, Medicare beneficiary, caregiver or someone trying to reduce their prescription drug costs.

With a single call to 1-800-333-2433 you will get assistance with looking at your situation to determine what service might be helpful.

Senior Linkage Line® not only helps connect you to services in your community, but  also provides the actual assistance to help you get the information and personalized help you need to make good decisions. This includes providing face to face help to you in your home and community. The Senior LinkAge Line® has expertise in the areas of :

  • Medicare

  •  Prescription Drug Expense assistance for Minnesotans of all ages

  • Health Insurance Counseling

  • Forms assistance, including help applying for Medical Assistance and Medicare options

  • Long-term Care Insurance, including the Long-term Care Partnership

  • Long-term Care Planning Options

  • Caregiver planning and support

  • Grandparents raising Grandchildren

The Senior LinkAge Line® provides you with the information, assistance and connection to services to help you make good decisions.

Senior LinkAge Line® can connect you with:

  • Financial Assistance
  • Home Care
  • Housekeeping and Chore services
  • Indian Elder Program
  • Legal Assistance
  • Long-term Care Ombudsman
  • Meal Delivery and Nutrition
  • Transportation

AND Many other services to help you remain independent in your community


Don’t know who to ask?
Don’t know where to turn for help?
Don’t know what’s available?
Not sure about what decisions you need to make?

By calling the Senior LinkAge Line® at 1-800-333-2433 or emailing us at senior.linkage@state.mn.us, you can get the information to know your options and the help to make your decision.

Don’t wait to call. The Senior LinkAge Line® is answered from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. Messages can be left 24 hours a day.

Other resources

  • If your elderly loved one lives outside Minnesota, call the Eldercare Locator at 800-677-1116 or at www.eldercare.gov.
  • www.minnesotahelp.info® has a statewide database of community resources with special topic areas containing resources for older adults. If you are looking for information on services for people of other ages available in another state - www.minnesotahelp.info® can link you to those resources.
  • The counties provide Long-term Care Consultation. These consultants can assist in getting access to the services you need to remain independent.  Every Minnesotan, regardless of income, is entitled to a free Long-term Care Consultation.  www.minnesotahelp.info® can help you find the county long-term care consultation program closest to you.
 

 

 

 

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