No one should feel alone when they are dealing with a dementia diagnosis or looking for community resources for caregiving, support or medical advice. Below are local and online resources that can help.
Visiting Nurse Home Care & Hospice of Carroll County
Providing a wide range of services in the home including skilled nursing and wound care, homemaker and home health care, long term care, medical social services, hospice and palliative care, and physical, speech and occupational therapy.
Gibson Center for Senior Services
Enabling seniors to remain in their homes, while maintaining a high level of independence and quality of life. Their programs are designed to serve the needs of these seniors through nutrition programs (home delivery, congregate meals and nutrition education), transportation programs for the elderly and disabled to help meet their daily living needs, social and educational programs to enable them to stay actively involved in their communities with purpose and dignity, and referral and networking programs with related community service agencies.
Mount Washington Valley Age Friendly Community – Aging Resource Guide
This resource guide provides a comprehensive list of services of all types for seniors in Carroll County, New Hampshire.
ServiceLink – Aging and Disability Resource Center.
A collaborative effort of the Administration on Community Living and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). ADRCs serve as single points of entry into the long-term support and services system for older adults and people with disabilities of all income levels.
Veterans Programs
NH Office of Veteran’s Services – Conway (603) 447-5924
Veterans and eligible spouses receive access, on a priority of service basis to the full range of public employment and training services, including job search assistance, workshops, resume assistance, labor market information, career guidance, job referral, and referral to other supportive and training resources.
Veterans Independence Program – ServiceLink Tamworth (603)-323-2043 Qualified individuals can receive help with in home care
Daily Check-In Programs
Police offer a check in program for senior adults living alone using a daily phone call.
Conway – Project Good Morning – Conway Police Department – (603) 356-5715 residents of Conway, Bartlett and Jackson can participate in this program. http://www.conwaypd.com
Moultonborough – Good Morning Project – (603) 476-2400 https://www.moultonboroughnh.gov/police-department
Wolfeboro – Good Morning Program – (603) 569-1444 https://www.wolfeboronh.us/police-department/pages/programs-services
All other Carroll County Towns – Carroll County Sheriff – (603) 539-2284